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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spickydoo - one hot wheel
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can't pick your friend's nose. " Unibrier
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or stay up too late, and how fun would that be?" Rowan
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