I have wood.
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I have wood.
I looked into the fix for the seat sliding forward under braking and to tell the truth, I just don't ever see myself going through the trouble.
So I used two small pieces of wood behind the seat. I tried a couple sizes til I got it right. With the proper size blocks, I was able to power the seat back but the wood holds the seat in the "forward" position of the approximate 1/2 inch of loose travel. Problem "solved".
So I used two small pieces of wood behind the seat. I tried a couple sizes til I got it right. With the proper size blocks, I was able to power the seat back but the wood holds the seat in the "forward" position of the approximate 1/2 inch of loose travel. Problem "solved".
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I looked into the fix for the seat sliding forward under braking and to tell the truth, I just don't ever see myself going through the trouble.
So I used two small pieces of wood behind the seat. I tried a couple sizes til I got it right. With the proper size blocks, I was able to power the seat back but the wood holds the seat in the "forward" position of the approximate 1/2 inch of loose travel. Problem "solved".
So I used two small pieces of wood behind the seat. I tried a couple sizes til I got it right. With the proper size blocks, I was able to power the seat back but the wood holds the seat in the "forward" position of the approximate 1/2 inch of loose travel. Problem "solved".
I'm not knocking your fix, I'll probably do it myself if I ever need to. It's just when anybody mentions wood on a car I remember the guy with the white 49 Olds years ago.
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They are made of a composite that includes wood, but to say they are wood is incorrect. I know the guy who added the revision to the design and was approved by Dave Hill because it reduced weight without structural compromise..
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I usually wake up like that or I should say on occasion.
Guess the fix is a little like the OPS. The fix can be done either of three ways.
Five or six years ago, there was a fellow Forum member who used two chains.....go figure.
Guess the fix is a little like the OPS. The fix can be done either of three ways.
Five or six years ago, there was a fellow Forum member who used two chains.....go figure.
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I simply put a small block of 2 x 4 on the floor behind the seat. That wasn't quite enough so I put a small block of 1 x 4 in front of that. I moved the seat rearward until it came in contact with the blocks and pushed the seat forward in the loose section of movement.
