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19-07-2009, 06:27 PM
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Seat issue.
Hi guys,
Just starting to tick off bits and pieces that need doing. My car had sti seats when I bought it, but wernt included in sale, so now thats its running they have come out. Problem is during install/removal of the seats, the thread at the front bolt hole on the passanger seat has been ruined which means I cant get a bolt in there to fully secure the seat. Ideas to resolve this? Thanks.
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19-07-2009, 06:32 PM
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go buy a tap set from a tool supplier and run that through it.. If its only cross threaded you should be able to clean it up..
If not you will need to get a helicoil kit and do that.
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19-07-2009, 06:36 PM
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Not entirely sure how ruined it is, but it definitely wont take a bolt.
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19-07-2009, 06:42 PM
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retap should work.. tap would prolly be 20 or so bucks.. then spray some crc in the hole and run the tap through.. going a turn forward then half a turn back adding some crc ever 3 or 4 turns until you are all the way through
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19-07-2009, 06:44 PM
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+3 For tapping it. I had a similar problem with my underbody H brace. The bolt would go in but would not "catch" the thread inside what so ever so ended up tapping it.
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19-07-2009, 07:45 PM
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You can get a whole Supercrap / Bunnings tap & die set for about $30.
For occasional use they're fine. If that fails, find someone who has a Rivnut set.
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19-07-2009, 07:50 PM
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Andy just filled me in.. apparently its not a ruined thread, its actually ripped the whole bit apart.
Crap.
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