69 seat assy help

Nothingbut69 · Mar 8, 2021

Does anyone have an illustration of how the seat backs go together?. I do have an parts manual disk and assy manual but not finding the complete assy.
I bought this car 14 years ago pretty much 100% disassembled all bagged and tagged. These shims are tagged back headrest parts.. Where do they go?. Same with the headrest plastic guides how do they mount?
Thx
Jim

Nothingbut69 · Mar 8, 2021

Same with theses headrest guides. They have 4 holes but there isn't any holes in the metal seat backs to mount them?
Am I over thinking this?

Jim

blm · Mar 8, 2021

For headrest tubes check the sticky "worst case senario bucket seat rebuild" post #34. Dont recall those shims being part of the seat?

Nothingbut69 · Mar 8, 2021

Will do! Thx. I have 2 shims per side. Bolt pattern does not line up with the seat back release.

Blackhawk · Mar 8, 2021

They go near the upper seatback, wedged between spring layers. Ben might have a good shot without foam, but here's what they look like from the back.

Nothingbut69 · Mar 8, 2021

Blackhawk said:
They go near the upper seatback, wedged between spring layers. Ben might have a good shot without foam, but here's what they look like from the back.
View attachment 706281

Thanks!.. I was trying to install up side down from the bottom up. Now my mystery shims

Blackhawk · Mar 8, 2021

The shims are what I'm aiming at in the photo. They act as insulators to keep the springs from rubbing on each other.

RAMBO · Mar 8, 2021

Blackhawk said:
They go near the upper seatback, wedged between spring layers. Ben might have a good shot without foam, but here's what they look like from the back.
View attachment 706281

I'll have to dig to see if i have a pic somewhere of them from the front side.

Honestly I've never figured out exactly what they are for. They are definitely 69-72 seat specific. (maybe 68 too, but i've never had a 68 seat with factory headrest stuff in it)

My assumption has always been they are doing something like keeping the springs from being able to push back into the headrest leg area (that would extend down pas the bottom of the tube if it was installed and all the way down) . Maybe the springs would/could catch on the leg notches and prevent the headrest from moving up and down and it should?

RAMBO · Mar 8, 2021

Not very clear...

This one shows one where i had the headrest slid down through the tubes... Just not obvious what their function was.

Nothingbut69 · Mar 9, 2021

Blackhawk said:
The shims are what I'm aiming at in the photo. They act as insulators to keep the springs from rubbing on each other.

Sorry didn't see them on my phone had to get the laptop out.
Thx
Jim

Nothingbut69 · Mar 9, 2021

RAMBO said:
Not very clear...

View attachment 706342

This one shows one where i had the headrest slid down through the tubes... Just not obvious what their function was.
View attachment 706343

Thx, looking at it I would have to say you are correct its keeping the headrest post from catching on the seat springs.
Thx
Jim

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