parad1mg
Elite Explorer
- Joined
- August 7, 2007
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- 861
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- City, State
- La Mirada, CA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '97 Mounty 5.0 AWD
Today my drivers side recliner lever broke and since i had some free time i decided to go ahead and fix it with 3 screws and a l-bracket/frame bracket that i had lying around..
STEPS:
1. remove the seat from the car - 4 bolts, i torx screw and 2 electrical connectors
2. remove the plastic cover that holds the electrical switches - 3 screws and thats it..
3. grind down the rivet that the lever broke off of:
4. drill a hole between the first rivet and the second rivet that's attached to the spring. drill another hole right where the rivet that was grounded down to remove what was left of that rivet.
5. cut off what is left of the original recliner lever as close as possible to the back rivet (see pictures above on step 4)
6. cut your l-bracket into two. since it already has two holes, just line them up and make two more holes right at their side. attach one side to the broken recliner lever(you have to drill two holes in the lever). This is now ready to be installed to the recliner mechanism.
7. bolt on your "new" lever to the mechanism that you drilled holes into.. make sure that you use the same sized bolts with the holes that you made or you will have some play that will create slack that will turn into another broken lever..[/B]
full shot view:
full shot view with the platic handle installed:
close up:
plastic cover re-installed with multiple views:
top view peeking in so you can see the assembly with the bolts:
finished repair:
this is a quick and effective fix that costs almost nothing if you have the materials on hand (and if you dont, it'll cost you $5.00 max depending on the sales tax in your area).. there is no play on mine and it works like it never even broke off in the first place.
I hope this helps out to our other members!
STEPS:
1. remove the seat from the car - 4 bolts, i torx screw and 2 electrical connectors
2. remove the plastic cover that holds the electrical switches - 3 screws and thats it..
3. grind down the rivet that the lever broke off of:
4. drill a hole between the first rivet and the second rivet that's attached to the spring. drill another hole right where the rivet that was grounded down to remove what was left of that rivet.
5. cut off what is left of the original recliner lever as close as possible to the back rivet (see pictures above on step 4)
6. cut your l-bracket into two. since it already has two holes, just line them up and make two more holes right at their side. attach one side to the broken recliner lever(you have to drill two holes in the lever). This is now ready to be installed to the recliner mechanism.
7. bolt on your "new" lever to the mechanism that you drilled holes into.. make sure that you use the same sized bolts with the holes that you made or you will have some play that will create slack that will turn into another broken lever..[/B]
full shot view:
full shot view with the platic handle installed:
close up:
plastic cover re-installed with multiple views:
top view peeking in so you can see the assembly with the bolts:
finished repair:
this is a quick and effective fix that costs almost nothing if you have the materials on hand (and if you dont, it'll cost you $5.00 max depending on the sales tax in your area).. there is no play on mine and it works like it never even broke off in the first place.
I hope this helps out to our other members!