Sundowner seat warning!!!!
Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: IL
Well...I picked mine up today and just installed it. I loosened those two bolts your talking about and used blue locktite (stick type) on them and put it back on. I hope this holds it. It says right next to those bolts not to loosen them. It says something to the effect that these bolts are factory tighten do not loosen. The material that they screw into seems like plastic. Will the locktite work on plastic?
And my wife is about 145 lbs, so not just from her weight. Probably from hitting bumps and her bouncing up and down putting more pressure on the back of the seat.
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Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Southern California
Here's is what seems to be good prevention BEFORE it happens.
Too late for the OP and myself though.
http://stoneystraps.com/products-details.php?id=35
Too late for the OP and myself though.
http://stoneystraps.com/products-details.php?id=35
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My issue was not because the bolts backed out, it was because my wife sitting on it pushed the seat down enough to make contact. I had to grind the raised edges on the hex screw down smooth. I left about 1/16" of screw head which was enough to screw them back in.
And my wife is about 145 lbs, so not just from her weight. Probably from hitting bumps and her bouncing up and down putting more pressure on the back of the seat.
And my wife is about 145 lbs, so not just from her weight. Probably from hitting bumps and her bouncing up and down putting more pressure on the back of the seat.
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Joined: May 2008
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From: Cincy, OH area
my fix
I noticed the same problem a few months back on my RG with a Sundowner. I used the Lanka (sp) paint repair for the paint scratches. After that, I got a felt furniture tab (multi pack) and put one on the offending bolt head. It was slightly larger than the bolt head and it had a 'sticky' adhesive that attached it to the bolt head. No more paint marring.
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