Rear seat rattle

[poseidon]

HI there,

Well I have a 83 fj-60. I am running the Swamper radials so that makes a little vibration at certain speeds. As a result my rear seat rattles and it works your nerves on a trip of any length.

Any of you folks know how to make the top of the rear bench stop rattling? I looked at it and it has little rubber things in the back where the pin that locks th seat sits. Wasn't sure if there was a fix out there that I didn't know about.

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[Doc]

Leave the seat folded down?

Plasti-coat the pin?

 

[Jman]

Turn up the stereo.

 

[rumor156]

Mine does the same thing...i just close the seat with a bandana wedged in each bracket, works great, stops all the noise.

When I finally get motivated, I was thinking I'd buy a piece of the same diameter vacuum hose, slitting it up the side and placing it over the point-of-contact...Should work great, be invisible and cost ~$1.00


Dan

 

[60wag]

I took a short length of heater hose and cut it to fit over the pin. The latch clamps the hose to the pin and the rattle is gone.

 

[Benji]

I wrapped the pins with the fuzzy side of velcro tape. It was worked great. A peice of bicycle innner tube would work too.

Funny, same problem with many solutions .

 

[poseidon]

Thanks guys.

I have some heater hose hanging from a nail in my shop that I can use to fix it with. Thanks for the idea guys.

E

 

[Doc]

Congratulations, I have a mop in my basement.


;p

 

[patride71]

Thanks guys.

I have some heater hose hanging from a nail in my shop.

E

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[87CRUSR]

I bought the OEM replacement but I like these ideas much better. I'll set some rubber tubing aside for the inevitable. Thanks for the post!

 

[sl33py]

couple wraps of electical tape works pretty well too.

 

[cbmontgo]

My old Cherokee used to do the same thing in the same spot.......I thought I had escaped it until my 60 started it recently. The electrical tape came back out. I may do the rubber hose idea though. This forum kicks ass.