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Feb 21, 2014 | 08:01 AM

cwaynem

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76 seat frame question

I have my seats apart to replace the foam and reweld 3 nuts for seat back adjustment. The springs were sprung from either lots of use or a large rider, so I tightened them uo. While working on the springs, I noticed one side of the bottom channel seemed to be bent towards the center. Since I had the springs off, I squared up the channel. When I removed the other seat, it also had the bent channel. Is this a typical problem or was it supposed to be bent? Other than the slides the only thing under the seat is the seat belt retractor. Was it bent for clearance?

Feb 21, 2014 | 02:18 PM

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Before I paint the seat frames, should I beat them out the way they were?

Feb 21, 2014 | 03:55 PM

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I'm not certain what "channel" you beat up to begin with. How about a pic?

Feb 21, 2014 | 05:01 PM

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Sorry. Here is a before and after de-rusting.

On the rusted frame, there is a bulge at the bottom. You can see where I pounded it out on the cleaned up one.

Feb 21, 2014 | 05:39 PM

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Feb 21, 2014 | 06:41 PM

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I just redid my 73 seats and both frames had the exact same bend yours had. No real idea why; there were similar oddities with the backs as well.

Feb 21, 2014 | 06:43 PM

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My 76 was the same way, like you I straightened the drivers side frame before realizing both frames were that way. I plan to put it back to the way it was, as I believe this is normal.