fg driver seat uncontrolled movement

[LazyBrennan]

Gday guys

My 2010 fg xr driver seat is sliding backwards and forwards a little even after being locked into position with the slider bar if that makes sense. Has anyone had this or know of a fix? 

[k31th]

clearly too fat

 

nah... never had this problem... but it'll be the teeth or the engagement with the metal prong that sits in between the teeth that's either bent or broken... either get a replacement seat rail from a wreck or get a welding place to get it back to operational spec

[LazyBrennan]

hahaha you can tell my wife that then considering she's the one who has been driving it 95% of the time.

 

By any chance can you show me a photo of what you're talking about? I can get parts welded no worries if I can show my mate what needs doing.

[k31th]

well, first up I don't have an FG, so I'd only be able to take a pic of a BA haha... but it's not a complicated mechanism, the bar you lift to disengage the seat position lock is just a pivot in/out of the lock position with a tab.

[EvilDaifu]

My FG drivers side front seat is starting to squeak now.  Not sure if it's because the repair place removed it to replace my rear drivers door or not.  Just that I only remember that I noticed the squeak after the replacement of the rear driver side door.  I have had a quick look at the bolts underneath it and it all looks like the ones I could reach are tight.  The squeak happens as I decelerate.  Feels like something is giving more than it should and not holding in place firmly.  Any suggestions guys?

[EvilDaifu]

I think I'm going to have this sorted out because it's starting to worry me that the seat will start sliding on a cruise (with the higher G forces in side to side driving).  So you reckon it's got something to do with the teeth in the seat rails bent or broken k31th? (I'm a fat bugger so no surprises it's coming loose ).  I'll take a look under the seat at the rails.  I initially thought it would be just a bolt loose and all that I'd have to do is tighten them but I felt by hand done of the bolts awhile ago and they all seemed tight to me under the seat.

[EvilDaifu]

I still have not sorted this out. It's starting to annoy me a bit that there is a bit of movement.  Let the wife drive my car for her golf trips and she says "now I know why you like driving your car!" but she also noted that there is a bit of movement in the driver seat.  It's a FG 2010.  I am wondering if it is a part fault from that time of manufacture?

[k31th]

Gary... just take it to any "engineering" place (places that do metal work, basically) or a car interior specialist and get 'em to look at repairing it and just bite the bullet.