Removal of seatbelt bolts

[Fiverwheel]

I removed the small couch in my Monaco Cayman on the curb side. Behind the couch are four 1/2" bolts protruding through the floor that held the seat belts. Can you tell me how to remove the bolts from the floor? I can see the heads of these carriage bolts in the storage bay beneath the floor but they do not just knock through.
Any help would be appreciated.
Steve

[erniee]

sometimes, there is another nut on the floor of the slide

[Fiverwheel]

Thanks for the suggestions.
I tried to knock them out with a maul, to no avail. There might be a nut in the top side...I was trying not to pull up the carpet. I can see the carriage bolt heads in the lower compartments but they don't want to come out.
I'll try exposing the bolt under the carpet next...keep you posted.
Steve

[Dutch_12078]

The couch seatbelt bolts in my Coachmen have a large washer welded to the carriage bolt head. The washer has a small hole in it with a screw into the bay sheet metal. Removing the screws allows the bolts to pull through the floor.

[erniee]

knock them down with a hammer

[Raymon]

Fiverwheel wrote:
I removed the small couch in my Monaco Cayman on the curb side. Behind the couch are four 1/2" bolts protruding through the floor that held the seat belts. Can you tell me how to remove the bolts from the floor? I can see the heads of these carriage bolts in the storage bay beneath the floor but they do not just knock through.
Any help would be appreciated.
Steve

Carriage bolts normally fit into square holes. I have never seen a carriage bolt that could not be driven out by hitting with a large hammer on the nut side. Sometimes they are so tight, removal requires using a small 5 lb hammer. Because they were used to fasten seat belts, is there a chance they were welded on the nut side? Can you see the floor on the nut side?

Ray

[Raymon]

Gale Hawkins wrote:
Typically they have a washer and nut that you can try to remove. If the bolt turns you will need to find a way to hold it.

The OP stated they are carriage bolts; carriage bolts do not have hex heads. The usually fit into a square hole that keeps them from turning when tightening the nut. This allows tightening the nut when access to the head is not possible.

[Gale_Hawkins]

Typically they have a washer and nut that you can try to remove. If the bolt turns you will need to find a way to hold it.