[TR] TR4 seat mounting question

[Lee&John Howard]

You're right! Naturally. The TR4 seat is the same...duh. I will install
hitch pins at first opportunity.
Thanks for the nifty little upgrade idea.
John


On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 11:46 AM, Dave <dave1massey at cs.com> wrote:

> This is on a TR6 where the seat will tip forward.  That means if you use
> bolts you need a bolt and nylock nut and leave it loose so it will pivot.
>  Replacing this set up with a hitch pin doesn't increase the looseness at
> all.  The TR6 seats have a catch and three point seatbelts so there are no
> issues with staying put.  I'm not familiar with the TR4 setup bit I get the
> idea it is somewhat similar.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lee&John Howard <leejohn7 at gmail.com>
> To: Dave <dave1massey at cs.com>
> Cc: triumph list list <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Fri, Feb 28, 2014 11:51 am
> Subject: Re: [TR] TR4 seat mounting question
>
>
>
> Hitch pins - what a good idea; I'm forever pulling the seat for one reason
> or another.
>
> Do they afford a tight and strong enough fastening? Or does that really
> matter if your belts are good?
>
> John
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 5:18 AM, Dave <dave1massey at cs.com> wrote:
>
> Interesting.  On my TR6 I use the front hole on the inboard side and
> the rear hole on the outboard side.  This points the seats (and legs)
> towards the wheel and away from the transmission hump.  Any other
> arrangement means the seat catches don't line up.
>
> I guess the take-away is to just bolt the seat up and see how it lines
> up.  If it doesn't you can figure out which way it needs to be rotated
> and you can make the proper adjustments.
>
> BTW, I replaced my bolts with hitch pins and spring clips so I can pull
> the seat out in about 15 seconds.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean Mericas <dmericas at austin.rr.com>
> To: Triumphs List <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Fri, Feb 28, 2014 7:05 am
> Subject: Re: [TR] TR4 seat mounting question
>
>
> I installed the seats last night in consideration of the comments
> provided.
>
> On the driver's side. I used the rear-most holes as George suggested
> with good results.  The rubber buffers at the rear frame corners sit
> seat squarely on the top of the seat rail, and the outboard side of the
> seat looks parallel to the side of the car.  The seat feels like its at
> the right elevation and angle.
>
> The situation on the passenger side was different.  When I put the
> pivot
> bolts in the rear-most seat holes, the seat was skewed relative to the
> seat rails and the buffers didn't contact the seat rail.  Moving the
> outboard pivot bolt to the front hole put everything in alignment.
> Maybe my passenger side seat frame or rails were bent at some point, or
> maybe there are two sets of holes to allow this type of adjustment.  In
> any event, that's what worked for me.
>
> BTW, only TRF seems to stock the rubber seat buffers (original PN
> 613746
> / substitute PN 621515).
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dean
> 1965 TR4 / 1974 Alfa 2000 GTV, 1976 Alfa Giulia Super 2L
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