johnw999

I loosened the strike bolts behind the rear seat, because I thought they needed to come off to remove the plastic trim. That wasn’t necessary. The bolts were wobbly when I loosened them. When I retightened them, one of the strike bolts acted like I stripped the threads. I was trying to tighten to 30 lbs/ft with a torque wrench. It gave, got loose, retightened, gave again with a thud, retightened, etc.. Now I think I may have broke off a welded bolt. Any advice? Is the bolt accessible through the rear tire well?

Drew

iTrader: (58)

It's a captured square nut. The stamped steel piece around the nut keeps it from spinning. You could try sliding it up or down to reposition it in the stamped riser. You might just get lucky.

johnw999

That certainly makes sense! Thanks for the quick reply.

scooter

iTrader: (11)

I would pull the screw out first and see if the threads are screwed up first.

johnw999

I wasn’t able to secure the square bolt enough to unscrew the strike bolt. The strike bolt secure the rear seat, but I want to tighten the bolt properly. Is the square bolt accessible from the rear tire well? Does the rear tire well detach from the body? Thanks