Rebuild Adjustable seat tracks
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From: Trophy Club Texas
Rebuild Adjustable seat tracks
I have a 1991 Copupe with sport seats.
the passenger seat does nothing but buzz when you try to adjust the seat position.
Does anyone know of a good guide to rebuild these?
the passenger seat does nothing but buzz when you try to adjust the seat position.
Does anyone know of a good guide to rebuild these?
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From: Orlando FL
This is the short story - no links or pictures. (ask for the long).
The gears don’t break, but the end and middle gear shaft supports do break. Then the gears don’t mesh. I tried to fix many years ago with plastic welding. Learned a lot but did not hold up, there is too much torque and stress on the end bearings. Nylon- plastic parts real strong when new and not fractured. But if cracked, forget it. You can't buy the parts either.
I ended up replacing the seat assembly frame unit. The seats back and set come off and you just get the frame assembly. Eckler's or mid-America has the units. There might be more vendors also I'm sure.
The only thing I am not sure about is how different sport seats are from the basic seat.
The gears don’t break, but the end and middle gear shaft supports do break. Then the gears don’t mesh. I tried to fix many years ago with plastic welding. Learned a lot but did not hold up, there is too much torque and stress on the end bearings. Nylon- plastic parts real strong when new and not fractured. But if cracked, forget it. You can't buy the parts either.
I ended up replacing the seat assembly frame unit. The seats back and set come off and you just get the frame assembly. Eckler's or mid-America has the units. There might be more vendors also I'm sure.
The only thing I am not sure about is how different sport seats are from the basic seat.
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Forum sponsor Keen Parts has replacement seat transmission
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From: Cleves OH
We have both the rebuilt seat tracks or the transmissions, depending on what you need.
Seat transmission (small gear) http://keenparts.com/pages/detail.ph...partnum=290513
Seat transmission (large gear)
http://keenparts.com/pages/detail.ph...partnum=290514
Seat track (rebuilt exchange, or we can rebuild your own seat track)
http://keenparts.com/pages/detail.ph...partnum=290402
Seat transmission (small gear) http://keenparts.com/pages/detail.ph...partnum=290513
Seat transmission (large gear)
http://keenparts.com/pages/detail.ph...partnum=290514
Seat track (rebuilt exchange, or we can rebuild your own seat track)
http://keenparts.com/pages/detail.ph...partnum=290402
