how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please!

~~4x4zr2GA~~ · 06-30-2009, 02:30 PM

i bought some new seats for my '98 s10 that came out of a '00 blazer.... the previous owner cut the mounts off of the sliders, but left the sliders... so im trying to get the whole mount/slider to come out of the slide assembly on my original seats so i can just slide the sliders into the tracks of the new ones... i know it can be done, becuase they had to have slid in there somehow. thanks for the help in advance!!

Cpt.Caveman · 06-30-2009, 04:07 PM

You have to unbolt the complete track assembly from the seats, the tracks have a dimple in them at the ends to keep them from sliding all the way out.

~~4x4zr2GA~~ · 07-01-2009, 02:30 AM

ahh, i figured that out the hard way... no on to another problem, see, the drivers seat is power.... well he cut the damn sliders off of it too... wtf do i do? thinking of drilling out the rest of the rivets or whatever they are and just bolting my driverside mounts to the electric tracks?

Cpt.Caveman · 07-01-2009, 09:56 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by 4x4zr2GA

ahh, i figured that out the hard way... no on to another problem, see, the drivers seat is power.... well he cut the damn sliders off of it too... wtf do i do? thinking of drilling out the rest of the rivets or whatever they are and just bolting my driverside mounts to the electric tracks?

Are they the steal or alum. tracks? If you have the steal and a welder you can weld your mount tabs back onto the power seat tracks, but make sure that you get then back straight and a good weld. If they are the alum. ones you might be able to bolt them back on.

~~4x4zr2GA~~ · 07-01-2009, 07:19 PM

heres what im talking about...

~~4x4zr2GA~~ · 07-01-2009, 07:22 PM

what should i do? if i drill out the remaining part of the rivets or whatever they are that you see cut off in the pictures, could i just do the same to my non power mounts? just cut them off the non-power seats and then bolt them to the power tracks? or am i seriously going to have to buy a whole other power seat track assembly from the junk yard?

Cpt.Caveman · 07-02-2009, 09:30 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by 4x4zr2GA

what should i do? if i drill out the remaining part of the rivets or whatever they are that you see cut off in the pictures, could i just do the same to my non power mounts? just cut them off the non-power seats and then bolt them to the power tracks? or am i seriously going to have to buy a whole other power seat track assembly from the junk yard?

The bolts will have to very strong, and have a small head on them to clear the rest of the track assembly.

travisn · 07-02-2009, 09:37 AM

weld the 'feet' back on? use the existing spot welds to line it up...

Wrkn prgs · 07-02-2009, 12:09 PM

Better off just to buy new seats.. how much did you pay for those ones?

~~4x4zr2GA~~ · 07-02-2009, 03:23 PM

not buying new seats, these are mint and no junkyard around here has any good seats, becuase all the truck have been rolled or the windows are gone so theyre all nasty. i was just wondering if the mounting holes for the driverside non-power seats brakckets would match up with ones that are cut off on the power seats for me to weld them back on, either that or ill hit up the junkyard for just the whole track assembly

Cpt.Caveman · 07-02-2009, 03:28 PM

Yes they will line up with the power seat tracks, the power seat and non power seat tracks have the same mounting tabs.

~~4x4zr2GA~~ · 07-02-2009, 04:32 PM

aweseme! das whut i BEz needin' capm'

~~4x4zr2GA~~ · 07-03-2009, 04:23 AM

ahh, they dont match up for sh!t. guess ill scavange the junkyards tomarrow and look for a power seat track assembly i can rob from.

Cpt.Caveman · 07-03-2009, 11:16 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by 4x4zr2GA

ahh, they dont match up for sh!t. guess ill scavange the junkyards tomarrow and look for a power seat track assembly i can rob from.

What don't match up on them?
The mounting tabs are the same for power and non power seats.

~~4x4zr2GA~~ · 07-03-2009, 06:29 PM

no, i wasnt talking about where the whole track mounts to the seat frame, i was talking about where the whole seat track mounts to the floor of the truck! they are completely different. i found a good seat track assembly at a local pick'n'pull that i can use, but the damn torx bit screw at the back will not fVcking budge!!! i twised the ridges right off of the torx bit. but all i had on me was my cheap set because ive never encountered one that was that hard to get off, i have some black forged ones, so ill head back out there sunday to get the seat assembly....and by the way... this seat assembly also has the power recline feature for the back of the seat... think it would be worth it to just swap my seat foam and covers over to this seat to have a fully powered seat?

Cpt.Caveman · 07-04-2009, 11:18 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by 4x4zr2GA

no, i wasnt talking about where the whole track mounts to the seat frame, i was talking about where the whole seat track mounts to the floor of the truck! they are completely different. i found a good seat track assembly at a local pick'n'pull that i can use, but the damn torx bit screw at the back will not fVcking budge!!! i twised the ridges right off of the torx bit. but all i had on me was my cheap set because ive never encountered one that was that hard to get off, i have some black forged ones, so ill head back out there sunday to get the seat assembly....and by the way... this seat assembly also has the power recline feature for the back of the seat... think it would be worth it to just swap my seat foam and covers over to this seat to have a fully powered seat?

Take a BFH with you and smack the bolt a couple of time before you try to break it loose. And yes I would swap out the foam and cover if it were me.

~~4x4zr2GA~~ · 07-05-2009, 06:10 PM

okay, how do you remove the front motor assembly off of the sliders? everyting else is loose, but the front motor assembly is holding the tracks together, i need them to come apart so i can swap them... heres what im talking about:

06-30-2009, 02:30 PM	#1
~~4x4zr2GA~~ Banned Age: 22 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,361 Location: warner robins, GA User is: OffLine	how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please! i bought some new seats for my '98 s10 that came out of a '00 blazer.... the previous owner cut the mounts off of the sliders, but left the sliders... so im trying to get the whole mount/slider to come out of the slide assembly on my original seats so i can just slide the sliders into the tracks of the new ones... i know it can be done, becuase they had to have slid in there somehow. thanks for the help in advance!!
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06-30-2009, 04:07 PM	#2
Cpt.Caveman Registered User Age: 39 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 58 Location: Springfield,Mo User is: OffLine	Re: how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please! You have to unbolt the complete track assembly from the seats, the tracks have a dimple in them at the ends to keep them from sliding all the way out.
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07-01-2009, 02:30 AM	#3
~~4x4zr2GA~~ Banned Age: 22 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,361 Location: warner robins, GA User is: OffLine	Re: how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please! ahh, i figured that out the hard way... no on to another problem, see, the drivers seat is power.... well he cut the damn sliders off of it too... wtf do i do? thinking of drilling out the rest of the rivets or whatever they are and just bolting my driverside mounts to the electric tracks?
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07-01-2009, 09:56 AM	#4
Cpt.Caveman Registered User Age: 39 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 58 Location: Springfield,Mo User is: OffLine	Re: how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please! Quote: Originally Posted by 4x4zr2GA ahh, i figured that out the hard way... no on to another problem, see, the drivers seat is power.... well he cut the damn sliders off of it too... wtf do i do? thinking of drilling out the rest of the rivets or whatever they are and just bolting my driverside mounts to the electric tracks? Are they the steal or alum. tracks? If you have the steal and a welder you can weld your mount tabs back onto the power seat tracks, but make sure that you get then back straight and a good weld. If they are the alum. ones you might be able to bolt them back on.
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07-01-2009, 07:19 PM	#5
~~4x4zr2GA~~ Banned Age: 22 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,361 Location: warner robins, GA User is: OffLine	Re: how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please! heres what im talking about...
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07-01-2009, 07:22 PM	#6
~~4x4zr2GA~~ Banned Age: 22 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,361 Location: warner robins, GA User is: OffLine	Re: how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please! what should i do? if i drill out the remaining part of the rivets or whatever they are that you see cut off in the pictures, could i just do the same to my non power mounts? just cut them off the non-power seats and then bolt them to the power tracks? or am i seriously going to have to buy a whole other power seat track assembly from the junk yard?
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07-02-2009, 09:30 AM	#7
Cpt.Caveman Registered User Age: 39 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 58 Location: Springfield,Mo User is: OffLine	Re: how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please! Quote: Originally Posted by 4x4zr2GA what should i do? if i drill out the remaining part of the rivets or whatever they are that you see cut off in the pictures, could i just do the same to my non power mounts? just cut them off the non-power seats and then bolt them to the power tracks? or am i seriously going to have to buy a whole other power seat track assembly from the junk yard? The bolts will have to very strong, and have a small head on them to clear the rest of the track assembly.
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07-02-2009, 09:37 AM	#8
travisn Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 395 Location: Batavia, NY User is: OffLine	Re: how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please! weld the 'feet' back on? use the existing spot welds to line it up...
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07-02-2009, 12:09 PM	#9
Wrkn prgs Useless posting member Age: 20 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 8,640 Location: Conover, Oh User is: OffLine	Re: how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please! Better off just to buy new seats.. how much did you pay for those ones?
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07-02-2009, 03:23 PM	#10
~~4x4zr2GA~~ Banned Age: 22 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,361 Location: warner robins, GA User is: OffLine	Re: how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please! not buying new seats, these are mint and no junkyard around here has any good seats, becuase all the truck have been rolled or the windows are gone so theyre all nasty. i was just wondering if the mounting holes for the driverside non-power seats brakckets would match up with ones that are cut off on the power seats for me to weld them back on, either that or ill hit up the junkyard for just the whole track assembly
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07-02-2009, 03:28 PM	#11
Cpt.Caveman Registered User Age: 39 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 58 Location: Springfield,Mo User is: OffLine	Re: how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please! Yes they will line up with the power seat tracks, the power seat and non power seat tracks have the same mounting tabs.
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07-02-2009, 04:32 PM	#12
~~4x4zr2GA~~ Banned Age: 22 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,361 Location: warner robins, GA User is: OffLine	Re: how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please! aweseme! das whut i BEz needin' capm'
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07-03-2009, 04:23 AM	#13
~~4x4zr2GA~~ Banned Age: 22 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,361 Location: warner robins, GA User is: OffLine	Re: how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please! ahh, they dont match up for sh!t. guess ill scavange the junkyards tomarrow and look for a power seat track assembly i can rob from.
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07-03-2009, 11:16 AM	#14
Cpt.Caveman Registered User Age: 39 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 58 Location: Springfield,Mo User is: OffLine	Re: how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please! Quote: Originally Posted by 4x4zr2GA ahh, they dont match up for sh!t. guess ill scavange the junkyards tomarrow and look for a power seat track assembly i can rob from. What don't match up on them? The mounting tabs are the same for power and non power seats.
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07-03-2009, 06:29 PM	#15
~~4x4zr2GA~~ Banned Age: 22 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,361 Location: warner robins, GA User is: OffLine	Re: how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please! no, i wasnt talking about where the whole track mounts to the seat frame, i was talking about where the whole seat track mounts to the floor of the truck! they are completely different. i found a good seat track assembly at a local pick'n'pull that i can use, but the damn torx bit screw at the back will not fVcking budge!!! i twised the ridges right off of the torx bit. but all i had on me was my cheap set because ive never encountered one that was that hard to get off, i have some black forged ones, so ill head back out there sunday to get the seat assembly....and by the way... this seat assembly also has the power recline feature for the back of the seat... think it would be worth it to just swap my seat foam and covers over to this seat to have a fully powered seat?
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07-04-2009, 11:18 AM	#16
Cpt.Caveman Registered User Age: 39 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 58 Location: Springfield,Mo User is: OffLine	Re: how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please! Quote: Originally Posted by 4x4zr2GA no, i wasnt talking about where the whole track mounts to the seat frame, i was talking about where the whole seat track mounts to the floor of the truck! they are completely different. i found a good seat track assembly at a local pick'n'pull that i can use, but the damn torx bit screw at the back will not fVcking budge!!! i twised the ridges right off of the torx bit. but all i had on me was my cheap set because ive never encountered one that was that hard to get off, i have some black forged ones, so ill head back out there sunday to get the seat assembly....and by the way... this seat assembly also has the power recline feature for the back of the seat... think it would be worth it to just swap my seat foam and covers over to this seat to have a fully powered seat? Take a BFH with you and smack the bolt a couple of time before you try to break it loose. And yes I would swap out the foam and cover if it were me.
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07-05-2009, 06:10 PM	#17
~~4x4zr2GA~~ Banned Age: 22 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,361 Location: warner robins, GA User is: OffLine	Re: how do seat sliders come off of tracks? help asap please! okay, how do you remove the front motor assembly off of the sliders? everyting else is loose, but the front motor assembly is holding the tracks together, i need them to come apart so i can swap them... heres what im talking about:
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