power seat has freeplay (slides back and forth)

[NCSupraowner]

87 Turbo with power driver seat. I'm doing some autocrossing and track schools and the seat moves forward and backwark about 1/4 or 1/2 inch while driving (hard accel/braking). Needless to say it's a little distracting and I can't find anything broken or out of place on the seat or motors. Anyone else experienced this?

 

[Rennat]

YES. i have this same thing, and its super annoying cause it screws with me under hard braking. Especially when im coming to a stoplight.... i've been far too busy to look into it.

 

[ZoomZoomZoom]

87 Turbo with power driver seat. I'm doing some autocrossing and track schools and the seat moves forward and backwark about 1/4 or 1/2 inch while driving (hard accel/braking). Needless to say it's a little distracting and I can't find anything broken or out of place on the seat or motors. Anyone else experienced this?

Yep, got a different seat. Problem solved

Seriously, told it was not worth the effort, the seat rails are worn out. One of those racing seats might be best because they are much lighter, as long as you don't care about the power options..

 

[NCSupraowner]

Don't care about the power option. I would prefer to keep the stock seat (it's in excellent condition), maybe I'll see if a manual seat rails will swap...thanks

 

[NCSupraowner]

Finally got around to pulling the seat to find the problem..cracked/broken/worn out plastic bushings. I have no idea where to get them, I bet you can't buy just the bushings.

The power motors and everything work fine. Anybody out there with a driver's side manual seat rack??? Or can I swap the seat rack from the passenger seat to driver seat?


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http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/EPC/291210/catalog.aspx?F=7101&P=3

 

[Canuckrz]

Yep, got a different seat. Problem solved

Seriously, told it was not worth the effort, the seat rails are worn out. One of those racing seats might be best because they are much lighter, as long as you don't care about the power options..

Couldn't you replace just the rails then?

 

[Canuckrz]

Finally got around to pulling the seat to find the problem..cracked/broken/worn out plastic bushings. I have no idea where to get them, I bet you can't buy just the bushings.

The power motors and everything work fine. Anybody out there with a driver's side manual seat rack??? Or can I swap the seat rack from the passenger seat to driver seat?

You could get a rack off of a rhd passenger seat. Or just an entire rhd passenger seat if you wanted to save weight.

 

[NCSupraowner]

I need one quickly...any ideas?

 

[Canuckrz]

I need one quickly...any ideas?

Yahoo auctions Japan?

 

[gaboonviper85]

Take the broken pieces and everything it goes to to a machine shop and have them remake one from brass

 

[NCSupraowner]

I'll try posting in the WTB section first.

 

[NCSupraowner]

I ended up disassembling the seat and replacing the worn out rubber bushings with garden hose rubber washers...krazy glued them to the white plastic bushings and no more freeplay!

 

[Zapp]

Well now I know what is wrong with my seat. I may just have to try to make my own bushings.

 

[hvyman]

find a good seat at the junkyard. pay your 2 bux to get in and pocket the bushings. i doubt they would even charge your for them if you went up to the window.

 

[NCSupraowner]

I have called about every salvage yard around me and NO ONE has any supras...you guys are lucky if you have some local. Good luck.

 

[Zapp]

I have called about every salvage yard around me and NO ONE has any supras...you guys are lucky if you have some local. Good luck.

I know exactly how you feel. I can't find any mk3's anywhere near me. Though there are plenty of MK2's in salvage yards.