Broken Seat Back

[a68]

My driver's seat on my '92 mustang has broken. The seat just lays all the way back. Anyone else have this problem? What's the easy fix?

 

[yakini]

find a used replacement. gears are probably stripped.

 

[84blkstang]

i had this problem thought it was the gears well MMFF did a write up and i followed the directions on taking it apaart well the bottom was busted in 5 different places and one was all the way down the side

 

[90mustangGT]

Find where it is laying back from, either the pivot area stripped or that actuall seat folded. This is a very common problem with foxbody seats. The frame is just barley spotwelded togeather, I had the same problem. Had the seat re-welded and it won't break now I know that much.

 

[89MustangGX]

Find where it is laying back from, either the pivot area stripped or that actuall seat folded. This is a very common problem with foxbody seats. The frame is just barley spotwelded togeather, I had the same problem. Had the seat re-welded and it won't break now I know that much.

Agreed. Taking the seat apart isn't terribly difficult, though it can be a little tricky to figure out. If you run into trouble - post here, we'll help out. It may be that it's better to get a whole new seat, it may be that you can just have a quick weld job done for a few bucks -- can go either way.

 

[jd351]

Had it happen to me, and two friends, it broke. Welding is easy and you can make it stronger while you at it.

Just take out the seat, then pull all the hardware off it that keaps the uper/lowe attached (fairly self explanitory). The hard part is the head rests. I slide a slim jim like tool in next to the head rest to disengage the lock, but it is still a PITA. Can't tell you a good way to remove, it beyond that. Then you unzip at the botom of the back piece and slowly work the back off. You'll figure it out.

Then all that is left is to weld it or get it welded. While you at it, weld all the seams and add a couple of straps where it broke. The factory only spot welds the two shell halfs together and this makes them flimsy, leading to cracks and un-firm seating.

Then all thats left is getting it back together, its difficult, but if you take your time it will work. In the end you will have a more rigid seat than you did before, makes you think your car launches harder.

 

[shttygtstang]

easyest cheapest fix through a milk crate behind the seat