MrBlah Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 So, I'm going to reupholster my seats in my 76 280z, or, the seats I just got since what I had were absolute trash. Ripped and destroyed seat foam. Right. Well, I've determined that removing the seat bottoms from the recliner mechanism is harder than a guy that OD'd on Viagra. That is, 1 or 2 of the screws/bolts will move. The rest will not. I know it has everything to do with the retarded lock washer that they used. And when I say it won't move, I mean vice grips will not get it to move. So... to save the screw and not strip it so I can use a screw driver to put it all back together... Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six_Shooter Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Use a hammer and hit the screw. I will use a screwdriver socket to do this. Yeah, I know you shouldn't hit your sockets, but theres a lot of things we shouldn't do, but we do anyway. Hitting the screw will help dislodge it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluDestiny Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Soak it with wd40 or pb blaster. Then tap the end with a hammer while you apply torque to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surpip Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 A impact driver would work well, those things are life savers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 How them seats working out for ya?! Got em from me on Friday yeh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlah Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Yeah, haven't done anything to em yet. I had the same issue with the previous pair I had, the ones that were trashed. I also haven't been trying all to hard. Honestly, being an engineer, I question who's idea it was to use the style of lock washer that is used. It's damned well annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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