Making Springer Seat Shoulder Bolts!

[Darwin T]

When my new springer seat to replace my old box seat in my M52a2 was delivered one of the shoulder bolts had fallen out. It was an odd size 7/16" shoulder bolt that I could not find, so i put the work out here. Still no luck. So i went to plan B. I bought a piece of 7/16" OD tubing, stainless steel bolts, ss washers and ss nylon lock nuts. Ran a tap through the tubing measured the distance across the mount and cut the tubing. Put a washer on the bolt because the head was smaller that the original bolt head and screwed on the tubing piece. BAM instant shoulder bolt. Lather Rinse and Repeat and Bam 2 shoulder bolts. The seats all better now and i am just waiting for an opertunity to install.

 

[swbradley1]

Necessity, the mother of all inventions.

 

[Jeepsinker]

God bless American ingenuity. Nicely done sir.

 

[Darwin T]

Thanks. It just would not work without a bolt. The box seat are no fun in a deuce and even less in a 5 ton.

 

[Jeepsinker]

Soon enough you'll be usin that ingenuity to turn it into an air ride seat I'm sure.

 

[wdbtchr]

They call that improvisation in the field, keep 'em rollin'!

 

[Woodsplinter]

I just used a 3/8" clevis pin and cotter pin- has been working fine for 2 years now!

 

[Darwin T]

On my seat the hole on side of the mount was 7/16" and the other was 3/8". Thats the reason iI wanted a shoulder bolt.