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Fluffy73
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Posted: Jul/24/2017 at 5:59pm |
What do you do?
Removing the seats from the Gremlin, I broke off one of the studs that holds the seat track to the floor pan. Is there a replacement for these studs or do I just hammer/drill it out and weld a bolt in? |
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6768rogues
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I would drill it out and use a bolt with a nut on the bottom, no welding.
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Lyle
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The long way is to drill a smaller hole in the center of the stud and go progressively bigger until you see the tips of the threads. If your good you will see the tips of the threads over half the diameter. File the last side until you see thread tips there also then using a scribe, pick out the old stud remains and then tap the original hole.
Time consuming and only for those that want to keep originality.
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tufcj
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If it still sticks out through the bottom you maybe able to grab it from below with a pair of vise grips and spin it out.
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6768rogues
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I wouldn't put hours of work into replacing a seat stud simply for originality. That is really going to an extreme to try to keep something original. Whatever, it is your time and your car.
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Rebel Machine
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