Date:         Sun, 1 May 2011 19:38:04 -0500
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Repair Arm Rest Stop?
Comments: To: Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
In-Reply-To:  <201105012251.p41MpX834029@sbw.org>
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---- Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG> wrote:
>
> And now the stops work correctly!  There's no mechanism on the seat
> back or its pivot post, so there must be something inside the arm
> rest.  But I sure couldn't figure it out.  Heck, I couldn't even
> rotate the tube on the arm rest, and now that tube is fixed to the
> pivot post, so I can't see where the pivot comes from.  I guess I
> didn't try hard enough to rotate it.
>
> Anyway, it's fixed, for now.  We'll see whether the roll pin stays in place.

I repaired both my seats, similarly to how you did.  One of them would not adjust after the repair.  I removed the arm, and hesitated a good long while before cutting the foam and exposing the cavity where the adjustment mechanism is.  It had at some point gotten a lick that knocked the adjustment screw awry.  I was able to get everything lined up properly and the screw then worked fine.  I simply refitted the foam and resewed the upholstery back over it.  No one can look at it and tell that it has ever been taken apart.

mcneely

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David McNeely