The rubber / plastic bungs for
the threaded bolt holes are then obvious under the line of the rear seat back, and comparatively easy to remove with a screwdriver.
Not exact matches
If there is sufficient metal surrounding the
bolt so fitting a larger
bolt will not impact structural integrity centre punch it (so your drill bit won't slip)- drill it out and tap a new
thread in 3 stages to accept a larger
bolt.Use a pilot
hole then ever larger drill bits.Not applicable in all cases; but one option that has stood the test of time
Depending on the type of car there may be
holes where you can
thread bolts into the crankshaft pulley.
It's just as much trouble as drilling the pilot
hole: there's still an obnoxiously tough
bolt chunk where you want to put the replacement
threaded insert.
The tap portion of the set is used to cut new
threads in a
bolt hole, or a nut.
With a little bit of trial and error I discovered that it was a 14 mm 1.25
thread so I picked up a 14 mm 1.5
thread tap at Autozone, that minor difference allowed me to rethread the
hole which I had completely stripped, and Igot a new
bolt matching the 1.5
thread along with a new washer and it was good to go.
You'll want to ensure you have long enough
bolts to have full engagement into the
threaded holes.