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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:05 am    Post subject: Seat question Reply with quote

I just got my interior kit from Abby at Flightline and I am quite pleased.

In attaching the seat bottom cushion it dawned on me that it will be a PITA to attach the seat retainer plunger. Unless I'm missing something, you have undo everything to put the nuts on the inside of the frame. The only solution I've come up with is to put nut plates on the inside of the frame right below the "do not alter or modify" sticker. Any ideas?


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:41 am    Post subject: Seat question Reply with quote

I put nut plates on the outside of the black bracket. I then can in install the bolts from the inside of the seat frame.

No more attempting to get a wrench in that small space.

It looks ugly, but since it's next to impossible see, nobody will notice but you.

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 22, 2013, at 1:05 PM, "woxofswa" <woxof(at)aol.com> wrote:



I just got my interior kit from Abby at Flightline and I am quite pleased.

In attaching the seat bottom cushion it dawned on me that it will be a PITA to attach the seat retainer plunger. Unless I'm missing something, you have undo everything to put the nuts on the inside of the frame. The only solution I've come up with is to put nut plates on the inside of the frame right below the "do not alter or modify" sticker. Any ideas?

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:42 am    Post subject: Seat question Reply with quote

I "altered or modified" for the same reasons you mentioned. Smile

See here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephensville/9684701079/

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I just got my interior kit from Abby at Flightline and I am quite pleased.

In attaching the seat bottom cushion it dawned on me that it will be a PITA to attach the seat retainer plunger. Unless I'm missing something, you have undo everything to put the nuts on the inside of the frame. The only solution I've come up with is to put nut plates on the inside of the frame right below the "do not alter or modify" sticker. Any ideas?

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:46 am    Post subject: Re: Seat question Reply with quote

Myron,

Mount the seat plunger before installing the bottom cushion. I did install nutplates and they work great. Some have also threaded the side rail, doing away with the need for any type of nuts. Probably not as strong that way.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:27 am    Post subject: Seat question Reply with quote

I have a removable seat cushion and nut plates on the plunger. Works great.
I also have the IFLYRV10 seat slide lever. Works great. www.iflyrv10.com

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:45 am    Post subject: Seat question Reply with quote

Yep, Flightline does a nice job and it is a very nice seat.

Yes, the plunger is a bit of pain to remove/install. Yes, you have to
half lift out the bottom cushion to get at it (not everything) But
having done it about a half a dozen times over 2 years of flying, it's
really not that bad. In my opinion, not worth doing the whole nutplate
thing.

BTW, if you put the nutplates on the plunger, you still have to lift out
the cushion, so the inside rail is where you want the nutplates I would
suppose. However, with the Flight line side panels, getting a bolt
turned and out gets tough. Not sure there is enough clearance to get a
ratchet of any normal kind on it. Without the nutplates, I put an open
end wrench on the plunger side and a ratchet on the seat side and it all
works pretty easily.

Unlike during the build, when flying you will probably only remove the
seat for 1) Condition Inspections (to get under the seat) and 2) to get
in the center tunnel (for the Condition Inspection). So consider that
against the amount of work you may want to do.

However, what is a bigger PITA, especially in a carpeted interior, is
having to remove the flap actuator/horn covers in order to remove the seats.

Recently, just after my condition inspection, I had to get back in the
center tunnel and that required removing the seats again. Having to
remove the rear seats, lift the carpet, unscrew the two covers and
otherwise trash the interior just to remove the two seats IS a PITA.
And this time I didn't even mind the plunger removal/install.

The two different fixes for that has been posted and documented; 1)
grind away a fraction of the seat rail or 2) cut back the Delrin/Nylon
seat slides in the seat. Number 2 is what I did and it is definitely
the way to go. I removed exactly 3/8" and beveled the cut at 45deg in
the obvious direction. Works perfectly. Now I can remove the seat by
just removing the plungers and sliding the seat out.

Definitely do the seat slide/rail cutting, especially if you have a
carpeted floor. I wll continue on without nutplates.

Bill "done with the seats for awhile" Watson

On 11/22/2013 1:05 PM, woxofswa wrote:
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I just got my interior kit from Abby at Flightline and I am quite pleased.

In attaching the seat bottom cushion it dawned on me that it will be a PITA to attach the seat retainer plunger. Unless I'm missing something, you have undo everything to put the nuts on the inside of the frame. The only solution I've come up with is to put nut plates on the inside of the frame right below the "do not alter or modify" sticker. Any ideas?

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 12:55 pm    Post subject: Seat question Reply with quote

I don't know if Geoff Combs has advertised it yet, but he has come up
with a very nice lever extension to the front of the seat that gives
easier access and more leverage.

On 11/22/2013 12:27 PM, Rene Felker wrote:
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I have a removable seat cushion and nut plates on the plunger. Works great.
I also have the IFLYRV10 seat slide lever. Works great. www.iflyrv10.com

Rene' Felker
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 1:10 pm    Post subject: Seat question Reply with quote

Yep.......

http://aerosportproducts.com/seat lever.htm

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I don't know if Geoff Combs has advertised it yet, but he has come up with a very nice lever extension to the front of the seat that gives easier access and more leverage.

[quote] On 11/22/2013 12:27 PM, Rene Felker wrote:


I have a removable seat cushion and nut plates on the plunger. Works great.
I also have the IFLYRV10 seat slide lever. Works great. www.iflyrv10.com

Rene' Felker
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 1:20 pm    Post subject: Seat question Reply with quote

Slight edit, it should be:
http://aerosportproducts.com/seatlever.htm
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 5:54 am    Post subject: Re: Seat question Reply with quote

Thanks for the responses. I think I'm going to go with the nut plates on the inside. I am intrigued by the rail guide trimming idea to clear the footwell cover. Are you trimming the forward part to clear the rail or trimming the aft to clear the cover?

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 6:00 am    Post subject: Seat question Reply with quote

The seats can also be mounted from the front if you just unbolt the
stick and lay it out of the way.

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Thanks for the responses. I think I'm going to go with the nut plates on the inside. I am intrigued by the rail guide trimming idea to clear the footwell cover. Are you trimming the forward part to clear the rail or trimming the aft to clear the cover?

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 6:20 am    Post subject: Re: Seat question Reply with quote

Great idea Kelly except I ran my wire harness through the stick to a connection bus ... Under the seat pan.

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 6:23 am    Post subject: Re: Seat question Reply with quote

Take a look at this VAF forum link - it explains the track mod:
http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=57756&highlight=seat+rail+mod
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 6:24 am    Post subject: Seat question Reply with quote

You don't have to take stick off, just take bolt out and lay it on the
floor. Hopefully you left some slack in the wiring.
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Great idea Kelly except I ran my wire harness through the stick to a connection bus ... Under the seat pan.

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 6:29 am    Post subject: Seat question Reply with quote

The forward part of the Delrin/Nylon guide to clear the rail. The metal
part of the guide that the Nylon mounts in is not touched so externally
there is no visible change. (You'll see when you take a close look at
the seat hardware while installing/removing a seat that trimming the
rear part of the Nylon guide would have no effect).

It requires removing several bolts so the Nylon guides can be slipped
out, shortened by 3/8" (I don't think any bevel is required though I did
bevel mine) and reinstalled. A painless and easy bit of work that can
be done now or later.

I think the first people that tried to address this situation trimmed
rear part of the rail itself. It's the most obvious approach. This
requires some metal grinding. Though the results are mostly hidden, it
looks a bit raw if not finished and requires more work. It's not
obvious that trimming the Nylon guide would work but it does.

Others have some pics posted elsewhere on both approaches but I can't
find them easily. I wish I had photographed my work.

Bill Watson
On 11/23/2013 8:54 AM, woxofswa wrote:
Quote:


Thanks for the responses. I think I'm going to go with the nut plates on the inside. I am intrigued by the rail guide trimming idea to clear the footwell cover. Are you trimming the forward part to clear the rail or trimming the aft to clear the cover?

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Mesa, AZ
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 6:59 am    Post subject: Seat question Reply with quote

Yes. There is absolutely no reason to trim the rear seat rail. As others have done, I removed the insert guides and took 3/8" off the forward ends, beveled the tips and re-installed. I also swapped my seat rails and seat's so that the T handles are now next to the tunnel. Makes it a lot easier to adjust the seats in this location. Finally, I removed the seat rail rear stops and drilled though the seat pedestals and installed nut-plates and replaced the AN4 bolts with longer ones. I can now remove my seats very easily by removing 2 easily accessible bolts holding the stop and sliding the seats aft, and off the rails. No fooling around and no need to unbolt the T handle to get the seats off any longer.

From: "Bill Watson" <Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com>
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 9:29:00 AM
Subject: Re: Re: Seat question
--> RV10-List message posted by: Bill Watson <Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com>
The forward part of the Delrin/Nylon guide to clear the rail. The metal
part of the guide that the Nylon mounts in  is not touched so externally
there is no visible change. (You'll see when you take a close look at
the seat hardware while installing/removing a seat that trimming the
rear part of the Nylon guide would have no effect).
It requires removing several bolts so the Nylon guides can be slipped
out, shortened by 3/8" (I don't think any bevel is required though I did
bevel mine) and reinstalled. A painless and easy bit of work that can
be done now or later.
I think the first people that tried to address this situation trimmed
rear part of the rail itself. It's the most obvious approach.  This
requires some metal grinding. Though the results are mostly hidden, it
looks a bit raw if not finished and requires more work. It's not
obvious that trimming the Nylon guide would work but it does.
Others have some pics posted elsewhere on both approaches but I can't
find them easily. I wish I had photographed my work.
Bill Watson
On 11/23/2013 8:54 AM, woxofswa wrote:
Quote:
--> RV10-List message posted by: "woxofswa" <woxof(at)aol.com>

Thanks for the responses. I think I'm going to go with the nut plates on the inside. I am intrigued by the rail guide trimming idea to clear the footwell cover. Are you trimming the forward part to clear the rail or trimming the aft to clear the cover?

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:55 am    Post subject: Seat question Reply with quote

If I understand correctly, that negates the need to anything with the T-handles.  (I have to keep them outboard due to an center console/O2 tank).

I took a half hearted look at how the rear seat stops worked but couldn't figure it out.  I'll have to take another look.  Thanks!
Bill


On 11/23/2013 9:59 AM, davidsoutpost(at)comcast.net (davidsoutpost(at)comcast.net) wrote:

[quote] Yes.  There is absolutely no reason to trim the rear seat rail.  As others have done, I removed the insert guides and took 3/8" off the forward ends, beveled the tips and re-installed.  I also swapped my seat rails and seat's so that the T handles are now next to the tunnel.  Makes it a lot easier to adjust the seats in this location.  Finally, I removed the seat rail rear stops and drilled though the seat pedestals and installed nut-plates and replaced the AN4 bolts with longer ones.  I can now remove my seats very easily by removing 2 easily accessible bolts holding the stop and sliding the seats aft, and off the rails.    No fooling around and no need to unbolt the T handle to get the seats off any longer.



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Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 9:29:00 AM
Subject: Re: Re: Seat question


--> RV10-List message posted by: Bill Watson <Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com> (Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com)


The forward part of the Delrin/Nylon guide to clear the rail.  The metal
part of the guide that the Nylon mounts in  is not touched so externally
there is no visible change.  (You'll see when you take a close look at
the seat hardware while installing/removing a seat that trimming the
rear part of the Nylon guide would have no effect).


It requires removing several bolts so the Nylon guides can be slipped
out, shortened by 3/8" (I don't think any bevel is required though I did
bevel mine) and reinstalled.  A painless and easy bit of work that can
be done now or later.


I think the first people that tried to address this situation trimmed
rear part of the rail itself.  It's the most obvious approach.  This
requires some metal grinding.  Though the results are mostly hidden,  it
looks a bit raw if not finished and requires more work.  It's not
obvious that trimming the Nylon guide would work but it does.


Others have some pics posted elsewhere on both approaches but I can't
find them easily.  I wish I had photographed my work.


Bill  Watson
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> Emp completed, QB wings completed, legacy build fuse on gear.  FWF complete.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 9:53 am    Post subject: Seat question Reply with quote

That's right Bill. No need to remove the T handles to remove the seat doing it this way.

From: "Bill Watson" <Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com>
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 11:54:53 AM
Subject: Re: Re: Seat question
If I understand correctly, that negates the need to anything with the T-handles. (I have to keep them outboard due to an center console/O2 tank).

I took a half hearted look at how the rear seat stops worked but couldn't figure it out. I'll have to take another look. Thanks!
Bill


On 11/23/2013 9:59 AM, davidsoutpost(at)comcast.net (davidsoutpost(at)comcast.net) wrote:

Quote:
Yes. There is absolutely no reason to trim the rear seat rail. As others have done, I removed the insert guides and took 3/8" off the forward ends, beveled the tips and re-installed. I also swapped my seat rails and seat's so that the T handles are now next to the tunnel. Makes it a lot easier to adjust the seats in this location. Finally, I removed the seat rail rear stops and drilled though the seat pedestals and installed nut-plates and replaced the AN4 bolts with longer ones. I can now remove my seats very easily by removing 2 easily accessible bolts holding the stop and sliding the seats aft, and off the rails. No fooling around and no need to unbolt the T handle to get the seats off any longer.

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Subject: Re: Re: Seat question
--> RV10-List message posted by: Bill Watson <Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com> (Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com)
The forward part of the Delrin/Nylon guide to clear the rail. The metal
part of the guide that the Nylon mounts in is not touched so externally
there is no visible change. (You'll see when you take a close look at
the seat hardware while installing/removing a seat that trimming the
rear part of the Nylon guide would have no effect).
It requires removing several bolts so the Nylon guides can be slipped
out, shortened by 3/8" (I don't think any bevel is required though I did
bevel mine) and reinstalled. A painless and easy bit of work that can
be done now or later.
I think the first people that tried to address this situation trimmed
rear part of the rail itself. It's the most obvious approach. This
requires some metal grinding. Though the results are mostly hidden, it
looks a bit raw if not finished and requires more work. It's not
obvious that trimming the Nylon guide would work but it does.
Others have some pics posted elsewhere on both approaches but I can't
find them easily.  I wish I had photographed my work.
Bill Watson
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 3:56 pm    Post subject: Seat question Reply with quote

I believe I beveled the delrin without even removing it from the seat structure. Took all of five minutes.

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On Nov 23, 2013, at 9:29 AM, Bill Watson wrote:
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The forward part of the Delrin/Nylon guide to clear the rail. The metal part of the guide that the Nylon mounts in is not touched so externally there is no visible change. (You'll see when you take a close look at the seat hardware while installing/removing a seat that trimming the rear part of the Nylon guide would have no effect).

It requires removing several bolts so the Nylon guides can be slipped out, shortened by 3/8" (I don't think any bevel is required though I did bevel mine) and reinstalled. A painless and easy bit of work that can be done now or later.

I think the first people that tried to address this situation trimmed rear part of the rail itself. It's the most obvious approach. This requires some metal grinding. Though the results are mostly hidden, it looks a bit raw if not finished and requires more work. It's not obvious that trimming the Nylon guide would work but it does.

Others have some pics posted elsewhere on both approaches but I can't find them easily. I wish I had photographed my work.

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[quote]--> RV10-List message posted by: "woxofswa" <woxof(at)aol.com (woxof(at)aol.com)>

Thanks for the responses. I think I'm going to go with the nut plates on the inside. I am intrigued by the rail guide trimming idea to clear the footwell cover. Are you trimming the forward part to clear the rail or trimming the aft to clear the cover?

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:58 pm    Post subject: Re: Seat question Reply with quote

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I "altered or modified" for the same reasons you mentioned. Smile

See here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephensville/9684701079/



Bingo! This is exactly what I had in mind to avoid removal of the seat cushion. I was concerned about modifying the seat rail and also about access for the bolt. Are you happy on both accounts?


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