Bloody bolt!

[Mr MXT]

Whilst affecting a seat repair to my GRP seat, I've managed to get a bolt stuck in one of the captive nut inthe seat base! The bolt turns but Its not coming out, almost as if the captive nut isnt quite so captive anymore

I can't figure out how to remove it, shy of ripping it out and potentially knackering the seat up beyond repair,

Ideas anyone?

[MX7]

I take it you can't get to the bsck of the nut?

[Mr MXT]

Nope....

[MX7]

Then I can't think of anything apart from drilling a new hole for a new nutsert close to the original, and hacking off the old one. Thy are a sod when they spin.

Good luck. Hopefully someone else will suggest someting better.

Edit: Actually, if you can pull the screw, that might tighten the sert. What's it set in? Metal?

[Krikkit]

I think your only hope is drilling it out and retapping the captive nut really... Anything else you might ruin it.

[VR6 Turbo]

May be worth dilling a hole big enought for a syringe either side down tothe captive nut.

Then injecting some two pack epoxy. In them might be enough to re seat the nut.

Vr

[Mr MXT]

Brilliant idea, I'll try it this week, too hot now!

[VR6 Turbo]

+1 let us know how it goes.

VR

[anonymous-user]

The other Bolt pointing accusingly at the stuck one.............

[Mr MXT]

Well I couldn't try the injection technique as I forgot there was a huge spreader washer on there in the way.

Dremelled the head of the bolt off, removed the washer.

Some strategic drilling of the seat base allowed me to reseat the nut with the 2 part epoxy.

Job as they say, jobbed.

[VR6 Turbo]

Mr MXT said:

Well I couldn't try the injection technique as I forgot there was a huge spreader washer on there in the way.

Dremelled the head of the bolt off, removed the washer.

Some strategic drilling of the seat base allowed me to reseat the nut with the 2 part epoxy.

Job as they say, jobbed.

good work, at least you got it sorted.

VR