Using third row seat captive nuts (in 5 seat Puma 110)

**TheGrumpy** · 27th February 2019, 07:29 AM

Hi all, I’m redoing my rear storage and want to use the existing captive nuts that are used for the third row seats as a fixing point. The nuts exist in the wheel arch but there are no holes into the rear load area. Has anyone drilled them out?

Thanks,

Darren

**TheGrumpy** · 28th February 2019, 06:52 AM

These two suckers...

**ezyrama** · 28th February 2019, 12:29 PM

Yep, Just drill them out from under the wheel arch using a smaller drill bit and use a reaming bit from the inside to carefully take it out to the size of the bolt required.

**TheGrumpy** · 28th February 2019, 01:03 PM

Beaut, thanks

**fatnold** · 1st March 2019, 08:09 AM

yes, i've drilled the 4 out on one side. drill 6.5 through from the rear. (6.8 if you have it) and then run an M8 tap through from the rear.

**TheGrumpy** · 1st March 2019, 05:32 PM

Thanks fatnold, why did you re-tap the thread? Or does that start the thread in the aluminium?

**TheGrumpy** · 1st March 2019, 05:35 PM

**fatnold** · 4th March 2019, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by TheGrumpy

Thanks fatnold, why did you re-tap the thread? Or does that start the thread in the aluminium?

to run the thread through the sheet metal metal so a bolt can be started from inside. alternatively you could drill out clearance in the sheet metal carefully from the inside with a 8mm drill. ( careful you don't accidentally/ inadvertently drill out the thread completely if the drill bites) :-0

**TheGrumpy** · 4th March 2019, 10:07 AM

Drilled out 6 on the weekend and only stuffed up 1! Easy fix, just drilled it out and put a bolt on the other side.

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