Seat bolster fix
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Evening all.
The bolster on my driving seat has been loose for ages so I decided to have a go at fixing it, which turned out to be quite easy so I thought I'd post it up.
If you have the Tuscan style seats, the bolsters are quite flimsy and can get loose and eventually part company with the body of the seat. They have a metal rod inside with a thin piece of metal plate welded on the end. This metal plate is then bolted to the seat frame. Unfortunately, the plate is very weedy and fatigues with the movement of the bolster.
Here's what it looks like when it breaks, you can see the remains of the plate on the end:
It can be fixed by re-attaching the metal rod to the seat using a bracket. The first step is to remove the nut (17mm spanner on one end, large allen key on the other) and what's left of the metal plate. Here is the nut, plate remnants and washer (you don't need the washer):
I made up a bracket from a piece of metal I had lying around. The only criterion was that it had to be strong enough to take some abuse. My bracket-to-be started out like this. The remains of the plate are propped up next to the nut to compare the thickness:
And after bashing it into shape (I hammered it around a bolt), cutting it to size and drilling a large hole in it:
All that's needed now is to attach your new bracket to the seat using the existing nut and bolt....
...stuff the metal rod into it (the shape of the bracket is such that I didn't need to grind off the remains of the plate)...
tighten up the nut, and the job's a good'un.
The bolster on my driving seat has been loose for ages so I decided to have a go at fixing it, which turned out to be quite easy so I thought I'd post it up.
If you have the Tuscan style seats, the bolsters are quite flimsy and can get loose and eventually part company with the body of the seat. They have a metal rod inside with a thin piece of metal plate welded on the end. This metal plate is then bolted to the seat frame. Unfortunately, the plate is very weedy and fatigues with the movement of the bolster.
Here's what it looks like when it breaks, you can see the remains of the plate on the end:
It can be fixed by re-attaching the metal rod to the seat using a bracket. The first step is to remove the nut (17mm spanner on one end, large allen key on the other) and what's left of the metal plate. Here is the nut, plate remnants and washer (you don't need the washer):
I made up a bracket from a piece of metal I had lying around. The only criterion was that it had to be strong enough to take some abuse. My bracket-to-be started out like this. The remains of the plate are propped up next to the nut to compare the thickness:
And after bashing it into shape (I hammered it around a bolt), cutting it to size and drilling a large hole in it:
All that's needed now is to attach your new bracket to the seat using the existing nut and bolt....
...stuff the metal rod into it (the shape of the bracket is such that I didn't need to grind off the remains of the plate)...
tighten up the nut, and the job's a good'un.
d *dCerberab said:
Good stuff! Did you do it all with the seat still in-situ?
Yes, no need to take it out. I thought about swapping the seats over but the recline levers would have to be changed round. It was only once it actually broke off that I could see how it was attached, otherwise I would have had a go at fixing it years ago.FarmyardPants said:
amazon said:
You are masterful F'ya Pants! 
At least now I know where to come if I get a seat problem! 
Thanks Nicky. I have to say your bolsters were nice and firm last time I checked At least now I know where to come if I get a seat problem! 
Btw I think you have the old seats which don't have this problem.
Yeah, I do. I was thinking seat problems in general as you obviously have an aptitude for this sort of thing
Have to say that you are indeed observant though!
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