[DeTomaso] Seat railing(s)

[Jack Donahue]

Chris:
Is that "T" piece exist on the railing with the adjustment bar? I see it on the opposite railing. I have no spacers. The bottom track in ON THE BOTTOM of the car. Do these spacers go between the bottom railing and the bottom of the car (inside on the floor directly)? 
Jack

On May 7, 2013, at 11:11 PM, Chris Difani wrote:

> Jack:
>  
> On the side of the railing is a pair of screws.  They hold a small "T" shaped plate that is the travel stop for the top rail to bottom rail combo.  Take that plate off, and then you can slide the top rail far enough to take the wheels out of the inside.  You can install the wheels in the same way, without ever having to use a hammer, or bend any of the various tabs. 
>  
> The entire trick is those square wheels... and if you (or someone) has removed (or shortened) the spacers that hold the tracks above the carpeting.  If your spacers are too low, the entire seat drags on the carpet, and you'll almost never be able to move the seats.
>  
> So check those spacers (stock height is .750"), and also replace those square wheels.  If you have a lathe, it's just the work of a few moments to turn replacements.  Or you can order replacements from the Pantera vendors.
>  
> Lots of luck, and don't worry about the crack.  Just use a flat washer on that bolt (between the cracked piece and the bolt head).
>  
> Chris
>  
> Chris Difani
> '73 L #5829 "LITNNG"
> Sacramento, CA
> Email: csdifani at gmail.com
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> On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 10:58 PM, Jack Donahue <demongusta at me.com> wrote:
> Mike
> Maybe I am hitting the panic button. I have never played with railings (tracks) before. I can see at one time a previous owner, or someone other than I, beat the ends pretty good to where there is a crack into one of the bolt holes. They are very difficult to slide - after lots of different lubes. I figured they were bent, so I tapped on an end to slide it off so I could file the edges, etc. to make a better sliding movement. That's when I wondered where these black hard rubber wheels came from that were rolling around the garage floor. Dah. So yes, I have a railing off, and the wheels also. I didn't know there were "wheels" in there. But I see the "tabs" in the bottom railing where the wheels were supposed to roll. What I did, I think, is bend the tabs enough to allow it to slide off and freed up the wheels. I did this with a rubber hammer, unlike whoever did it before. The front tab is OK, but thee rear three are bent down. After looking at them, I wondered, "how would one
>  pull down the tabs to drop off the lower railing from inside?". I can see that in putting them together, you would slide in the wheels, then tap the tabs to define the limits of the wheel movement, but how do you remove the lower railings? I'll measure them tomorrow. Thanks!
> Jack
> 
> On May 7, 2013, at 9:44 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
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> >
> > In a message dated 5/7/13 20 29 5, demongusta at me.com writes:
> >
> >
> >> I need to replace my seat railing - both seats.. Remember the old saying,
> >> "Get a bigger hammer?" I did. Now I need new railings. Any Help
> >> appreciated.
> >>
> >
> >>>> I just shipped a pair of seat tracks to Australia yesterday.   I don't
> > know where he got them though.
> >
> > There were two different lengths of seat track--which ones do you need?
> >
> > I would be willing to bet that yours can be returned to service.   The main
> > problem they encounter is the plastic wheels turn to stone and go square,
> > so the seat doesn't roll properly back and forth.   That is easily addressed
> > by replacing the wheels, either with new plastic ones, or brass ones.
> >
> > How could you have damaged your seat tracks so badly that they can't be
> > used?   Photos please?
> >
> > Mike
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