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Mr Cerbera said:
Ummmmm altbough I am speaking from (a very bad) memory, I tbought that all I had to do was remove the four bolts which retain the anchor rails to the seats (13 mm - I think) and you can separate them manually.
Having said though, you have to have tripple-jointed fingers and the patience of Job to ramove those 4 bolts.
AND the seats have to be out
Having said though, you have to have tripple-jointed fingers and the patience of Job to ramove those 4 bolts.
AND the seats have to be out
Chimp871 said:
.... just need to figure out removing the bottom rail from seat
Hi Matt,Ummmmm, my description above IS for the removal of the rail.
I think it is the four nuts (which retain the rail to the seat bottom)
that can be found deep in the seam between the side bolsters (front and back)
It's a task but doable.
Cheers Mr C.
I used some lithium grease to loosen it up which worked well and then painted the rails. I would have preferred to remove the rails and replace the ball bearings.
But with the interior out, engine out, new carpet 50% done I'm prioritising the bigger ticket items.
Today was removing the oil cooler (s
t job), heat shielding, parts I'm having powder coated plus removing ancillaries off the engine, bagged and tagged.
I used some lithium grease to loosen it up which worked well and then painted the rails. I would have preferred to remove the rails and replace the ball bearings.
But with the interior out, engine out, new carpet 50% done I'm prioritising the bigger ticket items.
Today was removing the oil cooler (s
t job), heat shielding, parts I'm having powder coated plus removing ancillaries off the engine, bagged and tagged.Chimp871 said:
Cheers Mr C.
I used some lithium grease to loosen it up which worked well and then painted the rails. I would have preferred to remove the rails and replace the ball bearings.
But with the interior out, engine out, new carpet 50% done I'm prioritising the bigger ticket items.
Today was removing the oil cooler (st job), heat shielding, parts I'm having powder coated plus removing ancillaries off the engine, bagged and tagged.
WOW ! that is quite a list of tasks considering the Title of the post I used some lithium grease to loosen it up which worked well and then painted the rails. I would have preferred to remove the rails and replace the ball bearings.
But with the interior out, engine out, new carpet 50% done I'm prioritising the bigger ticket items.
Today was removing the oil cooler (s
t job), heat shielding, parts I'm having powder coated plus removing ancillaries off the engine, bagged and tagged.
It's nearly impossible to move the seat enough to expose the bolt heads which you need to counterhold while turning the nuts under the car
Would have been a real nightmare without being able to use an air ratchet, even with it I found it difficult to counterhold, a jammed screwdriver wouldn't work, I had to use an open spanner vertically
When putting the seats back in I found the rails bend because of the carpet when tightening the bolts, and then the seats jam
The gearbox tail bolts have nuts welded to the side of the heads so they don't need to be counterheld, these four bolts need the same treatment
That would then mean the nuts could be adjusted easily to allow the seat to move freely
Hideous job
Would have been a real nightmare without being able to use an air ratchet, even with it I found it difficult to counterhold, a jammed screwdriver wouldn't work, I had to use an open spanner vertically
When putting the seats back in I found the rails bend because of the carpet when tightening the bolts, and then the seats jam
The gearbox tail bolts have nuts welded to the side of the heads so they don't need to be counterheld, these four bolts need the same treatment
That would then mean the nuts could be adjusted easily to allow the seat to move freely
Hideous job
I didn't have a problem doing mine, but what I did do was to use long bolts first, then replaced them one by one to put shorter bolts in. You need the long bolts to help squash down the carpet. Doing it this way means you can get the minimum amount of bolt hanging down for clearance.
I bought stainless nuts and bolts of various lengths to get it right.
I bought stainless nuts and bolts of various lengths to get it right.
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