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Your a good guy Charile Brown , when would you like to tackle both of mine buddy? Looks GREAT
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Deuce Springer Seat Re-work
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steelandcanvas
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I purchased a case of this paint (10.5 oz aerosol) from Lighthouse for the Blind, here in Colorado. Seems to be some decent paint, I'm just using the aerosol on the small stuff. I think they sell the paint in larger quantities also.
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It's been about two and a half years since I rebuilt that springer seat, let me see if I can recall my process. I think I just used a big brass drift punch to seperate the sections. I didn't replaced anything except the shock, but everything was cleaned, painted and lubed. It sure made a difference, my refurb quieted and smoothed out the springer action. Hope your refurb goes well. Oh, I did replace the shock, caught one on eBay at a good price.
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Slick job!
What thickness plywood did you use for replacement, or is the finished photo the flip side?
bill
What thickness plywood did you use for replacement, or is the finished photo the flip side?
bill
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Bill that was a new piece of 1/2" plywood I used. The finished photo is the new piece with clear laquer shot over it for preservation.
Ok here are a few tips for disassembling the seat base:
1) the TM suggests some kind of puller / threaded rod to hold the seat compressed to remove the shock. Instead soldier b can sit on the seat ( if soldier b weighs around 100 lbs)
2) once the shock is out, the coiled spring can easily be compressed and removed by hand.
3) there is still a wrapped spring holding the assembly under tension. In order to remove the bolts / bushings holding the 2 sections together, FIRST remove these little stop brackets (pictured below) this will relieve the tension and make everything easier.
1) the TM suggests some kind of puller / threaded rod to hold the seat compressed to remove the shock. Instead soldier b can sit on the seat ( if soldier b weighs around 100 lbs)
2) once the shock is out, the coiled spring can easily be compressed and removed by hand.
3) there is still a wrapped spring holding the assembly under tension. In order to remove the bolts / bushings holding the 2 sections together, FIRST remove these little stop brackets (pictured below) this will relieve the tension and make everything easier.
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JCK, Thanks, You just jogged my memory a little more.
Also just to reference the civilian-equivalent seat shock in this thread: Monroe 66104 is the shock.
Cheapest place I found to buy it online was Stengel Bros. Inc. they had it for just under $33 plus shipping. White Owl has NOS deuce seat shocks, I think they said $57.
Cheapest place I found to buy it online was Stengel Bros. Inc. they had it for just under $33 plus shipping. White Owl has NOS deuce seat shocks, I think they said $57.
