Folding bench seat will not fold. - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

72timemachine · 07-06-2017, 03:32 PM

Anyone else encounter this problem. I have a 90 GMC 2500 with a single cab and while you can get it to fold once every Leap year, I would really like to know if there is some trick to it.

There was no owner's manual that came with the truck so perhaps someone in here may know.

Thanks for any help.

mountie · 07-06-2017, 05:51 PM

Slide the seat forward. Try to look at the bottom/end of each side of the seat back, and see if any upholstery material has caught in the locking/ latches.

**Mr_Rich** · 07-07-2017, 12:36 AM

Your seat might have an inertia brake built in. The driver's seat in my '89 worked like that. When you hit the brakes it keeps the seat from folding forward and turning you into a pretzel. Pull the seat forward a bit to relax the lock in the seat and I'm sure it will fold forward for you with a simple tug.

abig84 · 07-07-2017, 01:55 PM

my 1990 has a lever you have to pull to get it to fold forward, im always going behind it for stuff. you can usually just feel the bottom back corner where the top meets the bottom on the driverside, you just kinda pull it upward as you pull the seat forward

07-06-2017, 03:32 PM	#1
72timemachine Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: los angeles ca Posts: 223	Folding bench seat will not fold. Anyone else encounter this problem. I have a 90 GMC 2500 with a single cab and while you can get it to fold once every Leap year, I would really like to know if there is some trick to it. There was no owner's manual that came with the truck so perhaps someone in here may know. Thanks for any help.

07-06-2017, 05:51 PM	#2
mountie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Bradenton, Fla. Posts: 1,100	Re: Folding bench seat will not fold. Slide the seat forward. Try to look at the bottom/end of each side of the seat back, and see if any upholstery material has caught in the locking/ latches. __________________ '70 GTO Midnight Blue '88 GMC Sierra SLE 392,000 miles-(2018) sold to Classic car shop in Germany. '93 Cadillac STS Black '93 Mercedes SL 500 Teal '86 Yamaha FZ750 - 15,000 RPM '86 Yamaha FJ1200 - Criminally Fast 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB, I drive it - don't own it. '05 GMC Yukon XL , SLT 4wd ( just purchased 2018)

07-07-2017, 12:36 AM	#3
Mr_Rich Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yucaipa, Calif. Posts: 795	Re: Folding bench seat will not fold. Your seat might have an inertia brake built in. The driver's seat in my '89 worked like that. When you hit the brakes it keeps the seat from folding forward and turning you into a pretzel. Pull the seat forward a bit to relax the lock in the seat and I'm sure it will fold forward for you with a simple tug. __________________ 1989 K1500 Chev. EC Original owner; some of the aftermarket parts I've installed are Borla headers, Hypertech chip, Edelbrock water pump, and a Stillen rear disc brake conversion kit. 2009 Hummer H3T 3.7L 5M (sold) 1997 K2500 Chev. EC 7.4L/ 4L80E (sold) 2018 Dodge Ram 2500 HD R/C

07-07-2017, 01:55 PM	#4
abig84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: wheaton IL Posts: 659	Re: Folding bench seat will not fold. my 1990 has a lever you have to pull to get it to fold forward, im always going behind it for stuff. you can usually just feel the bottom back corner where the top meets the bottom on the driverside, you just kinda pull it upward as you pull the seat forward



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