Minuit Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Recently I've gotten my hands on a set of MJ bucket seats and brackets. However, the front studs where the seats attach to the sliding rails have been cut off, and I'm not sure how to go about fixing this without disassembling the whole bracket. Any idea on how I should fix this? The seat frame mounts to the sliding rails with 4 bolts. The front two are like this on both brackets. The rear two mounting points have holes for bolts and plenty of room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Drill out the sliding rail where the stud is cutoff, then install a nutsert with the same threads as the original stud. Then you can screw a new stud into the nutsert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnj92131 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 How about getting a bucket from an XJ then just taking the slider off it and mount it to your MJ seat and bracket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 Drill out the sliding rail where the stud is cutoff, then install a nutsert with the same threads as the original stud. Then you can screw a new stud into the nutsert. Didn't think about nutserts, thanks. The biggest challenge here is that I don't have much depth at all to work with. From the top of the upper strap(where the old stud is threaded into) to the bottom of the rail is just a little bit more than 3/8". The shortest nutsert I can find on the interwebs is 3/8'' long, and the widest thread diameter I can find in that length is #10-24 (a stud diameter of about 1/5''), which is about 2/3 the diameter of the existing stud. Would using a smaller stud be cause for safety concerns? How about getting a bucket from an XJ then just taking the slider off it and mount it to your MJ seat and bracket? If for whatever reason what I have isn't fixable that's my next option, although I would much rather fix what I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloride Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 McMaster-carr weldnuts work for you? They go up to 5/8" diameter in some cases and they have low profile versions that go up to 3/8" diameter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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