Removing Floor Bolts...

-westy- · 9 Feb 2006 at 21:53

Hey,

I've hit a problem while trying to remove the seats in my 205 and replace them. A couple of the bolt/screw things (torx head) have rounded off - and as such I can't get the seats out.

Any ideas?

olv · 9 Feb 2006 at 22:13

cut across them with a hacksaw and use a flat head screwdriver

-westy- · 9 Feb 2006 at 22:17

olv said:
cut across them with a hacksaw and use a flat head screwdriver

The only thing is, they're pretty stuck in the floor (probably rusted in) so i think i'd just bend the screwdriver

neil-ste · 9 Feb 2006 at 22:20

Cut/grind/file two flat sides on it and get a spanner on.

olv · 9 Feb 2006 at 22:22

or weld a big mofo bolt to the top.

Lopéz · 9 Feb 2006 at 22:25

Or drill them out.

You should use a Torex socket set and press down hard in future.

-westy- · 9 Feb 2006 at 22:25

neil-ste said:
Cut/grind/file two flat sides on it and get a spanner on.

oh yeah, forgot to mention one other thing - its still attached to the seat frame, so its hidden inside the rail, so to speak.

-westy- · 9 Feb 2006 at 22:26

Lopéz said:
Or drill them out.

You should use a Torex socket set and press down hard in future.

I did, but they were already kind of rounded off. I had most of my bloody weight on the thing

tb2000 · 9 Feb 2006 at 23:32

If you can, get a hammer and a round flat ended punch about the same size as the head of the bolt and give it a few good clouts on the bolt head with it. This should help to shock the threads loose a bit. Then get a good torx socket and tap (firmly) it into the bolt head. With any luck it should come undone (might still be tight).
If this doesn't work I think the only other way would be for you to strip out the carpet somehow and heat the trapped nut from underneath the car, which should then help to loosen the bolt.

-westy- · 9 Feb 2006 at 23:38

well my dad's found a solution - cut the top off the bolts and wind them out from below the car.