[DeTomaso] Dumb Techno Question: Pantera seat problem

[Jerry Knotts]

In further reflection I am not sure that the 'P' car seat I was taking 
apart and fixing had a standard 'P' car mount.  The mount was installed 
forward of the welded nuts.

As you get older the memory is the 3 rd thing to go.  Just can't 
remember the other two.  Sort of like Governor Perry.
jerry

On 7/20/2013 9:35 PM, Jerry Knotts wrote:
> Charles,
>
> I think if you look at the end of the broken shaft you will find that it
> is broken where a stop pin goes through the rod.  A flat bladed screw
> driver will fit in the slot that is left under the seat.  Also as
> mentioned before the seat lever lock under the seat is rather easily
> accessed with a flat blade screw driver also. Just pry up.
>
> jerry
>
> 7/20/2013 7:37 PM, Charles Engles wrote:
>> Dear Chuck,
>>
>>
>>                   Good idea, but the fracture of the level arm is in such a
>> place that there is nothing to grip.....but maybe one...more... try.   It
>> might work, but the lack of anything to work with is very discouraging.
>>
>>
>>                                   Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: The DeTomaso Registry Guy [mailto:detomasoregistry at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 5:53 PM
>> To: 'Charles Engles'
>> Cc: List DeTomaso
>> Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Dumb Techno Question: Pantera seat problem
>>
>> Have you inspected how the arm lifts the tooth (or cog) out of the lateral
>> track?
>>
>> I suspect you might be able to move it with vice-grips?
>>
>> Chuck
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf
>> Of Charles Engles
>> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 3:48 PM
>> To: detomaso at poca.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Dumb Techno Question: Pantera seat problem
>>
>> Dear Forum,
>>
>>    
>>
>>    
>>
>>                       My brother's Pantera has Pantera seats.  The little
>> lever arm uner the seat that rotates up to permit adjustment of the seat
>> fore and aft fiendishly broke off so that the driver's seat is "permanently"
>> adjusted where it is.
>>
>>    
>>
>>                        My first plan to simply unbolt the four bolts holding
>> the seat down was defeated when inspection showed that only the front two
>> bolts were accessible.  The stuck seat is adjusted so that it perfectly
>> blocks any access to the rear two bolts.  Sigh.  There is no way to get a
>> handle on the remaining stump of the broken lever arm.  It is too short and
>> too deeply positioned.
>>
>>    
>>
>>    
>>
>>                        Plan B: is to take a cut off wheel or equivalent (and
>> he is open to suggestions) to the nuts welded to the underside of the floor
>> pan and frame rails where the seat bolts "bolt into".  With the currently
>> (spot??) welded nuts then *loose*, they could be simply removed from the
>> underside of the bolts, which would permit the seat to be lifted out .
>> With the seat out, we could attack the problem of the broken seat adjustment
>> lever arm.   Also, the previously spot welded nuts could then be promptly
>> welded back and all would then be in order.
>>
>>    
>>
>>                       Anybody see any problem with Plan B?   Anybody have a
>> simpler strategy?
>>
>>    
>>
>>    
>>
>>                                       Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>>
>>    
>>
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