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Folding seat stuck

dtulip8
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The folding seat in my Fiesta has just got stuck. I folded the drivers side rear down to put a stepladder in (which it swallows just about!) but when I went to fold it back the button got jammed down and the catch is stuck open so I can’t latch it back into position. I can manually close the catch, but if I push the button to open it again to latch it it jams again. Any ideas?

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    Ford build quality... :laugh:

    Can you see the part that's sticking?  I'm sure it'll just need a bit of lube. White grease is best but WD40 would do.

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    8 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

    Ford build quality... :laugh:

    Can you see the part that's sticking?  I'm sure it'll just need a bit of lube. White grease is best but WD40 would do.

    I know, and just before the inevitable lockdown too! I did give it a bit of WD-40, but not much so will have another go tomorrow. These folding seats are about the cheapest and most flimsy things I’ve seen on a new car!

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    14 minutes ago, dtulip8 said:

    I know, and just before the inevitable lockdown too! I did give it a bit of WD-40, but not much so will have another go tomorrow. These folding seats are about the cheapest and most flimsy things I’ve seen on a new car!

    Some of us are already in Tier 4 anyway. :rolleyes:

    The Mk6 tilt mechanism was crap as well lol.  Maybe they've strengthened those and had to cut costs on the rears! :tongue:

     

     

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    The WD-40 left overnight worked perfectly. Nice simple fix, and I’ll have to remember not to push it too hard next time!

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    Silly question but mine is doing the exact same, how do I manually close the catch so that it locks in?

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    On 2/6/2022 at 6:08 PM, Wesroberts93 said:

    Silly question but mine is doing the exact same, how do I manually close the catch so that it locks in?

    I had to push it about with a flat blade screwdriver and lots of WD-40 iirc.

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