Subject: [Mgs] B/GT seat back problem - update

From: S.Carr <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:03:49 -0500

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     Yesterday we partially dismantled the driver=E2=80=99s seat back on my=
 =E2=80=9971 B/GT to see why it would collapse backward with even moderate =
pressure.  Alas the problem is not the same or as simple as Paul Hunt's=E2=
=80=94although a previous owner clearly had the same problem as Paul, since=
 the same pin was crudely tack-welded in place on my car!	Possibly from 50 =
years of failure to pull the adjuster lever far enough before pushing the s=
eat backward to disengage the teeth, both sets of teeth are worn=E2=80=94an=
d they're also not aligned on precisely the same plane, so they're worn at =
an angle.	These photos were taken with the seat lying on its back.  The ove=
r-all view:=20

	and a closer view of the teeth, which seem quite small for their purpose:

	The large round pins are fastened to an inner plate, which holds the lower=
 set of teeth.  The upper, recessed set of teeth is on a small plate rivete=
d to the outer plate.  The holes in the outer plate are oval, allowing the =
inner plate to slide behind the outer one when the lever is moved, pulling =
the teeth apart.  There's a small, heavy coil spring on the inner end of th=
e adjusting lever shaft that pulls the teeth back together when the lever i=
s released:

	No parts or replacement seat frames are available new (and I'm not sure I'=
d want to spend the $ if they were), so now we're looking for a used driver=
's seat frame with a decent set of teeth------

Sarah Carr
'71 B/GT in PA

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h even moderate pressure.=C2=A0 Alas the problem is not the same or as simp=
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d on precisely the same plane, so they're worn at an angle.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 These photos were taken=
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=C2=A0 The upper, recessed set of teeth is on a small plate riveted to the =
outer plate.=C2=A0 The holes in the outer plate are oval, allowing the inne=
r plate to slide behind the outer one when the lever is moved, pulling the =
teeth apart.=C2=A0 There's a small, heavy coil spring on the inner end of t=
he adjusting lever shaft that pulls the teeth back together when the lever =
is released:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNoSpacing><span style=3D'fo=
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=C2=A0 No parts or replacement seat frames are available new (and I'm not s=
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driver's seat frame with a decent set of teeth------<o:p></o:p></span></p><=
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