Rear Seat Construction

[w30bob]

Hi Guys,

So I'm digging thru the ORD and I'm looking at the rear seat cushions construction. I went out and felt my cushions without taking the covers off and I don't feel any springs. Feels like just a thick piece of foam for the bottom and back cushion. So I look in the ORD and it only lists one rear cushion and doesn't say if it's for the back or bottom. But looking at Fig 18-9 shows the listed cushion is for the rear back. It doesn't have a breakdown of what it's constructed of like the bottom cushion does. But there are 2 springs listed and they're labeled rear seat back and rear seat bottom. So I'm not seeing what the rear seat back should have in it other than a spring.....is there no foam at all?

I did some web crawling to look at peoples seat pics and it seem some do just use a single piece of foam and no springs. Is that just a 'bubba' mod or did the Army ditch the springs at some point and just use foam.cushion?

thanks,
bob

[kenperkins]

the after market canvas people sold the foam as a replacement for the horse hair and springs. originals can still be found.
nice to see someone reading the ord9
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[w30bob]

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regards,
bob

[4x4M38]

Here you go Bob:

http://m.ebay.com/itm/M38-M38A1-G740-G758-Willys-Army-Jeep-Rear-Seat-Springs-and-Covers-/253101655325?hash=item3aee08c51d%3Ag%3AhacAAOSwUMxZlk-x&_trkparms=pageci%253A90bde3ad-8834-11e7-92ed-74dbd180c1ad%257Cparentrq%253A10729ddc15e0a866e221846afffbf041%257Ciid%253A1
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http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=album372&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

[4x4M38]

And for those with deep pockets, the whole schmear:

http://m.ebay.com/itm/Jeep-Willys-M38-M38A1-NOS-Passenger-seat-in-crate-w-cushions-NOS-G740-/292222570340?hash=item4409d28f64%3Ag%3A5V8AAOSwz2tZkesE&_trkparms=pageci%253Ac1097a68-8834-11e7-b70b-74dbd180e3f1%257Cparentrq%253A1073da3315e0a9cb9ed59707fff7337e%257Ciid%253A11
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1950 M38
MC11481
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=album372&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

[w30bob]

Hi Brian,

Yup........when I saw that listing the other day it made me go out and squeeze my cushions. Hence my question. There's another guy with a set of cushions but he didn't take the covers off........so I just emailed him to ask if they have springs or are just pads. I'm probably going to go home and rip my rear seat cushions apart now......just so I know what I got. Although........with everything I've found wrong on my jeep so far......I'm pretty sure what I'm going to find.



thanks,
bob