Squeeky passenger seat!!!
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From: Bismarck ND
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From: Edmonton
So I took it to the dealership and sure enough they changed out "all the springs in the seat" I find that very hard to believe but apparently they did something cause it doesn't Squeek anymore! I tried to ask more in depth questions on the matter but they kept walking around the question and saying "oh well it's fixed now right?" dumb stealership's!
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From: long island, NY
I had the same issue on my 2012 JK Rubicon. I took it to the dealer and the tech told me that he would have to pull the seat out, take it apart and find the faulty part to then get Chrysler to approve changing it. The short answer, try to live with it because if I take it out it could probably get worse. Obviously not satisfied with that response I decided to look into it myself and this is what I found.
First off two wear marks on a cross brace. This bar is only on 2dr JK's and I'm assuming it has to do with the tilt seat function because I looked at my wife's JKU and its not there.
The only thing that could make contact with the bar is the aluminum shield that is above it.
Here I'm sitting on the seat to get a better idea of the point of contact. My only assumption was that shield. Its edge is very sharp so I used some pliers to bend the lip slightly to avoid contact with the bar
The second issue was the seat rocking back and forth, as if its mounting bolts were loose. The rocking was getting worse with time, along with the creaking. So while it was still mounted to the jeep I noticed that there was a lot of play at this particular contact point. Its a bolt that has a spacer that glides along a channel. There was about 2mm of play causing the seat to rock.
Close up shot in "resting" position
Close up shot of it rocked back. Notice the gap above the bolt when compared to the other photo.
I took the bolt out and noticed that there is a plastic sleeve that was crushed flat on two sides.
I used some pliers and round it off again, then I wrapped it in a couple of layers of electric tape and trimmed it. This gave it a more even and beefier edge.
I did that same thing to the other side of the seat. I lubed up all the channels and springs, checked every nut on the frame to make sure it was all snug. Then I mounted the seat back. I had to double check the torque setting in several places because it all lists the mounting bolts at just 45lbs. When I took them out it was easily more than double that amount. I had to hit it with an impact gun and then a breaker bar just to take them out. Easily what seemed like 90-100lbs. In any case I tightened it according to spec 45lbs. and it felt fine.
Conclusion: After it was all mounted up, the seat felt much more sturdy. There was no rocking at all and it felt like the back was straightened. I still had a very minor creak but I clicked the seat height adjustment up slightly while recreating the creek and it suddenly went away. My guess is that I hadn't bent the shield lip back enough to total avoid the bar, the extra height adjustment avoided contact entirely. I wrapped the two wear spots on the bar with a piece of electric tape to see if I continue to get contact, but so far I have no noise at all and no rocking back and forth.
First off two wear marks on a cross brace. This bar is only on 2dr JK's and I'm assuming it has to do with the tilt seat function because I looked at my wife's JKU and its not there.
The only thing that could make contact with the bar is the aluminum shield that is above it.
Here I'm sitting on the seat to get a better idea of the point of contact. My only assumption was that shield. Its edge is very sharp so I used some pliers to bend the lip slightly to avoid contact with the bar
The second issue was the seat rocking back and forth, as if its mounting bolts were loose. The rocking was getting worse with time, along with the creaking. So while it was still mounted to the jeep I noticed that there was a lot of play at this particular contact point. Its a bolt that has a spacer that glides along a channel. There was about 2mm of play causing the seat to rock.
Close up shot in "resting" position
Close up shot of it rocked back. Notice the gap above the bolt when compared to the other photo.
I took the bolt out and noticed that there is a plastic sleeve that was crushed flat on two sides.
I used some pliers and round it off again, then I wrapped it in a couple of layers of electric tape and trimmed it. This gave it a more even and beefier edge.
I did that same thing to the other side of the seat. I lubed up all the channels and springs, checked every nut on the frame to make sure it was all snug. Then I mounted the seat back. I had to double check the torque setting in several places because it all lists the mounting bolts at just 45lbs. When I took them out it was easily more than double that amount. I had to hit it with an impact gun and then a breaker bar just to take them out. Easily what seemed like 90-100lbs. In any case I tightened it according to spec 45lbs. and it felt fine.
Conclusion: After it was all mounted up, the seat felt much more sturdy. There was no rocking at all and it felt like the back was straightened. I still had a very minor creak but I clicked the seat height adjustment up slightly while recreating the creek and it suddenly went away. My guess is that I hadn't bent the shield lip back enough to total avoid the bar, the extra height adjustment avoided contact entirely. I wrapped the two wear spots on the bar with a piece of electric tape to see if I continue to get contact, but so far I have no noise at all and no rocking back and forth.