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Make a T handle hook to pull the hooks.Does anyone have pictures of how they installed the diaphragms from SS using his supplied hooks
thanks in advance
Stephen
Thanks Puff 4
They look good
it looks like I have to drill under main rail frame bar into the square L frame. Yes and get a strong grand son to hold back
thanks Gary T as well
I am pretty sure the diaphragm was only used on the SV seats. It sounds like you have SIV or earlier ones. Take a look at the seat strap kit on page 23 in the SS catalogue: http://www.rootes.com/catalog3color.pdf#page=1. Joe Parlanti's article on rebuilding his Mk1 seats might also be helpful: http://www.tigersunited.com/techtips/ParlantiSeats/JoeParlantiSeatsPt1.aspmy car came from down under and the seat did not have a diaphragm it was different, had very heavy material with metal inserts that had pop rivets on the side in the middle was heavy rubber loops with rubber strips and springs not sure how to send picture but there are no matching holes
The diaphragms are a PITA to install I made a loop from steel wire an had my stepson hold the seat while I pulled and used language that would embarrass a sailor or a Marine!Thank Jan
I did have to straighten and weld passenger side plus 2 other cracks in welds i found,I haven't pulled apart drivers side yet
As I said before not sure if seats are original to the car its a late model GT
Another common problem with the frames of seats with the loose flap back is that the frame tube tends to crack where the upright tube goes thru the top of the frame. This usually happens on the side opposite the recliner lever. This shows the left seat frame of my series 4 after Doug did repairs and painted it. We had the same problem with both seats.When you rebuild the seats, you need to check the seat back frame for an adverse twist that is caused by uneven forces from the "single" recliner lever. The Tiger seat backs are the worst. I tried to just straightened them by bending, that didn't work. Finally, I had to cut the frame, straighten it, and weld it. Now they are straight.
Jan
I prefer the loose flap seat used in the Series 4 over the seat used in the Series 5. You actually set farther back in the seat and have more support than the Series 5. One of the worst seats I ever had was the MGA seats.Agreed, Mike. But I really love the later series seats... the most comfortable I've ever had in a LBC, and I've had 47 of them over the years.