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seat belt bolts

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 4:05 pm
by whitesik
I am having trouble with replacing some seat belt bolts. I thought all of these, US and Europe, were the same SAE 7/16-20 fine thread. They start well but only thread about 1/4 inch then stop. The original bolts appear to be metric with 8.8 markings and seem to be M12-1.5 pitch. I am having trouble finding those as a hex and also shoulder eye bolts for a snap on center rear belt. Can anyone shed some light on this or a source? I'm considering just tapping at the 7/16-20. Thanks!

Keith

Re: seat belt bolts

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 4:36 pm
by pcolette
Belmetric is a good source for metric fasteners: https://www.belmetric.com/12x15-fine-c- ... 4168e9reg6

Also McMaster: https://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-hex- ... s/=1bhhs2x

McMaster also carries shoulder bolts.

Re: seat belt bolts

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 5:08 pm
by TechMOGogy
I would not retap to that size