Drivers seat reclines its self

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Drivers seat reclines its self

Post by Tiger_70 » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:25 pm

The front seat on my 2003 TF115 reclines its self as I drive the car. After driving for about an hour the hand wheel on the right hand side will need turning about half a turn to put the seat back, back to the right position.

Is this a common problem ?

Can the mechanism be tightened up to stop it adjusting its self ?
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Re: Drivers seat reclines its self

Post by colintf » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:29 pm

Hi Tiger_70,

and welcome to the MGF Register and it's forum!

Personally I have no idea, but there should be people who know along here soon!

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Re: Drivers seat reclines its self

Post by Rob Bell » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:18 pm

Not come across this problem before... Odd. Not looked that closely at the mechanism, but it does sound as though yours needs some form of adjustment - but whether this is possible or not is another question.

On the face of it, from the on-line EPC (http://www.mgfcar.de/epc/4265.htm), it doesn't look all that promising. You might need a replacement seat recline mechanism... :(
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Re: Drivers seat reclines its self

Post by James Curgenven » Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:04 pm

Yeah, mine does it, it's a bit annoying. I just turn it back when I get in the car each day.
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Re: Drivers seat reclines its self

Post by Tiger_70 » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:29 pm

:D Had a look at the seat mechanism, there appears to be a friction adjustment at the opposite side to the hand wheel for reclining the seat back (on the left hand side of the seat) its a hex bolt head with a nylon washer below. Gave it about half a turn, this has tightened up the adjuster hand wheel and the problem seems to have gone.
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Re: Drivers seat reclines its self

Post by mgtfnut » Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:43 am

Tiger_70 wrote::D Had a look at the seat mechanism, there appears to be a friction adjustment at the opposite side to the hand wheel for reclining the seat back (on the left hand side of the seat) its a hex bolt head with a nylon washer below. Gave it about half a turn, this has tightened up the adjuster hand wheel and the problem seems to have gone.
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Re: Drivers seat reclines its self

Post by colintf » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:00 pm

Tiger_70 wrote::D Had a look at the seat mechanism, there appears to be a friction adjustment at the opposite side to the hand wheel for reclining the seat back (on the left hand side of the seat) its a hex bolt head with a nylon washer below. Gave it about half a turn, this has tightened up the adjuster hand wheel and the problem seems to have gone.

nice one!

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