Rocking Seat Solution: The Permanent fix
Instructor
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From: Pearl River New York
I purhased a set of washers and did my drivers seat first, good instructions, but if you have sport seats do not pry off the up and down and forward seat adjuster as in the picture. Also the old washers were competely gone, disenegrated, seat is now tight, no more movement
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Newark Delaware
Okay, so the new washers didn't fix my rocking seat. It appears that one of the tracks is loose at the pivot points so I'm just going to have to live with it. It appears that my preferred seating position - steeply raked seat cushion, all the way down in the back, all the way up in the front - exacerbates the rocking. Other settings with the front lower do not rock as much.
Oh, and my favorite at the show this afternoon was this '62 in Sateen Silver with Red interior:
Oh, and my favorite at the show this afternoon was this '62 in Sateen Silver with Red interior:
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From: Republic of Texas
Spacers are back in stock and ready to ship.
Currently NOT accepting Paypal since they have decided to screw with my account for no apparent reason. Payments accepted by check/money order via mail only for the time being.
Currently NOT accepting Paypal since they have decided to screw with my account for no apparent reason. Payments accepted by check/money order via mail only for the time being.
Drifting
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From: O'Fallon Illinois - Currently own a 2016 Z06 1LZ A8 Coupe
I fixed my "rocking seats" two weekends ago. I picked up the 8 nylon spacers at ACE for $2.64. The whole job (2 seats) took me under 3 hours! Seat tracks are like new now...no more rocking!!
Mike
Mike
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Did you get a part number from ACE for those? It would be nice to pick them up before attempting this job...
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From: Republic of Texas
.....if all else fails, crank down with a set of large vice grips.
Drifting
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From: O'Fallon Illinois - Currently own a 2016 Z06 1LZ A8 Coupe
Phace,
Here's the info:
Parts Required: 8 Nylon Washers total. 3/4" OD, 7/16" ID, 1/8" THICK. ACE Hardware for $0.33 each. The ACE part number for these washers is 59558K.
Good luck!
Mike
Here's the info:
Parts Required: 8 Nylon Washers total. 3/4" OD, 7/16" ID, 1/8" THICK. ACE Hardware for $0.33 each. The ACE part number for these washers is 59558K.
Good luck!
Mike
Drifting
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From: O'Fallon Illinois - Currently own a 2016 Z06 1LZ A8 Coupe
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For the record, sanding 4-8 tiny pieces of nylon by hand is not the easiest or enjoyable thing to do.
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From: Rockville MD
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From: Myrtle Beach SC
St. Jude Donor '05-'06
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Etiquette says when a vendor starts a thread a newb does not come in and suggest a different fix. Just sayin'......
Pro
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Havasu, AZ
yes it is a pain
After all the work for this fix, my seat still has movement up and down. It looks like I need to weld one of the joints. Oh well, it is a hobby I guess!
Drifting
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From: Holly, Michigan
Theradioflyer has been a great asset to this forum in numerous ways, from DIY's to unique parts, so while I found the Ace part number info helpful (I may decide to make my own) it is in poor taste to post in his thread about how do it without buying his parts.
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Do your spacers have the notch or edge cut as well as per the instructions so that the mechanism doesn't catch? I understand your spacers are filed to be the correct width, but how about that circumference?