[T3] Sliding seat tracks...

[Bobsnotch at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/26/2014 4:54:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
j_jonik at yahoo.com writes:
 
No.  The holes aren't at floor level (i.e.  below the  slide tracks), 
they're above the tracks...first thing your fingers hit if you  go straight down 
the door side of seat feeling around for that lost  dime.  
Ah...but if those holes are for lube...there must  be holes on center side 
of seat too.  Will look.

So....if  the nylon-plastic slider can't rust (from rust holes in floor 
just  below)...then what must be keeping the seat from sliding either  way? 
 
 
The holes are locating holes for when that seat mount bracket was  
fabricated. They have nothing to do with lubing the seat tracks.
 
What is happening, is that water has gotten in under the seat base, and  
has formed a layer of rust between the base and the plastic seat rail (why the 
 seat base won't move). What you have to do, is break that rust bond to the 
 plastic runner. If you have a spare pair of seat bases, you could sawzall 
the  existing ones off, and replace the bases.  

Bob 65  Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty
64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie
71  Square-vert under  construction


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