[Healeys] BJ8 seat runners

[Harold Manifold]

I have taken a number of seat tracks apart. The pins at the ends are
slightly tapered and can be easily tapped out as long as you go the right
way. I would suggest measuring the protruding ends with calipers first. As
others have mentioned, the tricky part is replacing the threaded studs.

Harold

On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 7:01 AM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> I did it with regular bolts; welded them in and ground the heads down. One
> of the trickier aspects is removing the limiting pins on each end (they
> also retain the ball bearings). I don't recall how I got them out, but I
> remember it was a bit of a hassle. I replaced them with roll pins. I also
> lost a ball bearing or two; easy enough to replace (5/16" IIRC).
>
>
> On 12/13/2022 8:03 PM, Alan Seigrist via Healeys wrote:
>
> David -
>
> You can tack weld new T-bolts in there without too much effort.  They are
> pretty basic.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan
>
> On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 10:28 AM David Lodge via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Has anyone had a pop at restoring these, or do I have to act the lone
>> pioneer................again.  (Not that I really mind - which is a good
>> thing! - but any shortcuts appreciated, etc)
>>
>>
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