Tool for seat belt removal

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  1. rag9836

    rag9836 1972 Comet, 67K

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    Anyone know what tool and size I need to remove the seat belt bolts that go into the floor?

    its a 72.

    Thanks
     
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  2. injectedmav

    injectedmav Member

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    Mine uses a T50 Torx bit.
     
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  3. Bob Wiken

    Bob Wiken Chronologically Gifted

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    same here.
     
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    blugene Senior member Supporting Member

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    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    Naaa, 1/2" drive with an impactor, even gets the rusty ones out. :D
     
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    bmcdaniel Senile Member

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    Yep, there is an Allen wrench that fits the Torx head, don't remember the size off hand.
     
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    :hmmm: Your one of those guys that uses a 14mm wrench on a 9/16 arent you?? ;)


    T50. A good quality one. You dont want to slip and wreck the bolt and your extremities on whatever un-godly chunk of steel is strategically placed to injure.
     
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    bmcdaniel Senile Member

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    Uh, no, I have a full compliment of metric tools. But I've probably only ever needed a Torx driver about three times in the last 40 years. One of those times was to remove the seat belt bolts, and they came out easily.
     
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    LOL. Just pokin fun.
    Torx are all over the cars now. Makes me nuts everyday. I did however spend a couple of years doing front brakes on Dakota/Durangos with an allen socket till I noticed one day that they are actually Torx bolts. :oops: :)
     
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    One step up to the torx.... VW center caps and lug nuts are supposed to convert to torx.... good luck if you get a flat!


    Only thing i hate more are factory locking lugnuts
     
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    Dont get me started on locking wheel nuts.:mad:
     
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    I used vise grips before to remove seatbelt bolts. :hide:
     
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    did brakes on a friends VW. Got a lesson in sockets with that job. Had to buy a 14mm triple square socket which is apparently different than a 12pt socket and nobody close by stocks them.:cry:
     
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    EEEEWWWW TORX..... Those things are all over my 82 CJ7 they are the devil the devil I tell you:cussing:
     
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    I have a Bug in the body shop to do 4 wheels pads and rotors. Not a socket in the building to fit. VW dealer is up the road and they owe me a couple after bailing them out on the VW/Chrysler mini van nightmares. LOL. Guess I'll be borrowing tools off them.
    My buddies 850I BMW has some goofy bolts. His wheel locks are a 16 point key/bolt. I end up with tools everywhere when I work on this thing. Oddball sizes and no consistency.
     
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