Lachlan Posted August 21, 2023 Report Share Posted August 21, 2023 How do you free up stuck seat rails? A while back, I removed the driver’s side rail from the car and got it moving with a hammer and lots of cleaner. I greased it with moly grease before reinstalling but in hindsight I should have used white lithium. My current plans are to remove both rails and soak them for a few days in degreaser, hose off, wipe dry, ensure they’re freely moving and finish by lubricating the track and rollers with white lithium. Open to suggestions. Quote Link to comment
yenpit Posted August 21, 2023 Report Share Posted August 21, 2023 That should work! The original assembly grease not only hardens/congeals, but attracts dirt, which builds up & jams the slider rails. 1 Quote Link to comment
iceman510 Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 Maybe not the cause, but make sure when bolted back in they are not put in any bind. Out of square can make the seat movement effort very high. 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 I use WD40. It cleans and lubricates and will even free up rusty seat rails. It can be messy to use in the vehicle though. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lachlan Posted August 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2023 Thanks for the tips! I’ll give this a go when I remove the seats again. 1 Quote Link to comment
barra Posted Sunday at 05:54 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 05:54 AM I know this is an old post, but in case it helps anyone I use a mollasses bath for things like this. It's an amazing way to stop rust with parts you can't even pull apart or could never get a sand blaster in to. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lachlan Posted Sunday at 11:47 AM Author Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:47 AM Great tip, thanks! It ended up being a combination of decades old gunk and slightly bent (sagging) rails causing them to hang up. Re: molasses, I used that to de-rust a fuel tank for the same reason you said. It works really well, just slowly. Just gotta watch out for the flash rusting! Quote Link to comment
barra Posted Sunday at 07:53 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 07:53 PM Yep. It’s always interesting using rust removal that gets washed off with water and wants to rust straight away! I find the molasses is a great head start and then I use the milky rust converter that can be painted over or de ox it acid to treat the flash and then paint. Quote Link to comment
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