Busted T47 seat belt bolts....

[454cid]

I have no problems going back with the torx bolt, but I will be chasing the threads of both the bolt and the hole before I do!

That's going to remove metal. Why not just use anti-seize?

 

[TechNova]

That's going to remove metal. Why not just use anti-seize?

If you use a rethreader tap or die it does not cut, it reforms the thread.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

I jammed an X-acto through my left hand all the way but didn't hit any main cables so it worked for me!

I knew a guy one time, that was opening a model kit on his couch one evening. His attention was diverted for a few minutes, and he forgot about the Xacto knife he'd been using. It got down between the couch cushions.....and he found it with his foot when changing position on the couch! Showed up at the local model contest a few days later, on crutches with his foot all wrapped up.
Which is part of why I like to have and use the caps that some knives have to cover the blade, and I like to be sure where my pointy tools are at all times when using them.

 

[AK49BWL]

That's going to remove metal. Why not just use anti-seize?

If you use a rethreader tap or die it does not cut, it reforms the thread.

Yeah all I'm doing is turning their stupid triangle lock bolts into a normal everyday bolt lol.

 

[454cid]

If you use a rethreader tap or die it does not cut, it reforms the thread.

How many people actually have those and not regular taps?

 

[454cid]

Yeah all I'm doing is turning their stupid triangle lock bolts into a normal everyday bolt lol.

They're locking. Antiseize will prevent corrosion, but will still allow some locking to take place. Running a tap/die set on the threads will remove all locking and still alow corrosion.

 

[Erik the Awful]

That sounds horrific.

I knew a guy one time, that was opening a model kit on his couch one evening.

ouch! pull dont push LMAO!

I was using an exacto with a fresh blade to cut a Warhammer miniature off a sprue. I had a leather guard on my thumb. It wasn't cutting, wasn't cutting, then the blade was through the sprue, through the guard, and through my thumb. Fortunately it was off-center so it missed the bone, but it went all the way to the nail. It didn't hurt, but I was horrified. I yelled to my wife that I needed to go to the emergency room, and she started grabbing the kids and telling them to get their shoes on. I looked over and saw the superglue sitting, open. I'd heard that EMTs use a version of superglue to seal wounds, and that superglue is okay to use if you get a cut. I laid a bead of superglue over the cut and it sealed nearly instantly. My wife made me visit my doctor the next day, and it cost me a $30 copay for him to say I did a good job and there was nothing better he could do.

 

[thegawd]

the truth is that superglue was made for or rather ended up being used to seal wounds on the battle field....

so its first real use was used to closed wounds!

Al

https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a25067/the-surprising-military-history-of-superglue/

 

[GoToGuy]

The first rule is don't cut in the direction of things you don't want cut, especially body parts.

 

[evilunclegrimace]

How do I get the bolts out of the front seat belt retractors when the T47 bit rounds off the teeth in the bolt head? To clarify, my bit is fine, the bolt is fxxked. And it did not move at all.

I absolutely have to replace my driver side seat belt before I end up no longer having a lap belt due to fraying. And now I can't even get a bit to grip it, much less spin it out so I can remove the retractor mech. Every single other one came out fine, easily even, so this annoys me greatly.

Unless Gm changed the Torx size the correct size is TX500. To many people rely on the standard sizes that come in a set from the tool truck/store. The TX500 has a different shape to properly engage the drive on the seat belt bolts.