bench seat lock pics wanted
 

hey guys the benchseat on my 86 silverado dosnt seem right, the seat back moves freely forward on the hinge, it looks like theres suposed to be a lock mechanism down on the side, has anyone got pics of what it should look like or has had this problem themselves?
thanks :metal:

Re: bench seat lock pics wanted
 

Mine moves freely. Has also did the same on my 85 and the newer bench i got out of an 87. They all have a metal bar that drops down but i am still not really sure how it locks.

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Deja' vu...
I was just talking to a guy who is coming out to buy a bench seat. He kept insisting that the seat should have a lock and release. I kept insisting they didn't.
So I went out and looked at the seat I was selling and the one in my '86 and neither one locks.

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how bout that aye... i think for it to pass pit inspection here it needs to have a lock on it, im goin to have to do some research here now. ;)

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some did lock but if yours dont dont worry about it.. my 77 was stationary the original seat in my 86 had a lift lever and anything else ive ever had did not and neither does the 82

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ok kool, thanks for the help clearing that up guys.

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On the early seats , they were stationary and didnt fold forward ( I think ) , in the middle 70's they went to a folding seat with a locking mechanism , and on the 81-87 seats , I think they tilt forward with no locking capability . It sounds like your seat is correct . I am sure there is someone on here with the exact info needed . Frank

Re: bench seat lock pics wanted
 

Frank is correct, only the early models had locks on them, after about 80 they were all non locking.