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Re: [T3] Rusty Seats!


<x-flowed>The car has been sitting outside for 7 years. The chrome levers seem to be rotating the rods to the inner seat slide release with good return springs etc. Neither seat wants to move fore or aft but it looks to me like the release is functional? I noticed bits of "plastic tubing" hanging out of rear slide. Is this the remnants of plastic installed by VW? Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: <BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] Rusty Seats!



In a message dated 1/24/06 12:16:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,
fisherfarms@uwol.net writes:

<< It is complete and
starts but the seats are frozen on the rails. I've been wd 40 every day for
2 weeks. I have the chrome adjusters bungeechorded to the handbrake.
Pounding with a wood block/mallet is just banging up my seat bases. >>


Are they frozen in the same place they've been stored at for years? Or have
they moved a little? It's possible that one or more of the locking teeth have
embeded into the recieving track, and locked the seat in place. You might want
to make sure the connecting rod is actually releasing the seat lock from the
track. Just remember, if you get the seat base to move, about 3 inches from the
end (the front end), there is a spring (more like a bent piece of flat stock
that is curved) that will need to be depressed in order to get the seat to
finish sliding off the tracks. Good luck with your project, sounds interesting. :
)


Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof and IRS
71 Square, now a 2 seat Roadster, pics can be seen at;
http://volksrods.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2977 and now awaiting a 2.0L t-4 engine
transplant, finally have the needed parts : )



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