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Bus seat	Dave fales	5-11-00
What is the trick for taking scholl bus seats out the one side is easy it is just a bolt on a ledge but the legs bolt through the floor. the problim is that you cant hold onto the other end of the bolt becse the other end is under the gas tank I real dont want to do that. I took it to all our many welding places all three of them. All said no way in heck would they take a cuting door or a grinder with them being ontop of the gas tank even empty. the bolt is right agaist the floor so real cant cut a nut with a hack saw so what is the trick.
Re: bus seat	Will B.	5-11-00
What is the trick for taking scholl bus seats out the one side is easy it is just a bolt on a ledge but the legs bolt through the floor. the problim is that you cant hold onto the other end of the bolt becse the other end is under the gas tank I real dont want to do that. I took it to all our many welding places all three of them. All said no way in heck would they take a cuting door or a grinder with them being ontop of the gas tank even empty. the bolt is right agaist the floor so real cant cut a nut with a hack saw so what is the trick. If the bolt is inaccessible from beneath the floor, use a cutting torch, cut-off wheel, or grinder from the top. Then push the remainder of the bolt through with a punch. The steel leg pads (if your seats are anything like mine) will protect the inner flooring long enough to torch through a bolt.
Re: bus seat	Dave fales	5-11-00
My only concern is doing it myself as to how hard it would be and what I would have to buy as none of the welding places will touch it What is the trick for taking scholl bus seats out the one side is easy it is just a bolt on a ledge but the legs bolt through the floor. the problim is that you cant hold onto the other end of the bolt becse the other end is under the gas tank I real dont want to do that. I took it to all our many welding places all three of them. All said no way in heck would they take a cuting door or a grinder with them being ontop of the gas tank even empty. the bolt is right agaist the floor so real cant cut a nut with a hack saw so what is the trick. If the bolt is inaccessible from beneath the floor, use a cutting torch, cut-off wheel, or grinder from the top. Then push the remainder of the bolt through with a punch. The steel leg pads (if your seats are anything like mine) will protect the inner flooring long enough to torch through a bolt.
Re: bus seat	Will B.	5-12-00
My only concern is doing it myself as to how hard it would be and what I would have to buy as none of the welding places will touch it Before you go buy new equipment, try to twist the bolts off with a wrench from the top (use a 6 point socket with a long handle). Sometimes, the existing tension on the bolt, combined with corrosion between the nut/washer/bus floor will allow you to break the bolt by tightening it until it twists off. Don't try to loosen it before trying this as it will usually reduce the friction between the nut/washer/floor. If the whole bolt/nut assembly turns, you're back to borrowing/buying the equipment to cut the heads off. If you can't borrow an angle-grinder, you can buy an imported model (4" - 4 1/2")for about $20. that should last long enough to grind through a few bolts.
Re: bus seat removal	FAST FRED	5-14-00
A good cold chisel and a 4 pound hammer is the only tool required for those that will not unbolt. FAST FRED My only concern is doing it myself as to how hard it would be and what I would have to buy as none of the welding places will touch it Before you go buy new equipment, try to twist the bolts off with a wrench from the top (use a 6 point socket with a long handle). Sometimes, the existing tension on the bolt, combined with corrosion between the nut/washer/bus floor will allow you to break the bolt by tightening it until it twists off. Don't try to loosen it before trying this as it will usually reduce the friction between the nut/washer/floor. If the whole bolt/nut assembly turns, you're back to borrowing/buying the equipment to cut the heads off. If you can't borrow an angle-grinder, you can buy an imported model (4" - 4 1/2")for about $20. that should last long enough to grind through a few bolts.
Re: bus seat removal	Dave Fales	5-15-00
I hate to say it but in 74 they used strong bots AI bought a 9 doler chisel from napa and got three seats out before the bolts brok the chisel A good cold chisel and a 4 pound hammer is the only tool required for those that will not unbolt. FAST FRED My only concern is doing it myself as to how hard it would be and what I would have to buy as none of the welding places will touch it Before you go buy new equipment, try to twist the bolts off with a wrench from the top (use a 6 point socket with a long handle). Sometimes, the existing tension on the bolt, combined with corrosion between the nut/washer/bus floor will allow you to break the bolt by tightening it until it twists off. Don't try to loosen it before trying this as it will usually reduce the friction between the nut/washer/floor. If the whole bolt/nut assembly turns, you're back to borrowing/buying the equipment to cut the heads off. If you can't borrow an angle-grinder, you can buy an imported model (4" - 4 1/2")for about $20. that should last long enough to grind through a few bolts.
Re: bus seat removal	John Deere Bus	6-26-00
Ya... on ours... take a floor jack in the bus & jack up the aisle side until the leg breaks off of the pad at the floor. since you wanged the heck out of the pad/bolt, take a long crow bar and wang some more until it breaks the pad off...then take an air chisel and put the punch on it & wang the bolt head down into the 3/4 plywood floor (beat the bolt head into the floor) if that fails (you break your air chisel) then take the grinding wheel & slip 'er under the bolt head... undo the ledge bolts after ya jack the aisle up to "pop" break the leg :) I hate to say it but in 74 they used strong bots AI bought a 9 doler chisel from napa and got three seats out before the bolts brok the chisel A good cold chisel and a 4 pound hammer is the only tool required for those that will not unbolt. FAST FRED My only concern is doing it myself as to how hard it would be and what I would have to buy as none of the welding places will touch it Before you go buy new equipment, try to twist the bolts off with a wrench from the top (use a 6 point socket with a long handle). Sometimes, the existing tension on the bolt, combined with corrosion between the nut/washer/bus floor will allow you to break the bolt by tightening it until it twists off. Don't try to loosen it before trying this as it will usually reduce the friction between the nut/washer/floor. If the whole bolt/nut assembly turns, you're back to borrowing/buying the equipment to cut the heads off. If you can't borrow an angle-grinder, you can buy an imported model (4" - 4 1/2")for about $20. that should last long enough to grind through a few bolts.