As part of my almost finished full interior restoration it was time to deal with the front seat backs rocking when in the up and locked position. So once a plumber always a plumber, this is what I came up with.

I read that the seat retainer bolt had a 5/8” OD. Which is what 1/2” copper fittings are.

Thru them on the grinder (eyeball)


It works perfectly.

I know originally these were plastic bushings however, if you see or find any let me know lol.

 

That looks good. Rothwell addressed this issue some years back, he found a chair leg bottom plastic that fit. I used them with success.
wj

 

I saw Rothwell's fix and liked it but after cruising the big box stores and only being able to buy two dozen at a time from Amazon I decided to go a different route. The copper will never break and the soft metal will wear quite well.

 

That looks really good. I have been using PVC tube for the past few years, but the PVC is finally starting to crack.

 

I copied this trick...quick, easy, cheap and works well.

 

I guess both ways will work fine. I still don't see the plastic holding up well over time? As they say there's more than one way yada yada lol