Today i was cleaning out my car very throughly, and I took the seats out to vaccume under the seats. I go to put the passenger's seat in and as i screw in (as if you were sitting in the seat) the top right bolt, i wasnt being careful and i drove it in at a wrong angle. Now i can't get the bolt to go in, i think i've damaged the first couple of threads in the bolt hole.
This has caused a major headache. I've never really delt with damaged threads like this, so im not sure what to do. My first solution was to get a stud and secure it from underneath that way, but that was quickly ruled out because of the shield-like thing underneath the car blocking underneath acsess to the hole.
In checking my Haynes manual, they suggest three differant ways. The first is to just drill and tap it to the next larger size. The second solution is to drill the hole, and then put a threaded plug into it, and then drill and tap the plug to the bolt size. The last suggestion is to use a patented thread repair kit such as Heli-Coil or Slimsert. The last option sounds the most ideal because I don't want to spend alot of money on a drill and tap set to drill it to a larger size.
As for temporary, i've managed to lodge the bolt in there so the seat is stable and doesnt rock to and fro. I definantly want to get it fixed though, because i plan on going to the track and race without that seat (weighed it, each seat is 46 lbs!)
My question is, what is the best method to fixing this? Has anyone used the patented thread repair kit that Haynes recomends?
Thanks
This has caused a major headache. I've never really delt with damaged threads like this, so im not sure what to do. My first solution was to get a stud and secure it from underneath that way, but that was quickly ruled out because of the shield-like thing underneath the car blocking underneath acsess to the hole.
In checking my Haynes manual, they suggest three differant ways. The first is to just drill and tap it to the next larger size. The second solution is to drill the hole, and then put a threaded plug into it, and then drill and tap the plug to the bolt size. The last suggestion is to use a patented thread repair kit such as Heli-Coil or Slimsert. The last option sounds the most ideal because I don't want to spend alot of money on a drill and tap set to drill it to a larger size.
As for temporary, i've managed to lodge the bolt in there so the seat is stable and doesnt rock to and fro. I definantly want to get it fixed though, because i plan on going to the track and race without that seat (weighed it, each seat is 46 lbs!)
My question is, what is the best method to fixing this? Has anyone used the patented thread repair kit that Haynes recomends?
Thanks
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