Please HELP - Removing rear seats!

[ZanderMichaelJason]

Hi guys, I'm in the middle of trying to remove my rear seats and this b*****d will not budge!

How has everyone else managed to remove this? Proving to be a real pain!

 

[ZanderMichaelJason]

I also can't get any leverage on the bolt because all I've got is this piece of shite!

Any ideas?

 

[Fudge]

I've tried to remove three and failed twice. The third time I stripped the bolt and had to cut the head off. It's possible to find the bolt under the car and spray it with wd40. Then the only way I got it to move was with a star key socket attachment and extender and then the biggest ring spanner we had on the end of the socket for leverage. Even then it wasn't easy.

 

[Sideways182]

You will never get it out with that. You'll need a proper ratchet. Soak it in WD40 everyday for 3/4 days then have a go.

 

[DrR]

She's a right beast!

 

[LiamR172]

I cut 2 sides off mine with a mini hacksaw then used a spanner. Complete and utter pain in the c**t

 

[ZanderMichaelJason]

Thank you everyone for all the help/ ideas! I managed to do it in the end with this combo:

The original screwdriver had a hole in the top of it (couldn't figure out for the life of me why) so I popped an alan key in there and used that for leverage and it actually worked! I even surprised myself :L

 

[Addicted]

Not sure how they're so difficult, do they end up seizing? When I had my rear seats out it came out easily enough if you apply force and turn slowly (and of course don't round it).

 

[withoutabix]

^ the bolt is exposed underneath the car so rusts up like a good'un, mine needed a lot of heat to budge it

 

[Addicted]

Ahhh that'll be why, ty .

 

[Fletcher]

Breaker bar, impact gun, will remove that easy.

 

[ZanderMichaelJason]

Not sure how they're so difficult, do they end up seizing? When I had my rear seats out it came out easily enough if you apply force and turn slowly (and of course don't round it).

What withoutabix said & also I used a lot of WD40

 

[GrahamS]

I lol'd when I saw the screwdriver so was rather impressed that came out!

 

[ZanderMichaelJason]

I lol'd when I saw the screwdriver so was rather impressed that came out!

You have no idea how genuinely surprised I was that it worked [emoji12]

 

[stokie4ker]

The original screwdriver had a hole in the top of it (couldn't figure out for the life of me why)

For future reference it's for a 1/4 inch drive ratchet or T-bar.
Actually surprised you didn't have one in the kit it came with.
But yeah, it's just a long extension bar with a screwdriver handle moulded to the top.

 

[ZanderMichaelJason]

For future reference it's for a 1/4 inch drive ratchet or T-bar.
Actually surprised you didn't have one in the kit it came with.
But yeah, it's just a long extension bar with a screwdriver handle moulded to the top.

Couldn't spot anything in the set to go with it, although saying that, I literally bought it the day I used it! I'll post a photo up at some point & you may be able to spot what I'm missing