Before you try a torch on your Bricklin be sure you aren't heating up the
fiberglass. It will burn, even if it is behind a metal plate.
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> From: Mitch Huffington <mhuffing@trianglenet.net>
> To: bricklin@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re:Blessing in Disguise
> Date: Saturday, April 03, 1999 6:14 PM
>
> kewl-sv1@juno.com wrote:
>
>
>
> 1: What potential problems can I encounter while removing the T50 torx
>
> bolt for the seat belt? Kim's article "magic carpet ride" mentioned a
>
> problem, but I'm not quite clear on what it is. Is the nut just a
> hole
> in the birdcage with threads tapped, a nut welded to the birdcage, or
> a
> nut that's going to fall down into an inaccessable area when I remove
> the
> bolt?
>
>
>
> Riley Marquis III
> VIN 1758
>
> Riley,
> I do not own a Bricklin yet but I can give you a little advice about
> your seat belt problem. I'm not sure exactly what It
> looks like under a B, but if there is a nut of some sort it should be
> easy. I have parted out many vehicles and the best thing to
> do is to add a little heat to the nut underneath the car. The idea is
> to heat the nut so it expands just a little so that the threads
> are not locked together so tight. Just use a propane torch to heat the
> outside of the nut. Do not heat the center of it, cause you
> will be heating the bolt as well. This will cause it to expand into the
> nut, you will never get the bolt out this way. Another note of caution
> have a friend watch the inside of the car for you, sometimes the metal
> will get so hot the carpet will catch on fire. Another tip is to buy a
> quality torx set, I buy Craftsman because it is easy to go to your local
> Sears to buy them and to get them replaced.
>
> Hope this helps you in some way.
>
> Mitch Huffington
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