Originally Posted by
voileauciel
Jah, sooo, I'm wondering how to do this exactly. I have a B17, and the little wrench that is used to adjust the nut on the front. But it seems as though when I turn the nut, in either direction, that the whole post moves, and that there is no real change in tightness on top of the saddle. Am I doing something wrong here?
Thanks in advance for all your help!
As you turn the tensioner nut at the nose of the saddle, the entire threaded post is supposed to move. By lengthening the saddle (moving the front rivet carrier forward), you're retensioning the leather. Depending on how far sagged out your saddle is, you'll have to turn that tensioning nut more.
I just retensioned my B-17 last week after its first 600 miles. It took 3/4 of a turn to bring things back to the correct tension.