Jeff,
I did the same thing with my Spitfire that Sujit did with his Stag. My
rails disassembled just like his.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "sujit roy" <sujitroy@hotmail.com>
To: <jmcneal@ohms.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: Has anyone dismantled seat rails before?
>
> Hi Jeff,
> I managed to dismantle my seat rails on my Stag. I'm not sure if they are
> similar to the Spit. There are 4 ball bearing, 2 on each side of one
rail,
> and 2 roller bearings that run along the bottom . They are held in with
> pins. I think I removed 1 pin from 1 side, then slide the rail as far is
it
> would go and then remove the bearings. Then slide the rail all the way to
> the other end, remove the pin and then the bearings.
> In my case, most of the bearings were missing so the rails were rubbing
> against each other.
> The rails aren't perfect, but they now slide better. I used a regular
> grease.
>
> Hope that helps somewhat
>
> Sujit
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> Greetings all. I'm in the process of cleaning (bead blasting and wire
> brushing) my seat rails in an attempt to remove a fair amount of rust.
The
> tracks still slide fairly well, but I can't figure out how to disassemble
> them so I can really clean the inside of the rails where they actually
make
> contact together. I see some sort of a spring or something inside when I
> peer in there. If anyone can advise me on how to disassemble the seat
> rails, I'd appreciate it. If not, I'll just clean 'em as best I can, paint
> them with a metallic finish and lube 'em with graphite as best I can.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
>
>
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