Rattling seats

[Stag About Town]

I've been putting up with various clonks and rattles when hitting uneven road surfaces and potholes for ages but realized today that it is much worse with only me in the car. It dawned on me after checking everything else I could think of that it was probably the passenger seat. You have probably guessed that I'm not a rocket scientist. The fixings are all secure and the back of the seat seems to be the main culprit. I thought maybe putting the seat belt across might help but has anyone a better solution.

Thanks

John

[MandM]

TO add to this thread is there also a way of tightening up the seat base runners, hope you don't mined John?

[richardthestag]

install mk1 Wife into passenger seat, rattle will be gone

[Stag About Town]

TO add to this thread is there also a way of tightening up the seat base runners, hope you don't mined John?

Certainly don't mind. Hope someone will tell us if that can be done.
John

[Stag About Town]

install mk1 Wife into passenger seat, rattle will be gone

Don't think my wife will want to be employed as ballast to stop the seat rattling. Dread to think what the response would be--- ouch!!

[mole42]

Presentation, dear boy, it's all in the presentation.

It's just that you'd like to take her out for a little dinner at a fabulous place you've heard about, no need to lower the tone with technical talk about seats rattling......

[Ian F]

Check the front pivot bolts under the seat base at the front - they are part of the seat height adjustment mechanism. I had a similar rattle when solo, not there when SWMBO was in the car.

It it was the front pivot bolt on the sill side that had stripped its thread. Recently rectified whilst the seats were being recovered.

Just a thought?........

Ian F

[Stag About Town]

Check the front pivot bolts under the seat base at the front - they are part of the seat height adjustment mechanism. I had a similar rattle when solo, not there when SWMBO was in the car.

It it was the front pivot bolt on the sill side that had stripped its thread. Recently rectified whilst the seats were being recovered.

Just a thought?........

Ian F

Thanks for that Ian. At last a reply not involving wives to dampen the rattles. Will check that out.

John

[Guest]

Surely installing the wife onto the passenger seat it will rattle more? I'll get me coat

[Donkey]

[Ian F]

I'll tell Kath - you WILL BE in bother!

[Guest]

I'll tell Kath - you WILL BE in bother!

She won't believe you!

[richardthestag]

Surely installing the wife onto the passenger seat it will rattle more? I'll get me coat

but then at least with ballast removed you may prefer the original rattle

coat on

[trunt]

Surely installing the wife onto the passenger seat it will rattle more? I'll get me coat

If I install my wife I get a whining sound.