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bird_dog0347

still married haven't seen testicles in years
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Here's how I did mine... 1/10 would not recommend, just pay a shop with a drive on lift if you have one within a reasonable distance.

 

nickyb

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Second the drive on lift (14 gears ago and still great).
 

Mustang5L5

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bird_dog0347 said:
Here's how I did mine... 1/10 would not recommend, just pay a shop with a drive on lift if you have one within a reasonable distance.
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Where's the fun in that? I actually want to do these myself. At least once. Next car i'll pay someone.
 

bird_dog0347

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Mustang5L5 said:
Where's the fun in that? I actually want to do these myself. At least once. Next car i'll pay someone.
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I said the same thing...
 
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Mustang5L5

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Bought a Bissell spot cleaner. Went to town. Carpet is fluffy and fresh again.





Dumped 3 buckets of this goop
 
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Mustang5L5

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Attempted to change those rear seat belts finally.

Welded a nut to the seat belt bolt.

It held. But the bolt didn’t




Now I get the fun task of drilling this out
 

TIGGER

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I would put some heat on that puppy before you try and extract it.
 

Mustang5L5

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TIGGER said:
I would put some heat on that puppy before you try and extract it.
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Oh I did. Maybe a little too much heat.
 

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Is it rusted or cross threaded? Can you weld a nut to the bolt from the bottom/underside of the car?
 
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Rusted. I can try welding a nut from the bottom. Need to pick up one in the proper pitch so I can thread it on a few threads and then weld. That’s a good idea.

This bolt is in there. I use heat and an impact and breaker bar and broken a few t50 bits. And then when I rounded out the torx I welded a nut onto it. I used a 30” breaker bar on it and it didn’t moved, eventually snapping.

That sucker is in there.
 
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General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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I had one that was stubborn, I was able to grab it with vice grips from the bottom
 

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Worked on prepping the SFC install this AM. Got most of the metal cleaned up and prepped.

Only issue I ran into was the bend angle of the SFC is a bit more extreme than I need for my car. I’ll have to drag one into work and use the press there to lessen the bend slightly.

I should buy a press….but just something to get in the way.

Once I get this bend angle adjusted, ready to weld.
 

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Also, I’ve had good luck using a 50/50 mixture of acetone and atf as rust penetrating fluid on stubborn bolts.
 
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Mustang5L5 said:
Attempted to change those rear seat belts finally.

Welded a nut to the seat belt bolt.

It held. But the bolt didn’t




Now I get the fun task of drilling this out
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I'm so grateful I live in a desert. No rust , no stuck bolts.
 
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Kroil is your friend.
 

Cheapskate207

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The oil that creeps!
 
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Mustang5L5

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nickyb said:
I'm so grateful I live in a desert. No rust , no stuck bolts.
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I really can’t complain. Rest of car came apart fine. These two bolts are being a PITA or some reason. There isn’t even visible corrosion.
 
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Mustang5L5 said:
I really can’t complain. Rest of car came apart fine. These two bolts are being a PITA or some reason. There isn’t even visible corrosion.
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i had the same problem with the front and rear seat belt bolts.....they were tight....they way i got them out was to loosen the bolt until it stopped and then gave it a strong 1/4 turn and then retighten the bolt back...i did that back and forth like 100x with wd40...it takes awhile
 
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TIGGER said:
Limp, I live in Beaverton.
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The big city ( Portland).... Did i see you at any of the "event's" downtown? Lol
 

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TIGGER said:
Also, I’ve had good luck using a 50/50 mixture of acetone and atf as rust penetrating fluid on stubborn bolts.
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I have seen this formula recommended on other sites... 50/50 mix...
 
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