3.3 - Fixing the back seat angle (All)
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This article is from the Toyota Tundra FAQ, by Steve Yee with numerous contributions by others.
3.3 - Fixing the back seat angle (All)
One of the biggest complaints with the Tundra is the lack of angle on the rear
seat in Access Cab configurations. Listed below is a solution found on a
Toyota Tundra Owner's web site at www.tundrasolutions.com. The posting is
taken from the forum verbatim. Be aware that parts and UPC codes can and will
change.
"Well, this has been posted before, but I'll list my complete part list,
instructions, and the URL from this message board that first discussed this.
Here's the exact part list that compiled:
Go to Pep Boys and get this:
- End Link Bushings, part # 0-52582-00609. $8.99. The Phoenix area Pep Boys
quit carrying bolt hardware, so I had to go to Home Depot for the rest....
Go to Home Depot and get this:
- Quantity (4), Hex Bolt, Metric. Pitch 1.25 8mm-1.25x40mm B Zinc. UPC #
30699-40748
- Quantity (4), Flat Washer, 8mmx1.25, UPC # 30699-36338
- Quantity (4), Lock Washer, 8mmx1.25. This one did not have a UPC code. If you
can't get them, 5/16th Lock Washers will also work.
The pitch is VERY important. If you cannot match them at Home Depot, get the
bolts somewhere else !
Lift both seats bottoms on the back seat of your Tundra. Look at the gap
between the carpeted area of your floor and the bottom of the seat back
cushion. You will see four black bolt heads in a #12 Metric size spaced roughly
on the left third and right third of the seat bottom.
Get a Metric Socket Set. Make sure you have at least a 5" extender (or use two
extenders). Take a #12 metric socket, and remove either the two bolts on the
driver's side or the passenger side (and only two !!).
Get the longer bolt. Holding the head of the longer bolt in your left hand,
place a lock washer, then a flat washer down the shaft of the bolt. Take a
bushing, pull your seat back forward from the bottom, place the bushing into
the space between the back wall of the truck sheet metal and the seat back
frame. Make sure that the conical side of the bushing faces forward. Line up
the hole of the bushing with the bolt holes, and then insert the bolt.
Turn the bolt down with your fingers for at least 3 turns. Repeat this
procedure with the other open mount. Go to the opposite side and follow the
steps above. I noticed that if I only did two, it was easier to mount.
After installing all 4, tighten all 4 bolts using a metric # 13 socket. You are
now done ! Lower your seat bottoms, and sit in the back. You'll notice a
difference in how the seat back fits against your lower back."
Editor's Note : Some people have reported using slightly longer bushings (1.5")
to get a better seat angle. Other people have reported that you can get four
shock absorber bushings for $2.99 at any Pep Boys, and have substituted these
for the sway bar bushings. Your mileage may vary on this modification.
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