I've re-welded about a dozen of these. Actually I've brazed then back together. Unlike a steel weld, brass will flow across the entire joint, making this joint stronger, than original. ITs a tricky bond. Over heating the joint and the brass will flow on to the pivot surface, making re-assembly impossible. Mark Drillock wrote: > The levers are fragile and often break off. The failure point is the > lever assembly itself. A steel lever is welded to a small part that > pivots. The weld breaks and the lever gets lost from the pivoting part. > That whole part is under engineered IMHO. > > Mark > > mordo wrote: > >> Hey ya'll. >> >> I've got a 90 Carat and my jumpseats have no levers for releasing the >> seat >> from the up, locked position. If any one has a pair to sell, I will be >> obliged. >> >> I also could use some help in understandinghow these levers attach to >> the >> seats. >> >> cheers, >> >> >> -- >> mordo >> 1990 Carat >> > |
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