Driver seat wil not lock. need help

[nick777]

on my 1996 explorer my driver seat will not lock into place. i pull the latch and the seat will lean all the way back and it will click into place. but the seat still moves forward and backwards. so i can lock it into place but once i sit down the seat leans all the way back down.

how do i fix this?

 

[MockingOrange]

I have the same problem and purchased the truck that way. It's not a comfort issue, but it makes the seat belt almost pointless. I could jam it up with some hardware and prevent any movement at all, but I would rather just get some info for a fix. I'd be fine if i could just swap with the passenger seat, but it's got that middle seat attached. Haven't found a reasonable replacement yet.

 

[RomeovilleIL]

Did you ever have the seat recline bolt recall work done?

 

[MockingOrange]

Did you ever have the seat recline bolt recall work done?

I've never heard of it and I just went over a list of recalls for the b3000. Is it an explorer or ranger defect? How do I make use of this?

 

[RomeovilleIL]

It was an explorer/mountaineer recall. The bolts holding the seatback to the recline mechanism werent hardened so they could snap off during use. Lever & ratchet work, but seat still moves around. I think the replacement bolts were like $3.

 

[MockingOrange]

It was an explorer/mountaineer recall. The bolts holding the seatback to the recline mechanism werent hardened so they could snap off during use. Lever & ratchet work, but seat still moves around. I think the replacement bolts were like $3.

Where do I get the bolts from and are there any instructions? Do rangers and explorers have the same seats?