Subject: [Mgs] seat back adjustment

From: S.Carr <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2021 12:00:24 -0500

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The driver=E2=80=99s seat back on my =E2=80=9971 B/GT will not stay where i=
t is set.  Anything more than moderate pressure will throw it backwards.  C=
learly the teeth on the adjuster are badly worn.  Any advice for dealing wi=
th this?  We don=E2=80=99t want to strip the upholstery off until we know w=
hat might be done to fix the problem.
TIA,=20
Sarah Carr
=E2=80=9971 B/GT in PA

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river=E2=80=99s seat back on my =E2=80=9971 B/GT will not stay where it is =
set.=C2=A0 Anything more than moderate pressure will throw it backwards.=C2=
=A0 Clearly the teeth on the adjuster are badly worn.=C2=A0 Any advice for =
dealing with this?=C2=A0 We don=E2=80=99t want to strip the upholstery off =
until we know what might be done to fix the problem.</p><p class=3DMsoNorma=
l>TIA, </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Sarah Carr</p><p class=3DMsoNormal>=E2=80=
=9971 B/GT in PA</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMs=
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Perhaps the lever mechanics need lubrication. If the lever tooth do not com=
e fully in gear with the fixed gear teeth, the construction will slip. Regr=
ettably access to the inside mechanics needs to remove the vinyl backrest u=
pholstery.

Perhaps you can try to spray some lubrication along the hole of the adjustm=
ent lever and so trying to lubricate. 

That also will lubricate the shaft of the lever itself.

Hope it helps.

Cheers,

Hans

71 BGT hybernating

Van: Mgs <[email-masked]> Namens S.Carr
Verzonden: zaterdag 9 januari 2021 18:00
Aan: MGs <[email-masked]>
Onderwerp: [Mgs] seat back adjustment

TIA, 

Sarah Carr

=E2=80=9971 B/GT in PA

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ass=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Per=
haps the lever mechanics need lubrication. If the lever tooth do not come f=
ully in gear with the fixed gear teeth, the construction will slip. Regrett=
ably access to the inside mechanics needs to remove the vinyl backrest upho=
lstery.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB style=
=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Perhaps you can try to spray some lubricati=
on along the hole of the adjustment lever and so trying to lubricate. <o:p>=
</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'mso-farea=
st-language:EN-US'>That also will lubricate the shaft of the lever itself.<=
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areast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><sp=
an lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hope it helps.<o:p></o=
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language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=
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gs &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <b>Namens </b>S.Carr<br><b>Verzonden:=
</b> zaterdag 9 januari 2021 18:00<br><b>Aan:</b> MGs &lt;[email-masked]=
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ang=3DEN-US>The driver=E2=80=99s seat back on my =E2=80=9971 B/GT will not =
stay where it is set.&nbsp; Anything more than moderate pressure will throw=
 it backwards.&nbsp; Clearly the teeth on the adjuster are badly worn.&nbsp=
; Any advice for dealing with this?&nbsp; We don=E2=80=99t want to strip th=
e upholstery off until we know what might be done to fix the problem.<o:p><=
/o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>TIA, <o:p></o:p></s=
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From: "PaulHunt73" <[email-masked]>
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Sounds exactly like the problem I had.  There is a pin where the back =
pivots against the base that holds the teeth in mesh, and that had =
broken away on mine.  Unfortunately I didn't discover it until the seats =
had been recovered and were back in, so had to live with it.  Next time =
I recovered them (the previous covers were rubbish) I found the problem =
and welded a cut-down bolt in its place, and all has been well since.  =
Ironically I then discovered that the part is visible with the covers =
on, and could have been repaired the first time had I known where the =
problem was.  More info with pictures here =
http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/scover.htm#4

PaulH.
  ----- Original Message -----=20

  The driver=E2=80=99s seat back on my =E2=80=9971 B/GT will not stay =
where it is set.  Anything more than moderate pressure will throw it =
backwards.  Clearly the teeth on the adjuster are badly worn.  Any =
advice for dealing with this?

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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Sounds exactly like the problem I had.&nbsp; There =
is a pin=20
where the back pivots against the base that holds the teeth in mesh, and =
that=20
had broken away on mine.&nbsp; Unfortunately I didn't discover it until =
the=20
seats had been recovered and were back in, so had to live with it.&nbsp; =
Next=20
time I recovered them (the previous covers were rubbish) I found the =
problem and=20
welded a cut-down bolt in its place, and all has been well since.&nbsp;=20
Ironically I then discovered that the part is visible with the covers =
on, and=20
could have been repaired the first time had I known where the problem =
was.&nbsp;=20
More info with pictures here <A=20
href=3D"http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/scover.htm#4">http://www.mgb-stuff.or=
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From: Allen Hess <[email-masked]>
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Paul, thanks for this and the web photos. I did my seats last year and somet=
ime later I found a pin on the garage floor. Had no idea where it came, thou=
gh similar to pins in the top frame. It=E2=80=99s still on the workbench and=
 now on my to do list for Spring.=20

Allen=20

> On Jan 10, 2021, at 4:20 AM, PaulHunt73 <[email-masked]> wrote=
:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> Sounds exactly like the problem I had.  There is a pin where the back pivo=
ts against the base that holds the teeth in mesh, and that had broken away o=
n mine.  Unfortunately I didn't discover it until the seats had been recover=
ed and were back in, so had to live with it.  Next time I recovered them (th=
e previous covers were rubbish) I found the problem and welded a cut-down bo=
lt in its place, and all has been well since.  Ironically I then discovered t=
hat the part is visible with the covers on, and could have been repaired the=
 first time had I known where the problem was.  More info with pictures here=
 http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/scover.htm#4
> =20
t is set.  Anything more than moderate pressure will throw it backwards.  Cl=
early the teeth on the adjuster are badly worn.  Any advice for dealing with=
 this?

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr">Paul, thanks for this and t=
he web photos. I did my seats last year and sometime later I found a pin on t=
he garage floor. Had no idea where it came, though similar to pins in the to=
p frame. It=E2=80=99s still on the workbench and now on my to do list for Sp=
ring.&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Allen&nbsp;</di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jan 10, 2021, at 4:20 AM=
, PaulHunt73 &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote><=
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<div><font size=3D"2">Sounds exactly like the problem I had.&nbsp; There is a=
 pin=20
where the back pivots against the base that holds the teeth in mesh, and tha=
t=20
had broken away on mine.&nbsp; Unfortunately I didn't discover it until the=20=

seats had been recovered and were back in, so had to live with it.&nbsp; Nex=
t=20
time I recovered them (the previous covers were rubbish) I found the problem=
 and=20
welded a cut-down bolt in its place, and all has been well since.&nbsp;=20
Ironically I then discovered that the part is visible with the covers on, an=
d=20
could have been repaired the first time had I known where the problem was.&n=
bsp;=20
More info with pictures here <a href=3D"http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/scover.h=
tm#4">http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/scover.htm#4</a></font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2"></font>&nbsp;</div>
<div><font size=3D"2">PaulH.</font></div>
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  <p class=3D"MsoNormal">The driver=E2=80=99s seat back on my =E2=80=9971 B/=
GT will not stay where=20
  it is set.&nbsp; Anything more than moderate pressure will throw it=20
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ny=20
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