'84 - this seat thing doesn't work - why???
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Racer
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From: Appleton, Wisconsin Boston originally - North End
'84 - this seat thing doesn't work - why???
My '84 with 48,500 miles was meticulously maintained by the previous owner. He made sure EVERYTHING worked like new. Very nice.
I've been luvin' it for the last month. Even lost interest in my '05 Harley bagger
http://s62.photobucket.com/albums/h114/dchoran/
The one and ONLY thing that doesn't work on either seat is this:
The driver's seat is power everything - the passenger is manual.
Any ideas what is happening with that seat angle thing or how to fix it???
Strange that neither of these function - common problem???
THANKS in advance.
Dave H. Appleton, WI dchoran@athenet.net
I've been luvin' it for the last month. Even lost interest in my '05 Harley bagger
http://s62.photobucket.com/albums/h114/dchoran/The one and ONLY thing that doesn't work on either seat is this:
The driver's seat is power everything - the passenger is manual.
Any ideas what is happening with that seat angle thing or how to fix it???
Strange that neither of these function - common problem???
THANKS in advance.
Dave H. Appleton, WI dchoran@athenet.net
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Sounds right to me. For both of them to fail seems odd. The seat could be so far back that the mechanism cannot 'disengage' to be functional.
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Racer
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From: Appleton, Wisconsin Boston originally - North End
The seats are not hitting the rear deck back - just a stop of some kind.
Yes they move forward - but the same way with or without hitting the angle tab - about 2 inches - the movement is the same as if you were going to hit the full foward tab to access behind the seat.
The seatback angle adjuster does nothing on either side as far as I can tell.
Do I really need to give it a nasty push???
Maybe some air cylinder is frozen???
THANKS.
Yes they move forward - but the same way with or without hitting the angle tab - about 2 inches - the movement is the same as if you were going to hit the full foward tab to access behind the seat.
The seatback angle adjuster does nothing on either side as far as I can tell.
Do I really need to give it a nasty push???
Maybe some air cylinder is frozen???
THANKS.
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Racer
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From: Appleton, Wisconsin Boston originally - North End
Awesome tips - how many vehicles have a single clip and walla the seat cushion is out-of-there. That is nice. Now where can I get a new seat cushion 
Does the back come off as easy???
Amazing.
THANKS guys for the tips on the "recliner" thing - actually I just figured out they both work. Travel is minimal. Guess I was expecting something like you'd see in newer vehicles. I gotta remember this is an '84.
All is well.
Dave H. Appleton
Does the back come off as easy???Amazing.
THANKS guys for the tips on the "recliner" thing - actually I just figured out they both work. Travel is minimal. Guess I was expecting something like you'd see in newer vehicles. I gotta remember this is an '84.
All is well.
Dave H. Appleton
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The upper cushion has 4 clips 2 on each side that a wire secures behind. Two in upper section and 2 mid section the way to remove is to compress the cushion from one side at a time till you feel them pop out. Lots of people have made a tool out of a wide screw driver with a V-notch cut in the middle to press agains the wire makes it much eaiser.