This may have been posted before, but I wanted to share anyway.
I took out my drivers seat in my 03 SR5 to fix that loose seat feeling along with the noise it makes.
After pulling the seat, I found it was a broken support bar in the rear bottom of the seat. I was able to weld the break and put the seat back in...PERFECT, problem solved… 30 min of work.
I think the reason this fails is the heat pattern on the tube that cracked is pretty small, the weld was strong, as you can see the break is beside the weld. Problem is too much penetration on the robot welder.
Tools Needed 14mm socket
Process
Remove 4 14mm seat mount bolts
Unplug 2 connectors under seat
Place damp cloth around area to be welded
Pry broken tube back into place
Weld aprox 1 inch break
Let cool
Re-install seat and wires.
If you live in DFW area, you can bring me your seat and I will fix it for you if needed
I took out my drivers seat in my 03 SR5 to fix that loose seat feeling along with the noise it makes.
After pulling the seat, I found it was a broken support bar in the rear bottom of the seat. I was able to weld the break and put the seat back in...PERFECT, problem solved… 30 min of work.
I think the reason this fails is the heat pattern on the tube that cracked is pretty small, the weld was strong, as you can see the break is beside the weld. Problem is too much penetration on the robot welder.
Tools Needed 14mm socket
Process
Remove 4 14mm seat mount bolts
Unplug 2 connectors under seat
Place damp cloth around area to be welded
Pry broken tube back into place
Weld aprox 1 inch break
Let cool
Re-install seat and wires.
If you live in DFW area, you can bring me your seat and I will fix it for you if needed
