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Stuck seat track


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I started the day with a plan to lay out the wiring for a new amplifier for the 2002.

 

I went to pull the driver's seat, a 5 minute operation that I've done a half dozen times in the past, and found that the track was stuck. I can't move it forward enough to expose thebolts on the right side track. 

 

I was able to pull most of the bolt from the seat instead (separating it from the track), however I still can't get to the right front bolt off. 

 

I spent 2-3 hours today trying to get this seat disconnected from the track and I'm losing my mind. I don't know what to do. 

 

There's no obvious obstruction to the track... any tips on getting it moving forward? 

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It sounds like your balls may have jammed - no really ?

 

I had posted a track disassembly how-to a couple of years ago and the images there may offer some insight.  The combination of bearing balls, roller cylinders and O-rings sometimes misbehaves.

 

Sorry that I cannot offer any specific suggestions.

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6 minutes ago, Healey3000 said:

Sorry that I cannot offer any specific links.

 

 

     DISCLAIMER 

I now disagree with some of the timing advice I have given in the past.  I misinterpreted the distributor curves in the Blue Book. 

I've switched from using ported-vacuum to manifold, with better results. 

I apologize for spreading misinformation.  

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Try spraying some light oil with a straw on the stuck set of rollers then lightly start shoving the seat back and forth it should loosen up and let you get to the last bolt, then when you  track get off you should clean out the mixture of dirt and smashed french frys out of the rollers. It's not a bad idea to move the seat back and forth every 3 or 4 months, some of these seats haven't been moved in decades.

If everybody in the room is thinking the same thing, then someone is not thinking.

 

George S Patton 

Planning the Normandy Break out 1944

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Thanks, Tom.  Love the slight edit :)

 

Can't resist being the grammar police - tinker normally is a verb.  You, therefore, are a Master Tinkerer.

 

Unless you meant: In former times, a tinker was a person who did not have a fixed home, but travelled from place to place mending metal pots and doing other small repair jobs

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12 minutes ago, Healey3000 said:

Can't resist being the grammar police - tinker is a verb.  You, therefore, are a Master Tinkerer.

 

Unless you meant: In former times, a tinker was a person who did not have a fixed home, but travelled from place to place mending distributors and doing other small repair jobs

 

Yes, Ed was using the word as a noun, when he had it added to my profile. 

 

Defund the grammer polece!

 

Tom

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     DISCLAIMER 

I now disagree with some of the timing advice I have given in the past.  I misinterpreted the distributor curves in the Blue Book. 

I've switched from using ported-vacuum to manifold, with better results. 

I apologize for spreading misinformation.  

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I’ll try shoving oil in to it and giving it some more whacks with the rubber mallet. 
 

it’s not the track with the locking teeth, this one should move freely. 
 

im going to dive back in this morning, I’ll let you all know how it goes. 

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