Feeling like an idiot..
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Feeling like an idiot..
So I went to remove the bench seat out of my 89 F250 so i can put in some 40-20-40 seats, and I got the front 2 bolts out of the seat, and then i went to get the back out, and i cant get a socket on it. its a little rusted from the winters up here, so its a little more difficult with that in mind. How am i supposed to get the back 2 bolts out?? Thank you in advance to anyone that helps!
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So I went to remove the bench seat out of my 89 F250 so i can put in some 40-20-40 seats, and I got the front 2 bolts out of the seat, and then i went to get the back out, and i cant get a socket on it. its a little rusted from the winters up here, so its a little more difficult with that in mind. How am i supposed to get the back 2 bolts out?? Thank you in advance to anyone that helps!
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I've had to deal with rusty seat bolts before.
Have you slid the seat ALL the way forward on it's tracks?
Sometimes removing the little retaining cable will allow the seat back to fold forward farther, giving you more room.
Be careful with the big Torx bolts holding the seat belts.
THOSE ones like are tough steel and like to strip.
Have you slid the seat ALL the way forward on it's tracks?
Sometimes removing the little retaining cable will allow the seat back to fold forward farther, giving you more room.
Be careful with the big Torx bolts holding the seat belts.
THOSE ones like are tough steel and like to strip.
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If you can get 1 bolt out, take it out completely and pivot the caliper on the stuck bolt until it is high enough to clear the rotor (since the piston is seized). Then try moving the caliper towards the outside of the car to try to expose the bolt head. It may be just a pivot stud. After you raise the caliper past the rotor see if the caliper will slip off the stud.
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Plus 2 for not understanding that the calipers on this era of Ford trucks are held in by diamond section rubber sprung caliper pins.
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I wanna add to that...1994+ has 2-13mm bolts....
1993-And down-Those lovable diamond pins....
*Side note-Given a shot, I'm gonna try to score a set of 1994+ spindles, etc....I like to entertain the notion of 2 Bolts over 2 pins....JMPO....lol
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haha, well im glad to be part of such an accomplishment. my next question though, how are you supposed to remove the passenger side bolt?? the seat only moves on the drivers side and the passenger side is the pivot point.