GEN 2 Rear Driver Seat Fold - Yes it only takes a week!

[richnot]

My son in law has a Gen 1. The latch appears the same. The defining issue is clearance! The SCREW seat back moves forward as the bottom seat cushion is lifted. This provides an opportunity to at least see the latch. The SCAB seat back does not move forward, leaving it mostly all guess work. I was able to eventually pull on the seat back enough to realize I was hunting too low, and a bit left of the target. Right now Built Right has a bundle sale (saves a couple of bucks) if the latch release is purchased with the front tray. Good for me, as I will add a trailer camera monitor to our monster 14 ft travel trailer.

After hunting around in the 90 degree weather for 45 minutes I came in and looked at all of the pictures and went back out and tried again. Five minutes in I was able to get it, once I folded it down it looked like there was red LocTite on the screws and other parts at that point I realized it was time to get a couple of bandages. It almost seems like a deterrent by leaving everything in it`s raw punched out state and why make the pin on the lever you need to lift so short?

Upgrade is on order, I don`t care if I never use it but if I do I can thank everyone here on the forum who have experienced the same pain

I have to add, you mentioned that the factory strap was tucked down next to the bracket. I just went out and double checked inside the back of the seat cover and there was no strap to be found. Did the strap only come on certain year trucks? mine is a 18

 

[Oldfart]

After hunting around in the 90 degree weather for 45 minutes I came in and looked at all of the pictures and went back out and tried again. Five minutes in I was able to get it, once I folded it down it looked like there was red LocTite on the screws and other parts at that point I realized it was time to get a couple of bandages. It almost seems like a deterrent by leaving everything in it`s raw punched out state and why make the pin on the lever you need to lift so short?

Upgrade is on order, I don`t care if I never use it but if I do I can thank everyone here on the forum who have experienced the same pain

I have to add, you mentioned that the factory strap was tucked down next to the bracket. I just went out and double checked inside the back of the seat cover and there was no strap to be found. Did the strap only come on certain year trucks? mine is a 18

As far as I know none of the latches come with a strap. It's supposed to be a secret "Factory Mechanic only" latch. The strap is only on the BuiltRite.

 

[BroncoAZ]

As far as I know none of the latches come with a strap. It's supposed to be a secret "Factory Mechanic only" latch. The strap is only on the BuiltRite.

Mine came with a strap about the size of @911 Crazy‘s tiny ******, but it had fallen off of the piece it’s supposed to be mounted on. The Builtright release strap attaches to the same point but their bracket prevents it from falling off.

Here is a screenshot from the video showing the strap.

 

[richnot]

WTF??? We were robbed? Class action lawsuit!

Just like the one I received about the defective door latch

911 Crazy getting hammered on a Sunday no less. I sure do hope his Raptor arrives in one piece and doesn't end up in a Nigerian Prince Scam because he needs it to flee his country

 

[CoronaRaptor]

OK, What did I do with my new Raptor? Well for the first week of ownership, I tried 17 times a day in 109 - 117 degree temps to fold down the rear drivers seat.

Yep, You heard it. I know over 4000 posts exist on this very simple task. But, before you get all judgmental, let me throw out a few defenses....

#1 I am old. I am old enough to know an original Raptor, and it had NO back seat. Everything came in the front, and went out the rear.

#2 it is a SCAB So, NO the back of the seat does NOT come forward when you lift the bottom of the seat in the up position. This leaves pretty much 0.00 clearance.

#3 My hands are really modeled after "Edward Scissor Hands" During my long, very long, exceptionally long work career, all (and I mean all) my fingers have been broken. Some several times. I raise a fist to show a victory sign. (it is the closest I can do). I can only imagine some of your thoughts right now reading this....I would give you the finger, but it would just come out like a fist.

#4 It is damn hot here in AZ right now, and even hotter in my garage. It's so hot... I saw a squirrel picking up nuts with pot holders! It's so hot... I saw a funeral procession pull thru a Dairy Queen! It's so hot... I saw two trees fighting over a dog!

I was able to pull the pin with a wire. Where was the factory strap that is attached to the pin? Well stuffed down inside the cutout for the bracket. (My fault I guess as I only paid mid 60's for the Raptor. Must have been the "kit" version.)

If you are still reading, I did want to throw out something sorta important. In all the 100's of video's I watched, the position of the rear seat bottom was not really clear. I started to question if the pin would release if the seat was up or down. (The passenger side only releases with the seat bottom down. (At least on mine).

Anyway, I had the seat bottom folded up, like many videos. When the back "popped," it would not fold until I pulled the seat strap. They both lowed together.

Anyway, with all this now accomplished, next week I might get to sit in the drivers seat (if I can figure out where it is.

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Well, I will say this, you're a funny old ******! Nice intro to your seat problem.

 

[richnot]

Us Old ******* gotta stick together, you young one`s don`t remember what it was like to have 3 levers sticking out of the trans tunnel

Like I told my neighbor PTO is not short for potato it`s for Power Take Off, like in jets? lol

 

[GordoJay]

Us Old ******* gotta stick together, you young one`s don`t remember what it was like to have 3 levers sticking out of the trans tunnel

And no synchromesh. That brings back memories.

 

[Xtinct]

Best thing i did so far was to install the BuildRight kit.

Mine caused a random rattle that took forever to figure out, it was metal on metal, so I just added some tape to sound-deaden it.

 

[irtmks]

I'm confused, what do you mean "my seat problem" Damn, now I have another issue when I go down to the VA hospital. I thought it was Fords seat problem. Anyway, I am keeping that strap I found. I hooked it onto my zipper on my jeans so I can cancel the order for the second Built Right Latch assembly I was going to use. I do hate fumbling for a zipper.

 

[BroncoAZ]

Mine caused a random rattle that took forever to figure out, it was metal on metal, so I just added some tape to sound-deaden it.

where did you add tape?