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Melbourne
Registered:
March 2004
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How to fix the auto-slide feature on the passenger seat (2-door models).
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Sun, 22 August 2004 10:07
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Thought I might share yesterday afternoon's activities with you all. Instructions are for a 4th gen Celica, but I guess it applies to most 2 door Toyotas. A lot of people don't even know their car has this feature as they bought it second hand with it already broken - worth checking out!
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Has your passenger side driver's seat stopped sliding forward automatically when you pull the tilt lever? Don't want to fork out for a new seat rail? Got $0.10 or a few centimetres of wire? Chances are that the dodgy little clip that releases the seat rail is busted - but never fear, follow these instructions and it'll be sliding like new in no time!
Step 1
Remove the seat!
Step 2
Locate the end of the pull cable and the tab it is suppposed to hook on to.
 
Step 3
Loosen the bolts holding the end of the cable guide and adjust it so that its as far back as possible, this will give you some extra space needed in the next step.
Step 4
Somehow reattach the end of the cable to the tab on the seat rail. It must be very securely tied together as a lot of force it put on this join to release the seat (which would explain why it breaks so easily).
I used a piece of tie wire i found under the sink (!?), but also tried cable ties (which were too thick, jammed in the rail and snapped easily) and a piece of steel rope (which i couldn't put a decent knot in, and hence kept slipping). If you have the time it's probably worth soldering or welding these bits together, but the wire still works fine.
Step 5
Test that it works! When you pull the tilt lever and let the seat-back tilt all the way forward BOTH seat rails should now move freely. If not, or only one does, then you don't have enough tension in the cable (ie. your knot is too long and the tab isn't being pulled far enough out to release the seat rails). Try tying the cable closer to the tab, or backing the cable guide out some more.
Step 6
Put the seat back in the car, and let your passengers enjoy back seat access the way it should be!
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