tcolt

On the folding seat back bench seats there is a white thin-walled plastic sleeve 3/8" to 5/16" diameter that keeps the locking mechanism from rattling on the pin. It that available anywhere or has anyone found a source of touch sleeve or tubing material that will work for this?

Sorry I tried to edit the title to read Seat Back, but it looks like the site doesn't allow that...

toymobile

Large drinking straw.

Johnny

joe_padavano

Fixed it.

As for the sleeve, the large drinking straw is a great idea. McMaster Carr also sells a variety of sleeve materials, but the minimum order size likely makes that very expensive.

tcolt

Thanks for changing that Joe. I already checked them, but didn't find anything yet. That's when I realized that people here usually have come up with some good idea. Likes straws :-)

I like the idea Johnny, but is a large drinking straw made of a material that is tough enough to stand up to the wear? It seems they could have an even thinner wall thickness than the original sleeve?

stevengerard

or a piece of hollow plastic clothesline

joe_padavano

McMaster Carr P/N 8628K52, nylon tubing, 3/8" OD, 5/16" ID, 1/32" wall, about $3 for a five foot piece.

Also, PVC sleeving in various diameters with about 0.025" wall. 5/16" is P/N 1508T28, 3/8 is P/N 1508T31

shiftbyear

Our local hardware store stocks plastic tubing in various sizes. Good luck.

shiftbyear

P.S. They also sell plastic bushings in the hardware dept.

tcolt

Thanks for all the good ideas, but especially Joe for just the right choices except I found the closest match is the next size up. 1/2 OD and I like that it's white like the original, maybe a bit too big of a wall thickness. If I get the nylon sleeving I get a the right 0.025 wall thickness and black color which makes more sense in terms of how it will get dirty in time... I think I'll try both options I think a red straw would have looked a little off :-)