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    Posted: 19 June 2022 at 7:21pm
I realized my rear seat spring clips were rusted shut so I thought that rather than spend the 100 bucks on new ones, I'd try to rebuild the ones I have.  As you can see, they were in less than stellar condition...


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I sandblasted it to see if it was too far gone to try anything else... but I think it's still salvageable.



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46 CJ2A 50100 Tan
46 CJ2A 77632 Wht
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Using a screwdriver, I bent the tabs on one side and with a little effort, it opened right up.  As you can see, the pins are in very rough shape and the springs are pretty much un-recognizable.



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46 CJ2A 77632 Wht
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I sandblasted the inside then cut some new pins from some 5/16" stainless rod.

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Then painted the inside and outside of the two body pieces.  

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I talked to Scott Schiller who did this same rebuild, and he had some extra clock spring that he was kind enough to send me.

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Using a tin snips, I cut off two pieces that fit perfectly!





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46 CJ2A 50100 Tan
46 CJ2A 77632 Wht
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I then closed the two body pieces together, bent back the tabs and touched up the paint again.  Good as new, super easy, and I saved 100 bucks!




I know it's still super pitted but putting it back in it's original location, you can barely see the majority of it, so I'm ok with the pitting I can see.




Edited by Scratch - 19 June 2022 at 7:51pm
43 GPW 93487 Blk
44 GPW 230283 OD
46 CJ2A 50100 Tan
46 CJ2A 77632 Wht
47 CJ2A 141681 Grn
48 CJ2A 156240 Red/Yel
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61 CJ5 123120 Tan
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super nice!
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Good job 👍 
I did the same to mine. 
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Nice job. 
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Good job !

$100 seems pretty high for something like that, but I guess it is a small market.

I haven't removed them yet from my CJ2A but they were functional when I removed the back seat, so probably should save them before I junk the tub.
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