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Old 10-19-2010, 12:55 PM
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So the front passenger seat raise/adjustment leaver is white metal on my 98' Blazer. As far as I know, white metal can't be welded. Any advise is greatly appreciated.





 
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Old 10-19-2010, 01:49 PM
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And why can't White Metal be welded? Its just painted white isn't it?
 
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Old 10-19-2010, 01:50 PM
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I am guessing your recline handle snapped off? If so go to your local auto parts store and pick up the HELP brand replacement handle, I recently had mine fall off as well and installed this and the seat works again, Little tip tho, Seeing as this is the last attempt at saving the recline handle I simply mixed up some 5 Min epoxy and Both Epoxied and Used the supplied screw to fix the new handle to the broken shaft.
 
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Old 10-20-2010, 08:48 PM
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lol CBC it's more like a cast aluminum/metal thats a cheap CHEAP way to make things that should have little or no stress, it's like the 5th state of matter lmao, it should be outlawed! & yeah get a replacement, $12 or so ... I have to replace my lower seat handle after the ex gf didn't know what it was for & torqued it off trying to move the seat forward ... grrrr
 
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Originally Posted by Rottidog
lol CBC it's more like a cast aluminum/metal thats a cheap CHEAP way to make things that should have little or no stress, it's like the 5th state of matter lmao, it should be outlawed! & yeah get a replacement, $12 or so ... I have to replace my lower seat handle after the ex gf didn't know what it was for & torqued it off trying to move the seat forward ... grrrr
Ah... I see. Yeah that would make it unweldable(My word! lol)

I guess since mine was made when cost wasn't more important than the life of the product I wouldn't know about that lol.
 
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Old 10-20-2010, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Rottidog
lol CBC it's more like a cast aluminum/metal thats a cheap CHEAP way to make things that should have little or no stress, it's like the 5th state of matter lmao, it should be outlawed! & yeah get a replacement, $12 or so ... I have to replace my lower seat handle after the ex gf didn't know what it was for & torqued it off trying to move the seat forward ... grrrr
I see why she is an EX. Thank God she didn't torque on you. HA,HA.
 
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