Folks:
Option 1: Heat it with acetylene and then quench it with oil.
The oil will get drawn into the threads by the intense heat and it will
come loose much easier. You should probably do this no matter how you
finally get it out of there, as it will make removal easier no matter
how you end up doing it.
Option 2: Is there enough of the bolt left that you could get a
pipe wrench on there?
Option 3: A Dremel and a carbide bit or perhaps a grinding
stone. You grind away enough material and it will come loose. I have had
stuff that absolutely would not budge, and a Dremel always turned the
trick, although it can be tedious depending on the hardness of the
material.
Option 4: It occurs to me that one might be able to MIG or gas
weld a bolt head or perhaps a nut onto the stud. This would possibly be
less damaging than heating it up to cherry red, particularly if the
welding were done with a MIG.
Random thoughts....
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com@autox.team.net
[mailto:6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Martin Romagni
Sent: January 23, 2008 12:15 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] B Pillar Blues
Hello everyone,
<snip>
Next up is correct seat belt mounting. For
reference, my TR6 has 3 point seat belts. The problem is that the
drivers side
seat belt is mounted incorrectly. The point that should be attached to
the
bottom of the B pillar is instead attached to the same point as the
middle,
that is, the bolt under the retractor.
The reason is that the bolt in the B
pillar has been broken off. I have tried to drill out the stud with no
success. Ive snapped off several drill bits in an attempt to do so.
<snip>
Your thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
Marty
Romagni
Painesville, OH
1974 TR6
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