Billenglish

Anybody else have this problem? Need advice, how to correct or adjust. Thanks in advance. Bill

kdf1986

Hello
I am waiting for an answer to this also. But be careful of using the seat in the current method. The top rubber part can slip under the bottom metal part, and make it difficult to unhook if its in the car.
Since this is now wedged into it, the seatback cannot release and let you pull down on it. Happened to me and thats why I am waiting to see what replies you get.

kdf

Devs77

I’ve subscribed......I’ll be rebuilding the seats in my 77 soon. Trying to get as much insight as I can before I start the job. Spring is here and I don’t want to miss any driving!

Peterbuilt

The seat bottom frame can bend or in some cases break.
You might need this plate.

https://willcoxcorvette.com/catalogs...+bottom+repair

oldgto

When I redid the foam & covers on my 71 seats, I found this to be the case as well.... there was some hammering, twisting, & bending to get the frames straightened back out before painting & putting them back together!

Billenglish

Wow, thanks for your replies. Hadn't thought about them going past each other and getting caught. Also I think they were misaligned to begin with, due to wear pattern on the rubber tips were off center. I'm going to switch seat bottoms and work on this one a little more, it will end up on the passenger side. Pretty sure that this one was originally on the driver side.

Oh well, back to work!

titanle

I wonder if I have the same issue, on my 69 seats one side has that bolt the other side is the hook mechanism operated by the lever that clicks in. I have to push pretty hard on my seat back in order for the hook to actually latch.

do you think that's also an alignment issue?

69ttop502

This problem has to do with the shimming of the catch on the seat bottom. You will likely need to raise the catch so it engages the latch easier. I made my own shims but all the vendors carry the shim kits that originally came with the cars.

titanle

Are they just called seat alignment shims? and thank you.

69ttop502

Here is the 68/69 type shims from zip. The round shims are for the rubber stop on the other side of the seat to keep it aligned if you shim the catch. Just as easy to make your own. Just make them the size of the catch and drill the holes to align with the holes in the catch.

https://www.zip-corvette.com/68-69-s...BoCQh4QAvD_BwE


Bill

titanle

Wow $30 for a few pieces of metal. I’ll just make my own.

69ttop502

Lol, yea that’s why I did mine myself too!