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My wife had a better idea after I told her I was going to take the seat apart, just buy a nice car seat cushion. I think I'm going to try that for $30. Might be a nice easy fix. I got a nice thick one coming tomorrow so hopefully I can comfortably go back to manspreading on my road trips.
Mine is the same way. I have the Platinum package that has the little stripe down the center of the seat. I have to purposefully make myself sit aligned to the steering wheel or I get uncomfortable. When I look down at the line I can always tell where I naturally sit in the seat if off center and on an angle
While my new seat cushion isn't perfect, it's about 90% more comfortable than it was. I can sit straight by just positioning the cushion slightly off- center and eliminates the uncomfortable pressure from the side bolsters. I would recommend buying one as it seems a lot simpler than any other option. I may buy one more that isn't quite as thick just to try out. The seat is so adjustable that it's easy to make it work. I'm a lot happier driving it now.
In 2060 or so, this will be one of the key factors that assures the originality of the classic pickup (which, of course, will be a curiosity of times past).
I fixed this issue in about 20 minutes this morning.
seat all the way back to loosen this nut on right side of seat:
then move seat almost all the way forward and up(all the way forward wont allow adjustment in the next step), then drill out this rivet with a 5/16 drill bit:
use a pair of long needle nose pliers to turn the flange attached to the allthread counter clockwise 3 turns (or until seat sits straight). Find a suitable bolt/nut to lock flange back down (replace rivet). Move seat back and snug up front nut from 1st Pic. Done. Seat still adjusts fine, though it did slow down because it is now slightly binding on track, though nothing is touching or scraping any metal on tracks. Played and looked at it for a while and don't see any future issues from this, it still runs back and forth with less effort than other trucks I've had.
here is what the rivet looks like on the other side (didn't get a Pic before drilling it out on right side)
I follow most of what you said but I'm a little confused as to what part you actually turned. Couldn't you just turn the long screw after the nut in front is loosened without drilling out the rivet? Maybe take a dremel and make a little notch in front on the long screw and turn it with a flat head screwdriver?
Update - I tried that and I see it might have locktite in the back. Are you saying turn the entire back portion after the rivet is removed? There's enough space for that?
I was going to recommend removing the mounting bolts either on driver side or passenger side front and rear. I believe they're 18mm attaching to the floor.
With one side loose you can move it forward or backwards to sync your seat.
I don't think removing the 18mm mounting bolts will do much as there is minimal clearance in their mounting holes. This works perfectly and allows roughly 1/2" or more of movement to seat alignment
I only have about 5k on my truck but adjusting the seat to straight made it a bit weird to sit in for a little while. I will say that now after driving some yesterday, I am definitely more comfortable because bottom cushion now puts the same pressure on both legs. Until I seen this post, I didn't know I had a problem, but now that it's fixed, I am glad I fixed the problem. Easy fix that makes the most comfortable seats in the heavy duty segment even better!
Got it done. Much more comfortable! Thank you so much. Few tips. There is a raised hexagonal piece on the rail which fits into the end piece. If you don't drill that out, it's nice to keep it so the end piece sits perfectly in place and that part takes any back and forth stress. I finely got it drilled out, turned it 4 times, put a bolt in, and I'm set.
Got it done. Much more comfortable! Thank you so much. Few tips. There is a raised hexagonal piece on the rail which fits into the end piece. If you don't drill that out, it's nice to keep it so the end piece sits perfectly in place and that part takes any back and forth stress. I finely got it drilled out, turned it 4 times, put a bolt in, and I'm set.
Glad you got it! That rivet is a pretty hard material, but I had a good cobalt 5/16 so it drilled out in about 90 seconds. Probably worth buying a new bit. Also used a right angle drill to be able to stay square with rivet. I don't think you can use a regular drill because seat won't go forward or up enough to let you line up square
I used garbage drill bits and no right angle, so yes, anybody else should at least get a hardened drill bit. I did not use that big of a bit, but it doesn't matter what size you use. It would be nice to see if there is any play in the mounting bolts because it is at the limit of 4 turns. It's definately out of alignment and moves with more friction. I wouldn't want to be operating the seat a whole lot like this, but it still works and I never change it now that it's set. It makes a world of difference in comfort! No more seat cushion needed. I think Ford engineering just screwed the pooch on this one. There is no reason whatsoever to not sit perpendicular to the steering wheel. Thankfully there's just enough play to jimmy rig it.
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