Bench Seat Lever Broken

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Bench Seat Lever Broken

Quarterwave
Hi everyone,

The lever on the passenger side of my bench seat will not enable me to move the seat back forward so that I can gain access into the rear part of the cabin (supercab).

It's like the cable in there is either broken or has fallen off the lever.

Are there any easy fixes for this or do I need to uncover the vinyl and get to the interior of the seat?

Thanks.
1985 Ford F150, 2WD.
351 H.O Windsor, aluminum heads
Cam: Lift = .496''/.520'' Duration @ .050: 224°/234°
C6 Transmission
6" Rough Country Lift
33x12.5x15 BF Goodrich All-Terrains
15x10" Pro Comp Rims
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Re: Bench Seat Lever Broken

Gary Lewis
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I don't know the answer to your question.  But I do the illustration from the parts catalog for the seat back:




And, here's a blow-up of the mechanism:

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Re: Bench Seat Lever Broken

Steve83
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Quarterwave wrote
...do I need to uncover the vinyl and get to the interior of the seat?
Yes, but it's generally pretty easy.  Moreso if you unbolt the seatback from the seat base first.

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Re: Bench Seat Lever Broken

Quarterwave
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Thanks Gents!
1985 Ford F150, 2WD.
351 H.O Windsor, aluminum heads
Cam: Lift = .496''/.520'' Duration @ .050: 224°/234°
C6 Transmission
6" Rough Country Lift
33x12.5x15 BF Goodrich All-Terrains
15x10" Pro Comp Rims