Seat Belt Anchorage

Today's job was to repair the rotten metal around the seat belt mount/anchorage. The mount itself is a thick piece of steel held in place with just four of Speke's best spot welds (and you know how good they are!). Once I got in there with a chisel, the plate pretty much fell out leaving a ragged hole.

 

The seat belt mount and hole.

 

After removal and a quick clean & paint.

The mount was in re-usable condition after it had been cleaned and painted.

Here you can see the extent of the metal which had to be cut away before sound metal was found.

With the help of the grinder and a file, I was able to square off the hole to a much bigger, albeit solid, er...hole. Next step was to make a plate which was then welded in the hole, then another hole was drilled through it to accommodate the seat belt anchor bolt. Using the bolt to hold everything together, the mount was then offered up to the new metal and welded in.

A plate was welded in, then a hole drilled through the centre.

Finally, the mount was offered up (making sure the bolt went through the hole ok and on into the captive nut).

 After I had done that job, I put some more paint on the underside.