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jakokombi
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Location: Milwaukee
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 Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2016 11:20 am Post subject: Re: seat spring boing! |
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Skills, maybe you could solve this by simply loosing a few pounds.
See Mrs. Skills for more details. 
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alaskadan
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Joined: January 09, 2013
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Location: anchor pt. alaska
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2016 9:54 pm Post subject: Re: seat spring boing! |
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| mikedjames wrote: |
I have welded up broken seat springs . The best way is to get some upholstery Z springs which come in various lengths. Chop a section off the Z spring and overlap the break with the section. Weld it to the broken spring away from the break to avoid putting welds in the stressed position.
I also used the Z spring to totally replace some of the "folded" springs at the front of the seat. It can be bent quite readily and then holds its shape.
My passenger seat had totally collapsed and springs were poking through. The rebuild is holding up. |
Yep been there too. Over here we call Z springs " no sag springs " and it comes in a roll. One would likely be able to buy a short pc at any good upholstery shop. |
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skills@eurocarsplus
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Joined: January 01, 2007
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Location: sticksville, ct.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 6:41 am Post subject: Re: seat spring boing! |
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| jakokombi wrote: |
Skills, maybe you could solve this by simply loosing a few pounds.
See Mrs. Skills for more details. |
I could stand to lose about 25-30 pounds. but I love bacon....oh, the choices.... 
when I rebuilt the seat I don't this I took into consideration the coils in terms of the way they were wound. 2 of them are a little crooked and that's where my boing is coming from. so 1 coil is hitting on the next.
I will just find a donor seat and harvest more springs
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jakokombi
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Location: Milwaukee
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| Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 6:51 am Post subject: Re: seat spring boing! |
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If you have a pic, I may have just the spring portion you need.
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