Question: seat belt bolt

[kurshner]

The bolt that holds the seatbelt in place (driver-inside) has retracted in its hole....where is the access to the inside? It's beneath the glove box between the seats...

Thanks in advance..

 

[JohnZ]

The inboard seat belt attaches with a nut to a threaded stud protruding through the side of the tunnel that's part of a steel reinforcement plate that's riveted to the floor pan; you'll have to get under the car to get to it. Either the stud has come adrift from the plate, or the plate has come loose from the floor pan.

 

[kurshner]

thanks again, John....you are the MAN!

 

[kurshner]

today the bolt was peeking through so I was able to grab it and secure the belt...since it does move around (or did before I tightend the nut), it's obviously not right, but it works for now..

 

[67HEAVEN]

I found that removing the corroded seatbelt bolts was one of the most difficult things I encountered when disassembling the car for rebuild.