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"... pins at the ends are slightly tapered ..."
Wish I'd known that ;)
On 12/14/2022 9:04 AM, Harold Manifold wrote:
> I have taken a number of seat tracks apart. The pins at the ends are
> slightly tapered and can be easily tapped out as long as you go the
> right way. I would suggest measuring the protruding ends with calipers
> first. As others have mentioned, the tricky part is replacing the
> threaded studs.
>
> Harold
>
> On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 7:01 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I did it with regular bolts; welded them in and ground the heads
> down. One of the trickier aspects is removing the limiting pins on
> each end (they also retain the ball bearings). I don't recall how
> I got them out, but I remember it was a bit of a hassle. I
> replaced them with roll pins. I also lost a ball bearing or two;
> easy enough to replace (5/16" IIRC).
>
>
> On 12/13/2022 8:03 PM, Alan Seigrist via Healeys wrote:
>> David -
>>
>> You can tack weld new T-bolts in there without too much effort.Â
>> They are pretty basic.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 10:28 AM David Lodge via Healeys
>> <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone had a pop at restoring these, or do I have to act
>> the lone pioneer................again. (Not that I really
>> mind - which is a good thing! - but any shortcuts
>> appreciated, etc)
>>
>
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"... pins at the ends are slightly tapered ..."<br>
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Wish I'd known that ;)<br>
<br>
<br>
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<div dir="ltr">I have taken a number of seat tracks apart. The
pins at the ends are slightly tapered and can be easily tapped
out as long as you go the right way. I would suggest measuring
the protruding ends with calipers first. As others have
mentioned, the tricky part is replacing the threaded studs.
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Harold</div>
</div>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 7:01
AM Bob Spidell <<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">bspidell@comcast.net</a>>
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0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div> I did it with regular bolts; welded them in and ground
the heads down. One of the trickier aspects is removing the
limiting pins on each end (they also retain the ball
bearings). I don't recall how I got them out, but I remember
it was a bit of a hassle. I replaced them with roll pins. I
also lost a ball bearing or two; easy enough to replace
(5/16" IIRC).<br>
<br>
<br>
<div>On 12/13/2022 8:03 PM, Alan Seigrist via Healeys wrote:<br>
</div>
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<div dir="ltr">David -
<div><br>
</div>
<div>You can tack weld new T-bolts in there without too
much effort. They are pretty basic.
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Cheers,</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Alan</div>
</div>
</div>
<br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 14, 2022
at 10:28 AM David Lodge via Healeys <<a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys@autox.team.net</a>>
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<div dir="ltr">Has anyone had a pop at restoring
these, or do I have to act the lone
pioneer................again. (Not that I
really mind - which is a good thing! - but any
shortcuts appreciated, etc)<br>
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