WOOOO HOOOOO. I fixed my KH seat today. I thought I was done
for, but I have a seat again. I'm not sure if anyone else
has fixed a KH before and still used the original seat cover
so I'll give a brief description of what I went through.
First of all the problem was that my seat had come loose on
a ride with sofa last weekend and the threads on the bolts
wore down to the point where I could no longer tighten the
nuts.Plus they were spinning(a normal problem as anyone with
a KH knows) I pulled the handle off and had to cut the
seatpost bolts off. The rear bumper nuts are locktited on
and I couldnt get those off so I left them in the hope that
it wouldnt matter. Turns out it didn't. I then pulled out
the staples and gently separated the foam from the seat
base. Then the metal stiffener came out in two pieces as
that was broke as well. I took the metal brace and carefully
traced a pattern on some paper. I got my hands on some sheet
metal and traced the pattern on to that. The metal was
fairly thick( 1/16" I think, thcker than the original stuff)
With a jig saw and some filing I cut out the pattern to
size. I drilled out the holes for the bolts and then pounded
new carriage bolts through the holes to make the square
holes. It was a gamble but worked very well. After the holes
were done I bent the metal into shape using a vise and
hammer/hands. Then I carefully put the brace and bolts into
the seat. It took a little fiddling and I had to enlarge the
holes for the handle ever so slightly but it fit. Then the
seat cover was wrapped and stapled back into position and
all is well. I took it for a quick spin and everything seems
in order. I suppose I'll find out on my first ride. The only
concern is if the metal brace will break again. I'm not
concerned about the bolts spinning as they are in there very
securly. Much better than the originals. Unfortunatly I dont
have a camera to document the process. Here's to time well
spent(hopefully)
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can't pick your friend's nose. " Unibrier
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