On the B they are captive nuts, unless the floor has rusted through and some
PO has installed loose nuts and very large washers...
on 5/23/01 9:38 AM, Ajhsys@aol.com at Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 5/23/01 12:05:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> rolindsay@dgrc.com writes:
>
>
>> Are the seat rails bolted to the floor pan with bolts from
>> above into captive nuts or do the nuts come off the bottom
>> of the pan? This is non-trivial as the seat rails are frozen in
>> place. The usual slide forward, slide back procedure would
>>
>
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>
> Rick, my experience is with a Midget, but the B is probably similar.
>
> First, get some BUSTY (or PB Blaster, or Kroil) and spray the seat rails
> liberally. It will loosten them up, and the seats are a darn site easier to
> remove if you can move the seat up and back.
>
> On the Midget, one end of the rail has a captive bolt that sticks thru the
> floor. Remove the nut and lockwasher from underneath. The other end, I
> believe, has a captive nut and you remove a bolt, but I am not sure. It may
> just be a hole with a bolt and nut. It's been a while since I did that job.
>
> In any case, try to free the movement of the seat to make the job easier.
>
> Allen Hefner
> SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>
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