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Stars and Stripes seat screws pulled out
Some of the screws that hold my drivers seat to the floor have stripped and pull out of the fiberglass floor. What are my options to fix this without having to rip the floor up? Carpet is in good shape, as is the rest of the floor. Can I fill these holes in with some kind of fiberglass epoxy, redrill the holes, and expect that to hold? Anyone had to deal with something like this?
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I used Marine Tex and just pumped it into the hole until it was enough to stop it from falling through. Once hardened it was like concrete, new screws still holding strong. Now for your application unless you cut the carpet a little, this stuff is messy, you maybe able to get by for a bit with an alligator bolt or expanding anchor system. Here is what I used in my floor, worked like a charm. https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/i...OrxVg20NiVTR_D JTR |
I like the anchoring idea. I feel like putting that putty into the holes would just pull the putty out the next time there's pressure on it. Also thought about going with a larger bolt entirely, but that would require some drilling in the base of my seat as well. Hmmmm... Thanks for the idea 03geetee
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Worth a try if you ask me. JTR |
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I took a different approach:
- Mask off the holes to protect the carpet. - Use a nail and vacuum to clear out a 1/4" to 3/8" inch area under the floor through the hole - Fill that area with glass strand and polyester resin. - Coat the screws with a thin coating of a release agent (WD-40, melted wax or ?) - Insert the screws half way into the holes. - Remove the screws after the resin has set. You now have a threaded plug under the floor that is very strong. |
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Basically, he filled the hole with fiberglass/resin, put a thin layer of grease on the bolt, and stuck it into the fiberglass/resin. Once the resin hardened, he could unscrew the bolt (the resin would have flowed around the threads, but the grease would have kept it from bonding to the bolt). Then he put the bolt through the seat, and screwed it into the threads in the fiberglass/resin that he just created.
I did similar, but used epoxy with a brass insert embedded. That gives a very strong set of threads to screw into, and a much bigger diameter that grips the epoxy. /frank |
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Frank - was browsing old threads and found where you said you planned on shimming your driver's seat up a couple inches. Did you end up performing this mod. If so, pics, material used... Thanks. |
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