Seat Rotation
Over 8 years of abuse, my drivers seat was losing its shape and comfort. Being that I had no problem with the Bronco's bucket seats, purchasing
any type of new seat wasn't really a consideration for me. After asking around I found out that the passenger and drivers seats are identical, and
seeing as how my passenger seat has barely been used, I decided to swap the hardware and basically get myself a new seat. All went well until
I was removing the passenger seat from the hardware; something was holding it up. A cable? DOH! Totally forgot that something had to tilt the
seat when it was flipped forward. After removing a small screw and a snap ring, the seat came out. At this point I was a bit worried that the seats
would not be able to be swapped, but after further investigation, I was wrong. The seats are identical, and the cable is just an added item. I did have
to remove a bunch of the clips that hold the upholstery to the frame of the seat, then 2 small screws held the cable to the framework. Once this was
all done, I just reversed the process to the drivers seat; it was quite easy. Took me about 2 hours in total to perform this task, and now I have a more
comfortable seat. I still have to weld up the right rear floor mount bracket on the drivers side, as it was broken (again), but other than that I am back
in the drivers seat....er I mean passenger seat......ah.....never mind.
Now I know why the seat wobbled so much.
Drivers seat linkage configuration.
Close up of drivers seat - right side linkage.
Close up of drivers seat - left side linkage.
Close up of drivers seat - left side linkage.
Passenger seat.
Close up of passenger seat. Note the cable which
is part of the tilt mechanism.
Close up of the cable routing in the seat.
Close up of the cable routing.
Close up of how the cable attaches
Drivers seat all finished
(passenger seat with the drivers side floor brackets)
Close up of the cable (best one I could get)