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Seat repair

jlupicki

jlupicki

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I am working on my SV seats. There are apparently many springs, linkages, pins, etc. missing. Neither seat back will stay in any position. I have looked all over the forum and the internet for pictures or drawings showing how these things are supposed to be assembled. I cannot find anything.

Does anyone have any pictures or drawings? Are any of these parts available anymore or will I have to fabricate these myself?

Any and all help is appreciated.
 
jlupicki

jlupicki

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What I really need is access to these parts and how they go.
 
Silver Creek Sunbeam

Silver Creek Sunbeam

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The items marked in red are the door side assembly and the ones marked in green are the inside. The screws are pretty easy to figure out as you assemble. I’ll try to upload some pics of my assembly tomorrow but it’s difficult to get good shots of them when they are installed.
I don’t know of anywhere that sales the pieces other than trying to dig around on eBay, unless someone on here can help you out.
 
jlupicki

jlupicki

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Silver Creek Sunbeam said:
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The items marked in red are the door side assembly and the ones marked in green are the inside. The screws are pretty easy to figure out as you assemble. I’ll try to upload some pics of my assembly tomorrow but it’s difficult to get good shots of them when they are installed.
I don’t know of anywhere that sales the pieces other than trying to dig around on eBay, unless someone on here can help you out.
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Thanks for looking at this for me. My seats are in quite a bit of disarray from years of Previous Owners trying to make due. My drivers side seat came from the passenger side and vice versa. I only have about 3 of the parts shown in that picture. I will have to source/make the rest of the parts somehow.
 
Silver Creek Sunbeam

Silver Creek Sunbeam

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jlupicki said:
Thanks for looking at this for me. My seats are in quite a bit of disarray from years of Previous Owners trying to make due. My drivers side seat came from the passenger side and vice versa. I only have about 3 of the parts shown in that picture. I will have to source/make the rest of the parts somehow.
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I’ll get what I can for pics or maybe a drawing tomorrow.
 
alpine_64

alpine_64

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jlupicki said:
Thanks for looking at this for me. My seats are in quite a bit of disarray from years of Previous Owners trying to make due. My drivers side seat came from the passenger side and vice versa. I only have about 3 of the parts shown in that picture. I will have to source/make the rest of the parts somehow.
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If the seats were bodged together are there cracks at the points where they pivot on the frames at the bottom of the rear squabs. They get leaned on.. twisted by people sitting in them ...

It might be a better option (and easier) to buy a pair of core seats to rebuild. I'd try speaking to 65sunbeam (Eric) or jaars (Robert) to see if they have some donor cores to sell.
 
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junkman

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You are missing 1 important piece, it looks like a triangle with teeth along the bottom edge. it holds the seat in place when you depress the lever. I have these if you can't find yours. 781 829 O55O m-f 8-5 EDT. Jeff
 
Jimjordan2

Jimjordan2

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This geared plate is the triangular piece Junkman mentioned. Pretty hefty, maybe 3/16 inch. Bolts to the back frame. Once the back is tilted to the desired position, the side handle has a matching gear and locks the back when you push the handle down. I'm sure someone will post a photo of the
piece unassembled.
The seat handle, especially on the passenger side gets used often, as when you want to tip up the seat for rear access, you would normally put the seat back flat. Anyway the handle was starting to wear my seat, so just took a nylon hose and split it. No more worn seats.
Also note there's a sheet metal backing plate that isn't in the photo you submitted.

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The seat handle was starting to wear my seat, so just took a nylon hose and split it. No more worn seats.
 
hartmandm

hartmandm

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I'm learning a bunch about seats lately. I think this thread solved a couple of mysteries for me - 1. what are these parts for in my collection; 2. why do I have to manually lock the seat back adjustment lever back into place when I make an adjustment.

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Thanks,
Mike
 
jlupicki

jlupicki

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Jimjordan2 said:
This geared plate is the triangular piece Junkman mentioned. Pretty hefty, maybe 3/16 inch. Bolts to the back frame. Once the back is tilted to the desired position, the side handle has a matching gear and locks the back when you push the handle down. I'm sure someone will post a photo of the
piece unassembled.
The seat handle, especially on the passenger side gets used often, as when you want to tip up the seat for rear access, you would normally put the seat back flat. Anyway the handle was starting to wear my seat, so just took a nylon hose and split it. No more worn seats.
Also note there's a sheet metal backing plate that isn't in the photo you submitted.

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The seat handle was starting to wear my seat, so just took a nylon hose and split it. No more worn seats.
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Thanks for sharing those images. I hope to one day have seats that look that good.
 
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