Member Since: 16 Jan 2020
Location: East/West Sussex Coast Borders
Posts: 1200
Drivers seat
Anyone replaced the base/mechanism on a fully electric drivers seat (2011 Disco 4).
If so how much grief was it?
Thanks
Dave2011 Discovery 4 Commercial SDV6 (Gone)
2010 RRS TDV8 (Gone)
1980 OBLIC 4.0ltr Range Rover (went a long time ago)
11th Feb 2020 4:19 pm
DaveJLBI
Member Since: 07 Mar 2014
Location: Clare
Posts: 688
Is it faulty or just feel 'loose'. If it is 'loose' there is a fix for it, I did it myself last weekend. It took fifteen minutes and has made driving so much better, that slip of quarter an inch used to drive me mad every time I stopped or pulled away.
If it is faulty, then sorry, I can't help you
11th Feb 2020 4:55 pm
Trailered Movements
Member Since: 16 Jan 2020
Location: East/West Sussex Coast Borders
Posts: 1200
It's an annoying creak when going round corners.
It's actually on my RRS, but the seat bases are the same.2011 Discovery 4 Commercial SDV6 (Gone)
2010 RRS TDV8 (Gone)
1980 OBLIC 4.0ltr Range Rover (went a long time ago)
11th Feb 2020 4:57 pm
M3bobby
Member Since: 21 May 2018
Location: Sleaford, LINCS.
Posts: 857
You could take the cushion off and see if there’s anything obvious and then clean/lube and tighten. Mine (RRS) doesn’t creek continuously but I occasionally get one as something settles (usually after I’m moved the seat when the wife’s driven it).012MY RRS 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography (Current)
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11th Feb 2020 5:54 pm
Trailered Movements
Member Since: 16 Jan 2020
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Yes, I've just found a thread that details how the squab comes off, so intend to take a look to see what's going on down there.2011 Discovery 4 Commercial SDV6 (Gone)
2010 RRS TDV8 (Gone)
1980 OBLIC 4.0ltr Range Rover (went a long time ago)
11th Feb 2020 8:03 pm
Dexter
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 1394
Hi, did you get any joy with this?
I’d be interested in any improvements you managed to make.
I’ve eliminated the seat belt catch, tried to lube the pivot mech and checked all the retaining bolts but still have a minor creak on rh turns ☹️
Cheers
17th Feb 2020 1:05 pm
L319
Member Since: 14 Dec 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 2083
There was a service instruction on this, I think you need to re- align the runners to remove the slack.
17th Feb 2020 1:17 pm
Dexter
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 1394
Cheers, but my seat just creaks - there is no movement / slack
17th Feb 2020 1:42 pm
LIAMMCL
Member Since: 27 Aug 2013
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 417
I removed my passenger seat base (to be read as the cushion base - not the whole seat base) due to creaking noises, and the steel pan was cracked in 2 places around the fixings. I'm lucky enough to have a welder so welded up and no more creaks.
Its literally a max 15 minute job to remove the seat base - Adjust the seat as high as possible & there are torx fixings visible from underneath.
Get if off and have a look for cracks.
Once off it's very easy to adjust the slack on the forward/back mechanism too (should be the way in the guide).
17th Feb 2020 3:05 pm
Trailered Movements
Member Since: 16 Jan 2020
Location: East/West Sussex Coast Borders
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Haven't got round to it yet, the weather hasn't been to kind and under cover working is not available at the mo.
I will eventually though.2011 Discovery 4 Commercial SDV6 (Gone)
2010 RRS TDV8 (Gone)
1980 OBLIC 4.0ltr Range Rover (went a long time ago)
17th Feb 2020 4:06 pm
Trailered Movements
Member Since: 16 Jan 2020
Location: East/West Sussex Coast Borders
Posts: 1200
Never thought I'd say it, but here's hoping it is cracked and needs welding.
Thanks for all the advice.
dave2011 Discovery 4 Commercial SDV6 (Gone)
2010 RRS TDV8 (Gone)
1980 OBLIC 4.0ltr Range Rover (went a long time ago)
17th Feb 2020 6:45 pm
Trailered Movements
Member Since: 16 Jan 2020
Location: East/West Sussex Coast Borders
Posts: 1200
Update.
Couldn't get seat base off, torx screws rounded.
Realised seat lowered on transmission tunnel side more than the other, and the 2 pivoted arms were the cause of the squeak.
There is a large hole in the seat frame at the rear, by the pivot. I simply put a bolt in the hole so the seat rests on it. Problem solved.
I was lucky the M8 bolt gave the right height for me though.
Dave
2011 Discovery 4 Commercial SDV6 (Gone)
2010 RRS TDV8 (Gone)
1980 OBLIC 4.0ltr Range Rover (went a long time ago)
16th Mar 2020 1:46 pm
TIBBLES
Member Since: 21 Dec 2014
Location: Woking, Surrey
Posts: 35
DaveJLBI wrote:
Is it faulty or just feel 'loose'. If it is 'loose' there is a fix for it, I did it myself last weekend. It took fifteen minutes and has made driving so much better, that slip of quarter an inch used to drive me mad every time I stopped or pulled away.
If it is faulty, then sorry, I can't help you
I can’t find the fix you mentioned for curing this seat issue, would you be a gent and kindly share the detail? Thanks!
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