Help removing SC seats

[lada03]

So i had a 3.2 carrera at one point and easily removed the seats with an allen wrench.

Now, i have a 81’ 911sc, and cant find the bit to get to the 2 bolts(per each side) and and remove them. Its a very tight fit, cant get anything that fits between the rails with a ratchet

Did anyone have this issue? Willing to buy the correct attachment with ratchet to make my life easier

[boyt911sc]

Use a thin Wall 10-mm socket to remove the 2 bolts on the seat rail. Or ground the wall of the socket to fit. The one I have is from Craftsman Tool Set.

Tony

[lada03]

Thanks tony

[lada03]

Do you think this will work?

https://www.amazon.com/uxcell-Metric-Shaped-Angled-Socket/dp/B09XDB8YZ4?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A30WUG2ZDGM0XM

[aoncurly]

This is what I used to get to those two nuts with a thin wall socket:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07M5BJZY1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The low profile wrench worked great - my seat blocked the upper portion of the nut head, and I also had Craftsman sockets which fit.

[lada03]

I tried a 3/8th craftman socket and it was too thick to get in between the rails

[lada03]

I will definitely buy this wrench, just need a thin wall socket for it

[lada03]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B079NKGQ26/ref=ox_sc_act_title_delete_1?smid=A1THAZDOWP300U&psc=1


Hopefully the combination with the low profile wrench will do it

[boyt911sc]

Use 1/4” drive 10-mm thin wall socket (Craftsman) or other brand. The 3/8” drive 10-mm thin wall socket will not work because it is too big unless you grind it down to fit.

Tony

[lada03]

Thanks so much Tony.

Just Changed my amazon order

https://www.amazon.com/CRAFTSMAN-Shallow-Socket-6-Point-CMMT43508/dp/B07QH891K6/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=1HPL4L5X35NUC&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Bn2bMjNZ22DF9eiWGHitpXePbeP33Jim4 h1JrtaWD51d9GzL3pnFPf3_aj8-drMTzNW2gJzsd7Qxa_4BzgS83U9E0jGJt_GIuY7aylIhn0cbKP Xkk6bUtvUo7qqDLFY0NeIVX99itaosP5GztsS0jOiNG79aKcHQ 1jE0pJZE3sxBvXOhfIAaj-_H19t1V8Rs_4TM1TIOicLcW8SXXQ8giQ.LgawHYodNTWE0OQk2 wVPBRgXdy6PIbmtMFFhJj6G6kI&dib_tag=se&keywords=1%2F4+drive+10-mm+thin+wall+socket&qid=1710990480&sprefix=%2Caps%2C277&sr=8-3

[yelcab1]

Grind down a socket to fit ....

[Jonny042]

Snap-on 1/4" drive should fit, they don't get much thinner than that...

[targa80]

Originally Posted by lada03

thanks so much tony.

Just changed my amazon order

https://www.amazon.com/craftsman-shallow-socket-6-point-cmmt43508/dp/b07qh891k6/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=1hpl4l5x35nuc&dib=eyj2ijoimsj9.bn2bmjnz22df9eiwghitpxepbep33jim4 h1jrtawd51d9gzl3pnfpf3_aj8-drmtznw2gjzsd7qxa_4bzgs83u9e0jgjt_giuy7aylihn0cbkp xkk6butvuo7qqdlfy0neivx99itaosp5gztss0joing79akchq 1je0pjze3sxbvxohfiaaj-_h19t1v8rs_4tm1tioiclcw8sxxq8giq.lgawhyodntwe0oqk2 wvpbrgxdy6pibmtmffhjj6g6ki&dib_tag=se&keywords=1%2f4+drive+10-mm+thin+wall+socket&qid=1710990480&sprefix=%2caps%2c277&sr=8-3

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[boyt911sc]

These are what you need to remove the SC seats from the rails. Use the shorter socket for the rear bolts.



Tony

[lada03]

Thanks everyone

I ordered the low profile wrench and thin wall 10mm 1/4 drive craftsman

[Otter74]

Replace the bolts with socket head cap screws of a suitable grade when you put the seats back in - you'll find it easier to remove them again in the future if you need to.

[Dpmulvan]

10mm probably around 18ftlbs not sure just guessing.

[lada03]

Well, i got the right tools and 10min job, I love this forum. What a wealth of knowledge, thsnk you all


I went though my parts stash and found 10mm allen wrench bolts
They look a bit shorter than the SC bolts. I have 6, short a few… maybe someone has a couple?

Also found a couple with a cut. Which ones are correct?

In the picture, the oem SC bolts have the washers

[shoooo32]

I swapped my SC to allen heads after the first time I struggled to get a 10mm in there...

It makes seat removal a breeze, which in turn makes other repairs easier.

[Locker537]

Belmetric, McMaster-Carr, or your local hardware store will have what you need.

Buy the right grade. I'd buy 10.9 or higher as I see no reason not to.