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BN4 and BT7s have screws from the top.
Ira Erbs
59 BN4
On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 6:47 PM, George Haywood <ghaywood@ec.rr.com> wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> Well sorry to tell you but there are four studs welded to the bottom of
> each seat pan that penetrate down through the rear seat deck and four nuts
> securing them in place. The only access to remove the nuts is from
> underneath the car which to me is harder to get to than just pulling the
> right rear wheel and exposing the fuel pump for service. I have seen some
> bj8's with chrome screws going down through the upholstered seat pans into
> the deck for easier access from above. It just depends on what you like.
> I think the bj7's and earlier cars have the screws for removal of the pans
> but I'm not 100% sure of that.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> George Haywood
> '65 bj8
> ---- Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> > Listers,
> >
> > Believe it or not, I've never removed the rear seat pans on my BJ8. It
> struck me that this might be an easier way to R&R a fuel pump, and I need
> to get to the underside to replace the vinyl strips that seal the holes in
> the pans; anyone got an "Austin-Healey BJ8 Rear Seat Pans Removal for
> Dummies" guide?
> >
> > TIA,
> > Bob
> >
> > --------------------------------
> > Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
> >
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<div dir=3D"ltr">BN4 and BT7s have screws from the top.<div>Ira Erbs</div><=
div>59 BN4<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On =
Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 6:47 PM, George Haywood <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=
=3D"mailto:ghaywood@ec.rr.com"; target=3D"_blank">ghaywood@ec.rr.com</a>>=
</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .=
8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Bob,<br>
<br>
Well sorry to tell you but there are four studs welded to the bottom of eac=
h seat pan that penetrate down through the rear seat deck and four nuts sec=
uring them in place.=C2=A0 The only access to remove the nuts is from under=
neath the car which to me is harder to get to than just pulling the right r=
ear wheel and exposing the fuel pump for service.=C2=A0 I have seen some bj=
8's with chrome screws going down through the upholstered seat pans int=
o the deck for easier access from above.=C2=A0 It just depends on what you =
like.=C2=A0 I think the bj7's and earlier cars have the screws for remo=
val of the pans but I'm not 100% sure of that.<br>
<br>
Hope this helps,<br>
<br>
George Haywood<br>
'65 bj8<br>
<div><div class=3D"h5">---- Bob Spidell <<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comc=
ast.net">bspidell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> Listers,<br>
><br>
> Believe it or not, I've never removed the rear seat pans on my BJ8=
. It struck me that this might be an easier way to R&R a fuel pump, and=
I need to get to the underside to replace the vinyl strips that seal the h=
oles in the pans; anyone got an "Austin-Healey BJ8 Rear Seat Pans Remo=
val for Dummies" guide?<br>
><br>
> TIA,<br>
> Bob<br>
><br>
> --------------------------------<br>
> Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA<br>
><br>
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