Originally Posted by samiam44

FYI,

It's best if your hunting used- buy a passenger seat bottom. There is a lot better chance that it will have good springs and less wear and tear.

I don't know the price of a new spring box and pad. Pads use to be about $35 and the cheapest place was MB. Some do make-shift repairs. I just replace the spring box and pad- then it feels like a new seat.
If you don't own a pair of hog ring pliers- they are not expensive and make the job easier. There is metal rods running in the seat cover and you tie them down to the spring through the pad with the hog rings. Should be easy to see once you take it off the motor/base. There are some big philips screws which old it on the motor base.

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