Seat removal 39 1 ton

NCSUDucker

NCSUDucker

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Quick question. Have upholstery on order as well as all wiring harnesses. Obviously the seat will need to come out to reupholster and I imagine it will make life easier for rewiring. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
 
Not that familiar with your truck, but typically there are four bolts holding the seat to the floor, two on each side, for a bench seat. Look under the truck for the nuts (or bolts). They may be bolted through the frame rail or the floor panel.
 
Thanks, the 1 ton truck has the gas tank under the seat so I wasn't sure. It's at the shop right now so I haven't had time to crawl around. In just glancing, the seat back is where I'm not sure.
 
Seat back has bars that go up into the brace under the window. There is 2 locating studs on the front of the seat base (gas tank)
Step 1 lift the front of the seat base 1”
Step2 slide seat base forward until sear back untabs from the window brace
Step3 pull top of seat back forward while moving the seat base back (fold the seat)
Step 4 remove it out the passengers side

What upholstery did you get? I still have to do my seat and have not found anything made to fit
 
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NCSU, I replied to your PM but it seems it didn't send. I sold my 38 tonner 25 years ago and it's been mostly newer ford since then. If it's like the jailbar trucks, which have a similar mounting atop the tank, there are 2 straps, one each side between the seat base and the tank's surrounding 'skirt'. These are at the rear of the seat 's cushion. At the front edge of the seat base it sits on a couple of steel pegs, shaped like bullets that are attached to the tank's skirt frame. Looking at the front edge of the seat cushion from the underside there are two steel strips, maybe 1 1/4" x 3", each having 3 holes for seat's fore and aft adjustment. In other words, the bullet pegs locate the seat in your choice of three positions. You have to lift the front of the seat off the bullets and slide it forward or back. The seat back, if like the jailbar trucks has a sort of hinge on both sides at the top. Simply pull the hinge pins and lift the seat back out. I hope this helps.
 
GB SISSON said:
NCSU, I replied to your PM but it seems it didn't send. I sold my 38 tonner 25 years ago and it's been mostly newer ford since then. If it's like the jailbar trucks, which have a similar mounting atop the tank, there are 2 straps, one each side between the seat base and the tank's surrounding 'skirt'. These are at the rear of the seat 's cushion. At the front edge of the seat base it sits on a couple of steel pegs, shaped like bullets that are attached to the tank's skirt frame. Looking at the front edge of the seat cushion from the underside there are two steel strips, maybe 1 1/4" x 3", each having 3 holes for seat's fore and aft adjustment. In other words, the bullet pegs locate the seat in your choice of three positions. You have to lift the front of the seat off the bullets and slide it forward or back. The seat back, if like the jailbar trucks has a sort of hinge on both sides at the top. Simply pull the hinge pins and lift the seat back out. I hope this helps.
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Thanks and no worries GB... I'm bad to miss private messages since there is no notification or popup. Just figured that was the case on your end as you have been a good source of info on all of the ton truck questions I've had so far.
 
Just a word about seats of this era... I know that pickup seats are a breed of their own, but seats in general are considerably more comfortable than modern car seats. My own '38 was such a pleasure to drive, the seats so comfortable, my wife and I felt refreshed after a 600 mile drive rather than how tiring a similar drive in a modern car would be.
All this to say, don't even think about ditching the coil springs for sponge rubber, and if your upholstery shop tells you sponge rubber is better, run don't walk out the nearest exit.
 
ford38v8 said:
Just a word about seats of this era... I know that pickup seats are a breed of their own, but seats in general are considerably more comfortable than modern car seats. My own '38 was such a pleasure to drive, the seats so comfortable, my wife and I felt refreshed after a 600 mile drive rather than how tiring a similar drive in a modern car would be.
All this to say, don't even think about ditching the coil springs for sponge rubber, and if your upholstery shop tells you sponge rubber is better, run don't walk out the nearest exit.
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No worries, keeping the springs! Can't imagine anything else wit the stiffness of the 1 ton truck:D
 
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