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How easily do the seats come out?
 
How rusty are the bolts?
 
Not sure yet, but I'm guessing rusty. Was wondering if I couldn't lubricate it with the seats in...
 
The problem is probably grease and crude build up. You may be able to clean a bunch of it with the seats in place (especially in a big boat like an MGB), but you might stain your carpet and still not get them very clean. On the Midget it is easy to remove the seats once you get the nuts/bolts removed. Th challenge is getting them back in. Again, it is probably alot easier in an MGB.
 
not all THAT easy.... the clearance to the bolts that hold the seats in place can be a bit of a PITA to get at. And if you're putting the seats back in it can be even worse, IMO. The tracks that the seats slide on tend to fall apart when not mounted to both the seats and the car.

If you just want to lube the tracks and don't want to pull the seats, a can of white lithium greese spray (with spray straw!) ought to do the trick. Spray what you can reach first, move the seat get the back (or front if the back was accessible). Of course, don't forget the drop cloth!
 
I can't speak about the the bolt access, but when reinstalling the seats I use two small pairs of needle nose vise grips to hold the seat rails together. Still not easy , but doable. If there is dirt and crude built up, then the white lithium grease will only make a minor improvement. I'd at least try to do a little clean up first.
 
Putting the seats back in is still a pita in a B. One of the ratcheting wrenches is a must have for the front bolts.

Mark the seat rail location prior to removing them. Clean the snot out of the rails with scotch bright and re grease them. Installation can be a pita as the now clean seat rails can fall out easily from the channel they sit in and getting the bolts to start can be a time consuming pita as well. But you may get lucky and they will go right in. It will be worth it though as my seats went from needing a act of super human strength to move them to needing no more than 2 fingers to move them.

Since you will have the seats out you may want to think about rebuilding them. The prestige leather seats are very nice and you can rebuild both seats in an afternoon. Also plan some time for scrubbing the floor under the seat and repainting the wooden spacer that sits under the rails.
 
Are the studs welded to the floor pan in a MGB? With the midget I only need to remove four nuts from the underside of the car.
 
there are captive (maybe welded in?) nuts under the floor pan, and bolts go through the top of the seat rails to hold the seats in. There are no 'studs' welded into a MGB.
 
Hmm, I can see where that might be a PITB. (Trying not to skirt the rules) /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
re: There are no 'studs' welded into a MGB.
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Dang! Too bad, eh Janel?

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And on the replacement floor pans I got the nuts are not installed... I'm goin' with 1/4-20 "Zerts" for the anchor points.
 
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re: There are no 'studs' welded into a MGB.
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Dang! Too bad, eh Janel?

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Yup, darned crying shame. Talk about convenient...
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Two each side, right on the inner part of the rear wheel arches above the battery box on the '66, birdie. I know there's more, just can't remember off'n the top of me pointed pate where right now.
 
The '66 comes with studs?

SWEEEEEEEEET!
 
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