75_M20F Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 (edited) I have some "new' seats (fully articulating) in my F. The pilot side works great except the copilots seat wont lock in place for some odd reason. The pins don't extend all the way down like the original seats. The "new" seat pin is shown in pic 1 the original seat is shown in pic 2 for comparison. I took the pins out and the original seat pins are slightly longer but they will not fit in the newer seats unless modified. Any ideas out there? I have thought of just fabricating slightly longer pins as they are just a steel rod.... New Seat: Original Seat.... Edited July 18, 2017 by Mooney_Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piloto Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 I have articulating seats and the pins goes all the way down like in your original picture. Check the mechanism for interference. José Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 I'm gonna have to pull the left seat in my K and have a look. It's started to get difficult to latch as well. But I find by pushing on the bar and jostling it a bit, it will seat all the way down and latch. I'm sure there are just some worn parts there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 29 minutes ago, Mooney_Mike said: I have some "new' seats (fully articulating) in my F. The pilot side works great except the copilots seat wont lock in place for some odd reason. The pins don't extend all the way down like the original seats. The "new" seat pin is shown in pic 1 the original seat is shown in pic 2 for comparison. I took the pins out and the original seat pins are slightly longer but they will not fit in the newer seats unless modified. Any ideas out there? I have thought of just fabricating slightly longer pins as they are just a steel rod.... New Seat: Original Seat.... It looks like there are some adjustment set screws on the side of the new seat and a gap under the block the pin travels through. I would check to see if that block can be slide down further into the channel. It may not be a slider adjustment, but a separate hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSMooniac Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Some tri-flow might help as well.Sent from my LG-US996 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75_M20F Posted July 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Thanks guys, I will take a look at these tips and see if it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75_M20F Posted July 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Okay, I think I found the issue. The tube/bar you pull up on to disengage the seat lock pins (to move the seat forward and aft) was slightly bent out of shape on the sides where the pin attaches to it. I bent it back into shape and the pins are fully extended now. Will reinstall the seat and test tomorrow.... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbridges Posted July 19, 2017 Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 Cool. I wonder how that happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted July 19, 2017 Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 54 minutes ago, rbridges said: Cool. I wonder how that happened? By the same people who insist on slamming the door. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75_M20F Posted July 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 (edited) Yes, I think someone pushed down on it and bent it instead of pulling up on it like they should just enough to where the pins would not seat... I just reinstalled the seat and it is once again working. Damn passengers Edited July 19, 2017 by Mooney_Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 Isn't there a spring in there somewhere that tries to maintain the downward thrust to seat the pins? Check for the spring, clean out any dirt, lubricate the system... PP ideas only... Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75_M20F Posted July 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 2 hours ago, carusoam said: Isn't there a spring in there somewhere that tries to maintain the downward thrust to seat the pins? Check for the spring, clean out any dirt, lubricate the system... PP ideas only... Best regards, -a- The seat is fixed and working, now on to the other problems.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbridges Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 On 7/19/2017 at 11:12 AM, Mooney_Mike said: Yes, I think someone pushed down on it and bent it instead of pulling up on it like they should just enough to where the pins would not seat... I just reinstalled the seat and it is once again working. Damn passengers I wonder if someone stepped on it. I would think you'd have to be pretty strong to bend steel. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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