Today I finished up the seat rails which as I have mentioned were 'frozen' in place. In the other cars I've done it was a combination of grease, wear and sagging. CJ's seemed to be pretty straight but the main issue appears to have been the combination of paint and grease that combined to made a gluey mess. The nylon rollers were so gummed up that they slid rather than rolled and they didn't slide very much!
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| The first step is to flatten the 'nubs' that retain the rollers, this is accomplished with a 'punch' on a flat surface |
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| Once the nub is flattened then the roller can be extracted, repeat on opposite end |
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| The somewhat grimy pieces |
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| Cleaning with solvent |
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The disassembled, cleaned and stripped parts. I'm really not sure why they were painted in the first place as the galvanized surface actually looks pretty good.
The reassembly process is pretty straight forward but I will admit that I had to drill out the rivets a couple of times to get the nylon rollers in the correct spots. Since the nibs are pounded flat one has to come up with another way to hold the rollers captive and the easiest way is to drill a hole and use a pop rivet in the same location as the nubbin that used to be there. |
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Done and back on the seat, I expect that the seat will actually move now-how deluxe is that?
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The seats are ready to go back in but this is the time to look at the cubby and center console and see if those two items can be fixed, the cubby lid fixed so it doesn't wobble and the center console lowered so that the fuse panel can be lowered in the event of an electrical issue. I'll also look at the WS wiper switch that protrudes from the switch panel.
Tomorrow is going to be a busy day so not sure how much I'll get done but we'll see.
That's All Folks,
Lynn
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