stripped rear seat bolts !

[ASpec818 10+ year member]

have any of you encountered stripped rear seat bolts from the multiple times of removing/installing your seats? Practically all my rear seat bolts are stripped now. I can't get a solid ground because the bolts AND the bolt holes are stripped. What's the easiest and best way to fix this?

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[azbass 5,000+ posts]

seatbelt bolts are not even a good spot to ground things //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

weld new bolts over the holes. and use nuts?

 

[ASpec818 10+ year member]

they're actually bolts that attach the rear seat hook to the chassis. how would i weld new bolts over holes?

 

[TPABlazer 10+ year member]

Well...

You could try a gator grip socket.

Or cutting the head off the bolt and using a tap/die set to rethread the hole.

Or a bolt extractor to get the garbage bolt out. Maybe vice grips clamped down on the head and give a twist?

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

they're actually bolts that attach the rear seat hook to the chassis. how would i weld new bolts over holes?

then cut the bolts off and weld new ones on

I though you had bolts that screwed in to the body of the car.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

You can't strip bolts if you do it correctly.

Never start a bolt with anything other than your hands. Never overtighten.

 

[ASpec818 10+ year member]

the bolts arent stuck or anything they are out. they just won't go back in because i took them in and out too many times

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

you can get a helicoil kit at ACE hardware or most decent auto parts stores. It will repair the stripped threads. Just need a drill...

http://www.acehardware.com/sm-helicoil-thread-repair-kit--pi-1293022.html

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Or if you're really short on $$$ you could use smaller bolts that go through the hole with a washer/nut on the underside of the car. If you go that route get grade 8 hardened stuff as that's what the factory bolts are.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

I had the same problem on one of the bolts to my passenger's seat. I had INTENDED to purchase a tap that was one size larger than the original size (same thread size) and re-thread the hole. Seems like it would have been a good solution. Never got around to it before I got rid of the car.

I've used a seat belt bolt for ground for several years. Voltage drop was as close to zero as it could get.