Re: Seat actuator
Posted by HH56 On 2012/10/23 8:53:31
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If you're lucky, someone has been there before you and installed a bolt. If still original it is a roll pin and in rather tight. I went ahead and made the pin removal tool Packard suggested in SC Vol 30 #2.
Since there was no room to swing a hammer with seat in car, also needed to press it out. Others probably have done something similar but I modified an old C clamp to use as a press. Ground the flat side off and drilled a hole in the end to fit over and allow the pin to slide thru. Also welded a nut on the screw. Originally tried with the pad on screw but that didn't work well. Finally removed the pad & pointed the screw side. Because of the screw point, also had to put a depression in the large end of drive pin for screw to stay put.
It worked but was still a P.I.A. and required some finesse and adequate vocabulary. The "C" opening when screw all the way out is 3 1/4". Just OK but couldn't fit anything larger in the front. Even had to remove the motor off the vertical actuator to get a straight shot at roll pin to use it.
Did I say those pins are in there tight and a P.I.A. to reach and remove. At least the one in back is in thinner sheet metal instead of steel channel so comes out a little easier than the front.
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'm going to try and remove the bolt (I presume) holding the end of the horizontal tube to the floor and unwind it that way. The vertical unit isn't quite so bad as I can actually see the worm on it.
If you're lucky, someone has been there before you and installed a bolt. If still original it is a roll pin and in rather tight. I went ahead and made the pin removal tool Packard suggested in SC Vol 30 #2.
Since there was no room to swing a hammer with seat in car, also needed to press it out. Others probably have done something similar but I modified an old C clamp to use as a press. Ground the flat side off and drilled a hole in the end to fit over and allow the pin to slide thru. Also welded a nut on the screw. Originally tried with the pad on screw but that didn't work well. Finally removed the pad & pointed the screw side. Because of the screw point, also had to put a depression in the large end of drive pin for screw to stay put.
It worked but was still a P.I.A. and required some finesse and adequate vocabulary. The "C" opening when screw all the way out is 3 1/4". Just OK but couldn't fit anything larger in the front. Even had to remove the motor off the vertical actuator to get a straight shot at roll pin to use it.
Did I say those pins are in there tight and a P.I.A. to reach and remove. At least the one in back is in thinner sheet metal instead of steel channel so comes out a little easier than the front.
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