Back seat latch

[swede bronco]

I had to take out back seat last week, ( the first time after I bought the car) and tonight I tried to put it back. Just one little problem, the latch did not lock, no matter how much pressure I put on the back seat. I unscrewed the latch and locked it on the "latchbar" and then I measured the distance between the mounting holes in the latch and in the back seat, a little bit over 1 inch. Now to my question, does anyone have a picture of that "latchbar" on the floor, how it should be mounted. I suspect that the previous "handyman" owner has been there fiddling, because one of the bolts is broken. It looks like he has put it up side down.

Thankful for any help

Greetings from Sweden

P.S. Seabronc, I think the charger to my camera arrives next week, and then I will post pictures. D.S

 

[Seabronc]

You can see mine in this picture. Hope that helps.

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[swede bronco]

You can see mine in this picture. Hope that helps.
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[rebelyelltex]

mine was odd as **** when i got the rig. it was upside down like yours, the bolts were melted it appeared, and the seat latch was rusted onto the bar. Not fun..

 

[swede bronco]

mine was odd as **** when i got the rig. it was upside down like yours, the bolts were melted it appeared, and the seat latch was rusted onto the bar. Not fun..

No it is not fun. In my car one bolt is broken and the other one is stucked like welded to the floor, so that was why I asked for a picture, before I put the heat on, to get it loose. I don

 

[Roadkill]

No it is not fun. In my car one bolt is broken and the other one is stucked like welded to the floor, so that was why I asked for a picture, before I put the heat on, to get it loose. I don

 

[bluesman17]

I agree with roadkill saftey always makes the extra work worth it...

 

[swede bronco]

I agree with roadkill saftey always makes the extra work worth it...

Actually, I am not allowed to have the backseat in my Bronco, because it is registred as a "light truck", it only allows two people to ride in it. This registration is due to the expensive road tax (weight) and the insurance fee. I think almost every Bronco in Sweden is registred this way. You see, taxes (high) are a swedish speciality. Anyway I want to fix everything in the car and I am keeping the back seat in, the swedish cops are just chasing people speeding, so they don

 

[rebelyelltex]

ok thanks alot for that idea. i definately want to make sure my back seat is safe since the belts are anchored to the seat.

 

[Big Ragu]

Yes Very important!!!! to fix the back seat the way the factory had intended. A few months ago on the news in my area A man and his 7year old son were injured badly because he didnt have the seat locked down the proper way and was in an wreck and the back seat flew forward through the truck . So yes it is VERY IMPORTANT to fix the seat the way it was ment to be......peace

Ragu

 

[swede bronco]

Yes Very important!!!! to fix the back seat the way the factory had intended. A few months ago on the news in my area A man and his 7year old son were injured badly because he didnt have the seat locked down the proper way and was in an wreck and the back seat flew forward through the truck . So yes it is VERY IMPORTANT to fix the seat the way it was ment to be......peace
Ragu

Yesterday I finally got time to deal with the bolts of the latch bar. I filled the little "plastic pond" under the bar with water and put some wet rags on the carpet around the "pond" and then I fired up my gas flame. One man inside the car with a 3/4 inch wrench, a hammer and me underneath the car. Normally when you loose a rusted bolt with a gas flame, it takes you 30 - 40 seconds to get it loose, but not in this case. I think heated it for 3 - 4 minutes, everything was glowing, the guy inside was tapping and trying wrenching the bolt, and finally it gave up and I heard that wanted "squeak" and the bolt was loose, unbroken. The broken bolt was a little bit more tricky, I had to drill it out, starting with 6, 8 and up to 10 mm without damaging the threads. After the drilling that was a little bit of work the get the rest of the bolt out but after half an hour I made it, so now I have a back seat locked to the floor.

And once again, thank you Seabronc for the picture, it made a lot easier for me.

 

[Yardape]

Right on good for you, all it takes is a bit of elbow grease and some patience