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dswancutt · 12-21-2010, 09:24 PM

Really the only other option you have is to lower the gas tank and grind off the welded nut, then replace with a bolt of the proper hardness. I had to do this on one of my trucks, but luckily it was the side without the gas tank.

rayfinseats · 12-22-2010, 04:17 AM

Drill them dead center. Start small like 1/8 and work your way up to about a 5/16 bit. The threads will practically fall out. I do it all the time. Drill a little smaller than the bolt size.

12-21-2010, 09:24 PM	#1
dswancutt Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Franklin, NE Posts: 387	Re: Sheared seat belt bolts, need advice Really the only other option you have is to lower the gas tank and grind off the welded nut, then replace with a bolt of the proper hardness. I had to do this on one of my trucks, but luckily it was the side without the gas tank.

12-22-2010, 04:17 AM	#2
rayfinseats Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: sioux city, iowa Posts: 619	Re: Sheared seat belt bolts, need advice Drill them dead center. Start small like 1/8 and work your way up to about a 5/16 bit. The threads will practically fall out. I do it all the time. Drill a little smaller than the bolt size. Last edited by rayfinseats; 12-22-2010 at 04:18 AM.

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