LincolnSteve
Well-Known Member
Here's another problem. Seat adjuster. Rusty hole and broken stud. Other second hand ones of these on ebay seem very expensive and look about as bad.
Could maybe get away with the broken stud but it has led the seat frame to flex and get out of shape which is probably why that weld cracked. For once I have been sort of lucky. The rusty hole allows access to the back of the broken stud. I drilled it out and tapped whatever thread it was (5/16th ?) and chopped the head off a bolt to make a replacement.
Then it's try to find some decent metal in the runner.
Made a repair section but it fit a bit too well so bevelled the edges.
Before welding it in though got to get the stud secured using my new access flap.
I did clean that up a bit and covered with Bilt Hamber to fend off more rust. Then close up the flap.
Still needs cleaning, rust treating and paint of some kind. Simple enough but by the time you've waited for the right weather so that the contents of the garage can be spread out in the open on the drive to allow me to find the welder it ends up a long old job for very little progress.
Could maybe get away with the broken stud but it has led the seat frame to flex and get out of shape which is probably why that weld cracked. For once I have been sort of lucky. The rusty hole allows access to the back of the broken stud. I drilled it out and tapped whatever thread it was (5/16th ?) and chopped the head off a bolt to make a replacement.
Then it's try to find some decent metal in the runner.
Made a repair section but it fit a bit too well so bevelled the edges.
Before welding it in though got to get the stud secured using my new access flap.
I did clean that up a bit and covered with Bilt Hamber to fend off more rust. Then close up the flap.
Still needs cleaning, rust treating and paint of some kind. Simple enough but by the time you've waited for the right weather so that the contents of the garage can be spread out in the open on the drive to allow me to find the welder it ends up a long old job for very little progress.
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