My wife just got me a 2009 H3T Alpha (damn I'm good) for my birthday yesterday. Will probably pick it up Wednesday. It's not perfect but overall in good shape. One item that I need to address is the drivers side rear seat back will not fold down. I suspect that the release cable has been stretched or the release mechanism is broken. The reason for that train of taught is that the passenger side releases just fine, the pull handle on the drivers side is extending beyond that of the passenger side one does. Has anyone encountered this problem? Did you fix it? How did you fix it?


Thanks

 

Welcome fellow T owner. Never had a problem with either of the rear seats.

When I get home today I will check out the release mechanism and offer some assistance if I can.

 

Thanks Tainter let me know what you discover

 

Just spent 30 minutes trying to make the release work. Tried pressing on the face of the seat back hoping to take pressure off of the latch. That was a no go, even tried sitting and pushed back (my leg press is set around 250 pounds) that’s when I tapped out.

I don’t know if the pull release is a cable it rod driven but either way it’s sprong are straightened out.

it Anyone is having the back seat reupholstered please shoot me some pics of that mechanism that shows from the pull loop to where it connects to the latch.

 

Sorry, I took pix but didnt post them. Located in the center of the seat left to right / up and down.

 

Finally fixed the release problem.

​​Had to get a small bore camera, wiggled it into the back of the seat just to the left of the headrest. Once I found the release lever, I got me a coat hanger, bent a small J hook on the end. Took several tries but I got it.

The cable was fine. What had happened was (I think) the PO pulled too hard to many times and the on the cable.

Folded down the seat back, remove the headrest and the upholstery on the back. I found that the cable sleeve has a bracket it's anchored to. The bracket had bent from the pulling force and the sleeve slipped out.

​​​​​​Straighted the bracket, locked the sleeve in place, tested it out a few times, put everything back together.

Works like it should.

 

Nice, glad to see you fixed it. Now remove the seat and rear panel. Sound deaden the rear panel. You will thank me later...

 

Good idea, I should have thought of that while i had it apart. Thanks

 

Come on, do it! It's only 6 bolts

 

Yeah, I know those six boats all too well. I was really hoping to have enough space behind the seat to stash the 10/22.