Seat bolts: need helping identifying head type - Toyota Yaris Forums

sh0rtlife · 05-04-2023, 11:56 PM

2 things i should probably add here as well, the "impact" of bashing a socket onto the head will help break the threads free

secondly the bolt should be TIGHTENED ever so slightly before attempting to loosen it..this will both "stretch" the threads as well as help break it free

as it starts to work its way out and starts tightening back up back off and tighten it again

ie dont just try and crank it out you need to go in out in out in out going a little more out every time but not over doing it

these are the tricks you learn working on stuff more than 50 years old

something else....a solid set of vice grips on the head as well as a cresent wrench on the extractor would be highly reccomended as well, so your not applying all of the force on the extractor

also once you do expose threads spray in some "kroil" if you can ..pb blaster is an ok second choice, once youve got the bolt a good 1/4inch or so out apply antisieze to the threads and work the bolt back in flush an back out a few times re-appplying anti size, the trick here is your working it into the "nut" threads on the body...after that you should be able to get it out without much issue

FWIW i had the EXACT same problem on the driver rear seat rear most bolt and paid hell getting it out due to a lack of working space..i actualy found it benificial to chissle the edges off the head so i could remove the seat bracket and get a better bite on the bolt

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05-04-2023, 11:56 PM	#15
sh0rtlife Drives: 2007 5dr canadian import Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: pacific north WET Posts: 1,025	2 things i should probably add here as well, the "impact" of bashing a socket onto the head will help break the threads free secondly the bolt should be TIGHTENED ever so slightly before attempting to loosen it..this will both "stretch" the threads as well as help break it free as it starts to work its way out and starts tightening back up back off and tighten it again ie dont just try and crank it out you need to go in out in out in out going a little more out every time but not over doing it these are the tricks you learn working on stuff more than 50 years old something else....a solid set of vice grips on the head as well as a cresent wrench on the extractor would be highly reccomended as well, so your not applying all of the force on the extractor also once you do expose threads spray in some "kroil" if you can ..pb blaster is an ok second choice, once youve got the bolt a good 1/4inch or so out apply antisieze to the threads and work the bolt back in flush an back out a few times re-appplying anti size, the trick here is your working it into the "nut" threads on the body...after that you should be able to get it out without much issue FWIW i had the EXACT same problem on the driver rear seat rear most bolt and paid hell getting it out due to a lack of working space..i actualy found it benificial to chissle the edges off the head so i could remove the seat bracket and get a better bite on the bolt