elway12

I might be just a big wimp but I am trying to remove my seatbelt(s) from my 1991 Dodge. I can get the bolt(bottom one, on the floor) out about 1/2 an inch and now cannot turn the bolt anymore. I looked under the cab and it seem like it has some sort of bolt but its square? Is there a trick, tool or something I am missing to get that loosened and seatbelt out? Take it easy on me i'm a newby to all of this!

1972RedNeck

Air wrench?

gyman98

Probably just rusted up, work it back and forth few times. Penetrating oil and heat if necessary

mknittle

I took a wire wheel to mine while they were still tight. From under the cab.

Jim Lane

Maybe a little heat from a heat gun or a torch on the threads of the bolt from under the cab (be careful not to torch your truck)

Seatbelt bolts usually have an adhesive on the threads so they do not fall out.

Use a 13/16" Spark Plug socket, it is a 6-point socket so you do not strip out the flats.

The nut is welded to the body so it will not come out.

MrFusion

^^^What Mark said. Wire wheeling or at least wire brushing the crud and rust off of the bolts before you take them out will keep the aforementioned rust and crud from binding up the threads. This fairly easy step will save you a lot of grief later.

twostep

This too! Run the bolt back in, hit it with pen oil from underneath and use an impact gun on it.

DoodleBee

I second what Jim said - I had to use heat on mine to get them out. They also had some type of thread locker on them.


Warning be careful with the heat.


cheers
Doug

elway12

Thank you one and all. Still trying to get them out... Haven't had that much time after because of work and watching my precious Cubs try to make it to the W.S.!! Will give you an update as soon as I hopefully complete the job.

RamGuy84

GO DODGER's GO

MrFusion

I wire wheeled mine, sprayed with 50/50 ATF/Acetone for a couple days, then broke them free with an 18" breaker bar, and spun them out with 18v Dewalt drill and socket bit. Mine had some type of adhesive on them as well. That worked on 2 Club Cabs for me.

peckens

make sure you use a good torx bit. A cheapie will strip the bolt.

j_martin

If it were me.....
I'd use nothing but a 3/8" air wrench on em. Use a good (Snap-On) torx bit.
Run the bolts down snug with the air wrench, then brush the threads from underneath with penetrating oil. Then fugetaboutit for a few hours, or overnight.

Wet it again with penetrating oil. Then with the box wrench, back it out just till it starts to jam, then run it back in. Repeat this step till it's out. It should come out a little bit more with each run. With an air wrench this takes longer to write about then do.

If you can get a rusty bolt to turn the least bit, penetrating oil and this method will always get them out.

elway12

Success!! Finally got both of them removed by soaking them for a few days with penetrating oil. Still very tough to get out but did finally come out. Thanks again for all of the advice and help.

MrFusion

Good Deal!