Seat belt bolt in B pillar broke loose!

[dirish]

Installing 3 point shoulder belts in truck. The passenger side bolt in the
Pillar broke loose. I have a the bolt halfway in but not tight. Any suggestions
on what to do. The whole point of removing lap belts was so my four year
Old could ride in His truck. Thanks in advance!!

[cdowns]

i'd go to the autoparts store and get a new correct bolt and ttry that out

[dirish]

Originally Posted by cdowns

i'd go to the autoparts store and get a new correct bolt and ttry that out

I may have miss typed. Bolt is correct, factory nut in the pillar came loose inside pillar.
Bolt is correct, and threaded halfway. When i "ape'ed" it, it broke loose.
Now bolt is half tightened, and internal nut spins. In other words, i put to much torque, and
Broke it loose from pillar. Anyone else?

[67_ShortFleet]

Hmmm, Thats a tough one. I just bought one from a member cutting up a cab. It is held in with some spot welds. I'd drill them out and re weld. I can post a picture of what it looks like on the inside if that would help you. That is the cut out piece that I bought

[dirish]

Originally Posted by 67_ShortFleet

Hmmm, Thats a tough one. I just bought one from a member cutting up a cab. It is held in with some spot welds. I'd drill them out and re weld. I can post a picture of what it looks like on the inside if that would help you. That is the cut out piece that I bought

that would be a big help for me thank you!

[67_ShortFleet]

This is what is on the inside. depending what welds broke, it might be an easy weld repair

[mikey531]

Question ! that repair to the hood looks great but how is he going to get behind the pillar??

[dirish]

Originally Posted by mikey531

Question ! that repair to the hood looks great but how is he going to get behind the pillar??

My plan is to drill 2-3 small holes to get to the nut, bolt is half in nut.
I will put a few plug welds to re attach nut to plate. Then hopefully take bolt out, and check
threads ( may be reason I had to torque so much) . I may also try cranking it down
A Little more. We'll se how far its in, and will it be safe when secured.

Thats on a good day, we shall see.

[mikey531]

It would seem to me that the whole piece is turning as the nut is too big to turn in the bracket. I would think you could drill one small hole near the bolt and stop the bracket from turning which in turn should keep the nut from turning. Maybe I am missing something.