Seat bolt stuck in the tracks

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jackmcnulty
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Seat bolt stuck in the tracks

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Hi was wondering if anyone could offer me any advice, one of the 4 bolts that holds the seat to the frame of car has fell down into the seat rails, now I can't move the seat back or forward and it is really stuck in there, I can't even take seat out of car as the position it is stuck in covers the back two bolts https://ibb.co/F0zddPY as you can see in that picture is seems to be stuck behind a metal flap now which I assume is the mechanism for moving seat back and forward? This picture https://ibb.co/ZVgv847 is the rail on other side and seems to be clear? Any suggestions on how to get this sorted?

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It would be childish to suggest to shake the entire car.
Perhaps some kind of very long stick to give it a gentle push?
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A Magnetic pick-up tool might help

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amtech-S2235-H ... 7260&psc=1

or, can you push it forward and out the other side ??
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Time to get creative, no easy answer just move it along to a more suitable point in the rail, maybe even use a vacuum cleaner with a "reduction" hose connected to it, plenty hair will get removed as well!
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Re: Seat bolt stuck in the tracks

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Cheers for replys everyone, (update for anyone who comes across same problem,) absolutely nothing was moving this bolt it was properly wedged in there, so what we done is cut a steel rod the correct length and put it down rail so it was flush against bolt, then we just took a hammer to end of steel rod and brute forced it out😂 so problem solved😁
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