I let my Dad borrow the Bronco last week and now the seat back is leaning back and will not lock in place. The seat will recline further back but it seems that the seat will not go to the original locked upright posistion any ideas?

 

Bent or broken latch mechanism. There are a series of steel wires, catches and latches behind the plastic mouldings around and under the base of the seat. I'd start looking for something that looks bent or sheared off or a spring that may not be in place to pull a catch back into position. You can use the passenger seat as a reference for what should be "right" (assuming that it works properly).

 

Thanks Grey I will try to find the time to look at it. Today it is in the 70's but Wednesday they are expecting snow wouldn't want to have a nice day off to try and find the problem. Passenger side works fine.

 

Why not start looking for something better? IMO the stock Bronco seats suck. A field trip to the junkyard should be just what the doctor ordered.



$60 for the pair. Despite the lack of armrests, they are very comfortable, and I managed to retain the stock Bronco sliders.

-Matt

 

What did your seats come out of I like the looks of them..

 

Jeep Cherokee.

 

Have your Dad get out there and help you look for the problem too!

 

Well I found the problem today. I took off plastic cover nothing was wrong there, so I pulled the seat cover loose and pulled it up on the side I thought was the problem and half a bolt fell out. The top bolt in the bracket that attaches to the seat frame and the latch mechanism sheared off. I guess maybe it had started backing out over time and it snapped off. $2.98 for the bolt but now I have to figure out how to get the rest of the thing out of the seat frame.

 

I liike the seats in my Bronco. MATT C I wish we had a salvage yard where you could get a good set of seats that cheap. Could have used those in the 88 Cherokee we gave to my uncle.

 

Matt, how hard was it to keep the stock sliders for the Jeep seats?

 

It was a pain. For me at least. It was a breeze for the welder I took them too.

-Matt