74 Seats
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74 Seats
Okay so the adjustment level on my seats aren’t working.. no idea what the cause is.
I move the lever to move the seats and nothing happens. Not even if I pull the level and push the seat forward.
any common causes of this I can check/fix?
can I fix this or will I have to buy new seats?.
I move the lever to move the seats and nothing happens. Not even if I pull the level and push the seat forward.
any common causes of this I can check/fix?
can I fix this or will I have to buy new seats?.
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Are you sitting in the seat when you try to move it, or just trying to move it by hand? The tracks/***** could be pretty well rusted so that you need some UMPH to get the seat moving. Sit in the seat, move the lever to release the catch, and use your body mass to force it forward/backward as needed. If it still wont move, remove the 4 retaining bolts (if you can get at them...pretty difficult if you can't move the seat) and take seat out of the car. Turn it over and see what's going on. Remove tracks from seat and soak, clean, re-lube as needed.
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Are you sitting in the seat when you try to move it, or just trying to move it by hand? The tracks/***** could be pretty well rusted so that you need some UMPH to get the seat moving. Sit in the seat, move the lever to release the catch, and use your body mass to force it forward/backward as needed. If it still wont move, remove the 4 retaining bolts (if you can get at them...pretty difficult if you can't move the seat) and take seat out of the car. Turn it over and see what's going on. Remove tracks from seat and soak, clean, re-lube as needed.
I’ll try all of that this weekend! I can’t really go anywhere because I can’t store the tops in the back cause I can’t move the seats! Weather in NC is always changing!
thank you!
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My 75 doesn’t have a crossover wire/cable between the seat rails. The locking mechanism is only on the side with the lever. The 1979 seats I just installed were the same way.
Isn’t that how every C3 came?
Isn’t that how every C3 came?
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get under the floorpans and WD40 up the 8 bolts that hold the 2 seats in. that will also give you an idea where they are looking down at the seats. also spray WD down the seat tracks from in front.
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But it's what everybody has and it'll free up the two seats enough that he can slide em Forward take out the back bolts slide em back take out the front bolts and pull the seats then you can get some spray white lithium or whatever his choice is and free them up good.
Last edited by derekderek; Jun 20, 2020 at 06:13 PM.