41 Lincoln Continental Coupe - Front Seat Mechanism

[Ken Lobsinger -Rejuvenated]

Well after COVID 19, another malady attacked me.... Owning Pre-War Luxury Automobiles.  Wish it were something medical, I expect it would be cheaper.  Being an optimist and finding out both the wait time and hourly rate of shops which work on vintage cars, I have decided to tackle some issues on my own.  I am removing the front seat adjustment mechanism (the whole base frame) to free it up so that it will slide.   It is so frozen that the hand lever feels like it is bending when trying to move it.   Looks pretty rusted so I thought removing and sand blasting that part might be the solution.  The rails on which it slides on both drive & passenger sides looks to be clear.   I would expect that it is the same mechanism used on most Ford Mtr. cars of that era.  Does anyone have insight they can share?  

 

 

Edited January 29 by Rejuvenated
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