Removing lower front seatbelt

[nastety92]

Re: Removing lower front seatbelt

Its a t-47 the ends of the t-47 are rounded the t-50 are spuare look in the service manual it even calls out t-47

Hhmm very intertestin, I'm glad mine came out without stripping the bolts.

Sorry for the correction jjorgenson.

Nick

 

[mattw]

Re: Removing lower front seatbelt

So what happens to the bolts when you remove them that warrants replacing them instead of re-using?

I know that I've re-used them in the past and if I recall that are so freaking huge that I can't see anything less than a 500lb person ever coming close to shearing one...???? Even a heavy person at a high speed impact I still can't see one breaking...


-Matt

 

[warmpancakes]

Re: Removing lower front seatbelt

they are self locking bolts they are like 2.00 each just replace them if you need the 10.00 ill send it to ya

 

[mattw]

Re: Removing lower front seatbelt

So the self locking mechanism is a one time thing?

 

[warmpancakes]

Re: Removing lower front seatbelt

on the bolt it is , the crash manual says replace them after removal,

 

[Silly]

Re: Removing lower front seatbelt

Ok, so here we are still stuck on the lower side passenger seat belt bolt. I am talking about the one closest to the center console.

I have broken 3 different T-50's. I tried a T-47 and it didn't fit right.

I have heated it and soaked it.

Anyone else have any thoughts? This damn thing isn't budging.

 

[kentuc]

Re: Removing lower front seatbelt

A long Visegrip and some taps of a hammer.

 

[jjorgensen52]

Re: Removing lower front seatbelt

they get replaced anyway. Drill it. Use a good hardened bit (left handed if you have it). Thats how I had to do mine, no amount of PB Blaster / heating or anything else I could think of would budge them

 

[92 s10 project]

Re: Removing lower front seatbelt

I never post here, just read. In my experiences, if you use some higher end T-47 bits (like Snap On) versus your average parts store bought torx bits, they will fit fine. When using cheaper alternatives, the T-50 fits better.

When doing this, I usually am using an extension, which I give a few good whacks downwards on to make sure the bit is fully seated. I have had to use a breaker bar (3' pipe) on my ratchet to break em loose.