Rear bench seat
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Rear bench seat
Ok, I folded up the rear bench seat in my extend cab Ram and I can't figure out how to get it to fold back down? I tried the levers used to fold it up to fold it down, but it isn't unlocking the mechanism to allow me to move it? Am I missing something? It may be broken, I have 209,000 mile on it and I know the driver's seat has an issue with going back and forth.
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RE: Rear bench seat
ORIGINAL: CopperDesigno
OK, I figured it out. I had to really pull on the lever to get it to unlock the seat. I was tugging on it lightly like I did to raise it, but to lower it, you had to give it more force to "break" the release free. Thanks all.
OK, I figured it out. I had to really pull on the lever to get it to unlock the seat. I was tugging on it lightly like I did to raise it, but to lower it, you had to give it more force to "break" the release free. Thanks all.
Once the seat is out, on each side there is a little black cover that is held on by 2 screws. Removing these screws and cover gives you access to the spring and cable inside that control the handle mechanism. It's hard to explain with typed words how the mechanism for the handle works, but it is really simple and very straight forward once you have the seat out and the little black cover off. I'm 90% sure you could fix your problem by simply adjusting the cable a little, or getting a tighter spring (home Depot). Your spring is probably just weakened because of use. You can also take a second to re-lube the mechanism, and that will help it work a lot better too.
If you want me to discribe it in more detail sometime, send me a PM and I can give you a call. I had my seat out to install a underbox storage compartment (it uses the seat hinges as part of it's mounting, so I had to take my seat out and put complelely new hinges in that were designed to go with the seat storage box). It was really easy. Hardest part was lifting the seat out of the cab by myself (mine's an extended cab, so I don't have a third door to make it easier to lift out).