an odd problem..back seats not folding.
#1
an odd problem..back seats not folding.
On my 82 928, my winter project is re-doing the interior but one issue I,ve hit right off the bat...for the life of me I cannot get one of my back seats to fold down! The mechanism is either frozen or jammed..the plastic **** will not budge and it wont release the seat back to let it fold down. Anyone run into this? I dont want to break anything but I,m not sure how to get the release to work.
#6
Thanks guys..I had to use the "vice grips and hammer" trick to get it to let go. I sprayed it with Tri-flow to get the latch mechanism to move,but I,m going to end up taking the seat out to clean it up properly.It was coming out anyways. Thanks again!
#7
Good thread, but poor title. I had the same problem a few years ago, OTR18WHEELER's approach worked for me. But the next person coming along won't be able to use search to find this useful info. Why not ask one of the mods to change the title to include a ref to back seat won't fold down, or some such?
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#9
The latches are much harder to release if the seat back has stuff jammed underneath - bunched carpet, wiring etc. Force the seat back backwards as hard as you can - then try to operate the release.
Alan
Alan
#10
stuck back seats
Alan, thank you for the advice. After using the vice grips and a little help from the hammer,I did get it to release. The problem,now that I have it folded,is that I think the rear hatch had been leaking at one time and the latch is somewhat rusted. It moves but only with a help. I,m going to have to get it apart and clean up the latch mechanism to get it working normally.The rear seats are shot and have to be re-covered so they are coming out anyways. Another winter project!