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Removing saddle rails ?

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oldschoolace:
I have often wondered about this topic as it seems brute force is the only answer. I'm sure with a bit of thought some sort of jig/clamp could be made up to compress the rails in a controlled manner. I will give it some thought this weekend, i like problem solving, and if i come up with owt maybe it could be posted around to those who need it like the rim straightening jig :daumenhoch:

john4130:
it may be possible to drill the back of the seat where the rails stop to let them slide back enough to remove from the front of the seat. once refurbished stick them in and fill the holes with some sort of glue/melted plastic. may work for black coloured seats but it'd be hard to match another colour.

rick1970:
It can't be done mate guaranteed fail if you try, I had same problem with my shotgun rails surface rust and worn anno so i took to work with very fine grades of sandpaper and got stuck in, i finnished on wet and dry then a light wax polish, Bingo and i got paid for doing it  :LolLolLolLol:

oldschoolace:

--- Quote from: rick1970 on July 21, 2011, 04:44 PM ---It can't be done mate guaranteed fail if you try, I had same problem with my shotgun rails surface rust and worn anno so i took to work with very fine grades of sandpaper and got stuck in, i finnished on wet and dry then a light wax polish, Bingo and i got paid for doing it  :LolLolLolLol:

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Sounds like a challenge  ;) Your on!


Watch this space... :)

Night Rider:
Cheers guys, I have restored some pretty rusty rails back to a glass like finish still attached but these will need anodising. would the saddle stand up to the anodising process?

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