Busted T47 seat belt bolts....

[AK49BWL]

No

Haven't tried, been busy on wiring.

 

[red98]

No

Haven't tried, been busy on wiring.

I think sawzall the entire floorpan around the bolt, that oughta do it.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

Special brake tool? Allen key? 9.5mm is 3/8th inch.

Yes that's what I use, a Challenger 3/8 drive hex bit socket ( the bit is 3/8" as well). Same as on square body trucks.
Now our 06 uses a T55 bit; the bolts were tight as hell the first time I changed the front pads one of my friends was helping me and broke the bit I had. Took 5 stores to find another one that looked stout enough we couldn't break it. Another all day job brought to you by "dirty nasty bolts and parts ".
I could definitely believe that GM would design the seat belt bolts to require a special tool. They didn't figure anyone but a collision repair shop or their dealers would be needing to pull these bolts.

 

[MIHELA]

Later 4L60Es have some weird ass bolt on the bellhousing. I forget whats it's called, but why didn't they just leave it alone?

 

[454cid]

Yes that's what I use, a Challenger 3/8 drive hex bit socket ( the bit is 3/8" as well). Same as on square body trucks.

I only got a Allen head bit last time I did the brakes. Up until that time I had been using an Allen wrench.... it made no sense considering how I am about using a torque wrench on just about everything. Maybe one of these days I'll finally buy a full set of the bits...... the only other one I have is to fit the head bolts on an 81 Chevy LUV (Isuzu G180Z engine, I think).

 

[Frank Enstein]

Maybe a dumb question, but did he ever get the seatbelt bolt out, lol.


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How DARE you! Going back to the original thread! Of all the nerve!

 

[sewlow]

They didn't figure anyone but a collision repair shop or their dealers would be needing to pull these bolts.

Interior guys, too.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

Interior guys, too.

Yes, but if y'all weren't on the GM payroll, why should they care what hurdles they put in front of you?
I see this all the time at work; if I'm going to get paid whether I give a **** or not, why should I care?

 

[TechNova]

How many people actually have those and not regular taps?

I dont know , I had them and a thread file before I ever bought a set of taps. In auto repair there is far more thread correction than drilling and tapping new threads.

 

[454cid]

I dont know , I had them and a thread file before I ever bought a set of taps. In auto repair there is far more thread correction than drilling and tapping new threads.

Those folks in professional auto repair may indeed have the rethreading tools. Most everyone else is going to have a tap and die set for cutting, and that's what they're going to use to "fix" threads, and I'd guess most people don't even know there is a difference..... kind of like screwdrivers for Phillips head and screwdrivers for JIS.