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Repairs and Maintenance => Boat Maintenance - American Skier => Topic started by: rickturl on May 27, 2016, 05:01:12 PM

Title: Driver's Seat Servicing
Post by: rickturl on May 27, 2016, 05:01:12 PM

The driver's seat on my 1990 Volante is quite serviceable, but it is very hard to move on the seat rails. I presume this is do to years of gunk buildup. What is the best way to work on these rails? Is it OK to remove the numerous screws on the base of the seat, or is this likely to lead to future leaks at the screw holes? Does the seat normally slide off the rails with the base still attached to the floor? Does it work to spray the rails with the seat in place?

Thanks for the help.
Rick

Title: Re: Driver's Seat Servicing
Post by: backfoot100 on May 28, 2016, 05:50:42 AM

Pull up the bottom seat cushion and remove the four nuts that hold the seat on the base. The rails are bolted to the base. You can remove the base and clean up the rails and the lube them up a little bit. I used White Lithium grease when I did mine.
If they're really bad Ron sells new rails at skiboatpartsonline.

Title: Re: Driver's Seat Servicing
Post by: rickturl on May 30, 2016, 04:58:06 PM

Excellent advice Eddie, thank you.  I made some improvement in the gliding today. I'm guessing I'l be up for a set of those stainless rails from Ron when I redo the upholstery.