Ferrari Mailing List: Half a u-nut good enough for seat nut repair

[Douglas Anderson (dnt]

Michael Michael Michael – your gizmo clamps OVER the object to be fastened.  Unless you violate the seat box frame by cutting a slit, a BIG slit, next to the hole – which, over time will bend – I dunno.

 

Thing is, you gotta get INSIDE the vehicle frame rail

 

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                                                   Ii  << bolt

                                         )))))))  ii   )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))  Seat rail

                               =========  ii   ============================== Square tube vehicle frame top

                                              //// ii ////  Nut thing  INSIDE the vehicle frame

                     ================================================== Square tube vehicle frame bottom

I could be wrong.

:  )

Doug

 

From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com> On Behalf Of Michel Savard
Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2021 12:26 PM
To: DOUG <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: ferrari <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Half a u-nut good enough for seat nut repair

 

I’m sure next time I take out the seat, this is no fun at all I hope it’s the last time, I’ll only have to take out the other 3 bolts. You’re right.  My point was that since I’ve been driving with a loose bolt for maybe 2 years, this will help prevent the floor hole getting bigger due to the friction of the loose bolt. I rarely have a passenger in my car, so I don’t think much damage has been done in those 2 years. But I just know it’s more stable now.

One of those ‘good alternative’ until the real job is done.

 

Michael Savard (1981 308 GTSi)

On Feb 13, 2021, at 2:43 PM, Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org> wrote:

 

Are you sure it's actually holding anything? Just having the "nose" of the U-nut sticking in the floor isn't going to anchor it, unless I'm mid-interpreting. Loosen the other 3 bolts a bit and then pull up on the corner with the U-nut to see if it is truly anchored to the floor.

 

I certainly might not be understanding exactly what you did here, but unless that U-nut flares out like a wall anchor bolt, I'm a bit skeptical. Or if you managed to get the flat portion under the floor itself. 

 

Hans. 

 

On Sat, Feb 13, 2021, 10:30 AM Michel Savard <mysavard [at] videotron.ca> wrote:

I fixed my passenger seat bolt with a missing nut under the car on left front corner with a half u-nut. I put the u-nut between the floor and the seat-rail. If you look carefully on the final picture you can see a corner of the half u-nut under the rail. Last week I sent a picture of the u-nut as I bought it. The 2 pictures today are u-nut cut in half and then once installed. You need to put the 2 back bolts in very loose first and then lift the front part of the seat-rail to squeeze in the half u-nut. Push back the seat on floor. Tighten everything up. That’s it.

 

Michael Savard (1981 308 GTSi)

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