On Mon, 9 Mar 1998 jbonina@nectech.com wrote:
> There is some rust on the bottom on the slide rails. What's the best
> method to remove this rust and is priming and painting enough
> protection for the future years? The metal looks like it may be
> galvanized.
You can scrape the rust with a cold chisel.
If the seat's not too close to carpet I would just smear some heavy grease
all over it. Should lubricate and prevent rust. Then you just
periodically check it and 'top-up lubricant' as required.
> Is there a way to lubricate the sliding rails to make them work smooth
> as a baby's bottom? Can the top and bottom rails be separated so I can
> clean and lubricate well?
Umm... not too sure on this one. I think a lot of seat rails are
'permanent' fixtures- they are deformed once assembled and require
drilling and wrestling to make them come apart. My rails aren't too badly
stuck so I will just grease them, then ignore them <g>
> Last, the mechanism that allows the seat to tilt forward isn't holding
> the seat down; it can tilt forward at will. I think this would be
> dangerous in an accident; I would be thrown forward too easily; almost
> like an ejection seat in a jet. Are those pieces of square metal
> bolted tot the top of the seat rail the adjustments for the latches to
> grab onto?
I have TR6 seats in my TR4 and they have the unintentional Ejector Seat
feature.
I intend to weld a patch onto the back of the seat rail (if I can- if the
nylon wheels are close by I'll have to use somehting else) so that the
latches have something to grab.
However when the doors are shut the seats do not tip forward much... all
the same I think I'd feel better with them clamped down.
-Malcolm
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