[DeTomaso] Seat Slide Rattles

Forest Goodhart forestg at att.net
Mon Sep 26 23:55:52 EDT 2016 

That is exactly my experience. I gobbed a lot of heavy grease on the rollers and it seems to work. Someone else wrote an article about using some small springs to side load the rollers that seemed to work also. I do not recall who it was or where it was published however.
Forest

      From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
 To: Paul A Rimov <rimovp at gmail.com> 
Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com; fred at creekspeak.com
 Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 8:00 PM
 Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seat Slide Rattles
   
Paul,

The issue isn't just about moving the seat. The brass rollers apparently rattle constantly even when the seat isn't being moved. Step on the gas, CLACK. Step on the brake, CLACK. 

I confess I have no first hand experience, but that is what some people who have these things have said in the past....

Mike

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> On Sep 26, 2016, at 7:57 PM, Paul A Rimov <rimovp at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I guess I have to ask how often do you play adjust my seat ?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Sep 26, 2016, at 2:57 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>> 
>>  In a message dated 9/26/16 13 02 51, fred at creekspeak.com writes:
>> 
>>    I was told by my mechanic that the original nylon(?) slides inside
>>    my
>>    seat rails had disintegrated and they were replaced with the solid
>>    brass
>>    rollers. I can clearly hear them slide back and forth on the rails
>>    when
>>    I start and stop. I placed a thick 3M tape on the rails and the
>>    sound
>>    has lessened, but still can be heard. Is there a fix for this?
>>    Please
>>    EMAIL me because it is easier for me to follow email than this
>>    format.
>>    Thanks in advance.
>> 
>>>>> Bill Taylor came up with a great solution for this problem.  He
>>  removed the wheels and used a drill press to drill holes in the center
>>  of each one, making them like donuts.
>>  He then got some coil springs, like the kind of spring you would find
>>  inside a ballpoint pen, of the appropriate diameter and length.  The
>>  springs are slightly compressed against the inside of the seat tracks
>>  and securely hold the wheels and prevent them from rattling.
>>  Brilliant!
>>  Mike
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   That is exactly my experience. I gobbed a lot of heavy grease on the
   rollers and it seems to work. Someone else wrote an article about using
   some small springs to side load the rollers that seemed to work also. I
   do not recall who it was or where it was published however.
   Forest
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   From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   To: Paul A Rimov <rimovp at gmail.com>
   Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com; fred at creekspeak.com
   Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 8:00 PM
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seat Slide Rattles
   Paul,
   The issue isn't just about moving the seat. The brass rollers
   apparently rattle constantly even when the seat isn't being moved. Step
   on the gas, CLACK. Step on the brake, CLACK.
   I confess I have no first hand experience, but that is what some people
   who have these things have said in the past....
   Mike
   Sent from my iPad
   > On Sep 26, 2016, at 7:57 PM, Paul A Rimov <[1]rimovp at gmail.com>
   wrote:
   >
   > I guess I have to ask how often do you play adjust my seat ?
   >
   > Sent from my iPhone
   >
   >> On Sep 26, 2016, at 2:57 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso
   <[2]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
   >>
   >>  In a message dated 9/26/16 13 02 51, [3]fred at creekspeak.com writes:
   >>
   >>    I was told by my mechanic that the original nylon(?) slides
   inside
   >>    my
   >>    seat rails had disintegrated and they were replaced with the
   solid
   >>    brass
   >>    rollers. I can clearly hear them slide back and forth on the
   rails
   >>    when
   >>    I start and stop. I placed a thick 3M tape on the rails and the
   >>    sound
   >>    has lessened, but still can be heard. Is there a fix for this?
   >>    Please
   >>    EMAIL me because it is easier for me to follow email than this
   >>    format.
   >>    Thanks in advance.
   >>
   >>>>> Bill Taylor came up with a great solution for this problem.  He
   >>  removed the wheels and used a drill press to drill holes in the
   center
   >>  of each one, making them like donuts.
   >>  He then got some coil springs, like the kind of spring you would
   find
   >>  inside a ballpoint pen, of the appropriate diameter and length.
   The
   >>  springs are slightly compressed against the inside of the seat
   tracks
   >>  and securely hold the wheels and prevent them from rattling.
   >>  Brilliant!
   >>  Mike
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