The Flexsteel seat on my 78 FC slowly slides out of position after I set. Not a
bad position
for an astronaut, but a little disconcerting on the highway. Any ideas?
John Fitz
78 FC 31
Maynard MA.
It sounds like the air side-slide is not locking.
It is essentially a regular manual seat-slide, sitting sideways on the
swivel base, with an air-cylinder pulling the unlock lever (behind and
beneath the seat).
The air cylinder might be bound up, work the lever by hand to see.
There is a spring return on the lever also, make sure it is in place.
If simply a bound cylinder, clean the ram (shaft) with WD-40 or
equivalent and work it until free, wipe clean.
The swivel base is a large winged-rod under the left side of the seat
just above the floor.
- Jeff Miller
http://www.wanderlodge.net
http://www.millercoachworks.com
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wrote:
> The Flexsteel seat on my 78 FC slowly slides out of position after I
set. Not a bad position
> for an astronaut, but a little disconcerting on the highway. Any
ideas?
>
> John Fitz
> 78 FC 31
> Maynard MA.
Thanks Jeff,
The air side slide works fine. The problem is after I
set it with the electric controls: the seat and back
of the seat slide back ever so slowly.
Thanks ofr your help.
John Fitz
--- Jeff Miller
wrote:
> It sounds like the air side-slide is not locking.
>
> It is essentially a regular manual seat-slide,
> sitting sideways on the
> swivel base, with an air-cylinder pulling the unlock
> lever (behind and
> beneath the seat).
>
> The air cylinder might be bound up, work the lever
> by hand to see.
> There is a spring return on the lever also, make
> sure it is in place.
> If simply a bound cylinder, clean the ram (shaft)
> with WD-40 or
> equivalent and work it until free, wipe clean.
>
> The swivel base is a large winged-rod under the left
> side of the seat
> just above the floor.
>
> - Jeff Miller
> http://www.wanderlodge.net
> http://www.millercoachworks.com
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com,
> "bluebirdfitz"
> wrote:
> > The Flexsteel seat on my 78 FC slowly slides out
> of position after I
> set. Not a bad position
> > for an astronaut, but a little disconcerting on
> the highway. Any
> ideas?
> >
> > John Fitz
> > 78 FC 31
> > Maynard MA.
>
>
>
>
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Hmmm.
Then it sounds like your switch may be intermittently shorting? Take
it apart and clean it?
With the engine off so it's quiet, try tapping on the switch and/or
bumping the seat around to simulate bumping down the road and see
what happens...
Gary Miller
83 FC 33
Wauwatosa, WI
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WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, John Fitzsimmons
wrote:
> Thanks Jeff,
>
> The air side slide works fine. The problem is after I
> set it with the electric controls: the seat and back
> of the seat slide back ever so slowly.
>
> Thanks ofr your help.
>
> John Fitz
> --- Jeff Miller wrote:
> > It sounds like the air side-slide is not locking.
> >
> > It is essentially a regular manual seat-slide,
> > sitting sideways on the
> > swivel base, with an air-cylinder pulling the unlock
> > lever (behind and
> > beneath the seat).
> >
> > The air cylinder might be bound up, work the lever
> > by hand to see.
> > There is a spring return on the lever also, make
> > sure it is in place.
> > If simply a bound cylinder, clean the ram (shaft)
> > with WD-40 or
> > equivalent and work it until free, wipe clean.
> >
> > The swivel base is a large winged-rod under the left
> > side of the seat
> > just above the floor.
> >
> > - Jeff Miller
> > http://www.wanderlodge.net
> > http://www.millercoachworks.com
> >
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com,
> > "bluebirdfitz"
> > wrote:
> > > The Flexsteel seat on my 78 FC slowly slides out
> > of position after I
> > set. Not a bad position
> > > for an astronaut, but a little disconcerting on
> > the highway. Any
> > ideas?
> > >
> > > John Fitz
> > > 78 FC 31
> > > Maynard MA.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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