[T3] RUST...

[B Fye]

Are the seats all the way forward to start with?  If so, look at the tops of the seat rails, there are metal safety tabs that have to be released to slide the seats forward and off the rails.  

Brian Fye

> On Nov 23, 2013, at 6:29 AM, "Dennis Stiefel" <dlstiefel at dekalbk12.org> wrote:
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> This stuff isn't in the Bentley or anywhere.
>   Problem:    Due to various reasons, didn't routinely check under the car
> (T-3 71), but thought rust was no problem on the floor.   Wrong.   It's
> ready to dump the driver seat, and most of the driver, onto the road.
> 
>   I've patched many a rust hole, but this is a couple of feet long, at left
> side of driver side floor.
>  Can pancake and tar in a sandwich of metal (using metal screws, little
> bolts and even  rivits  to make it better than original.
> 
> BUT....I can't get the driver's seat out of the car.   Rusted in. No way,
> yet, to get to the floor under that seat to do repairs.     And no way,
> except using ants with some Liquid Wrench or WD 40 to squirt up the seat
> tracks to loosen them up. 
> 
>    Tried Scissor Jack pushing against rear seat metal, with hammer taping
> etc (on wood protectors) to move the seat....but  no go.
> 
> Anyone have this experience, and info to send out? 
> 
>     Basic...How to free up rusted, frozen seat adjustment rails?
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> We had the same problem a couple of years ago when we were taking the seats
> out of the square we had for parts. It had been setting up for 30 years with
> trash in it.  We beat the seats up so bad trying to get them out we couldn’t
> save them.  The thing that did finally got them out after beating and a can
> of PB blaster on the tracks was we took an acetylene torch and heated up the
> tracks till the plastic track bushings melted. I wouldn’t  recommend this as
> this was a parts car that would never be used again.  Never did find a good
> way to get them out.
> 
> Dennis Stiefel
> 
> 72 Fastback FI MT
> Rainsville, AL     
> 
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