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Driver-side Front Seat Squeaks!!!

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Old 02-23-2008, 07:12 PM
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Default Driver-side Front Seat Squeaks!!!

Have had it at the dealer 2X.....they claim to have torqued the appropriate bolts, but still a real problem.....temporary relief can be found by adjusting the seats using the levers....doesn't seem to be an issue I can find from others or on the 'Net......I can't have the only squeaky seat off the assembly line.....advice? Guidance? Squeaks louder than my CJ!!!!
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Old 02-23-2008, 10:57 PM
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You are not alone. We put up with that miserable sound for a couple of weeks. Sometimes it was so loud it was hard to talk over it. Bumpy winter hardpack on the roads made it aweful. The solution was WD-40 sprayed on the support where the large handle connects that raises and lowers the seat. The squeek went away for several weeks. I noticed it a little the other day again so another shot of WD-40 should do the trick again.
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Originally Posted by Gravel Gertie
You are not alone. We put up with that miserable sound for a couple of weeks. Sometimes it was so loud it was hard to talk over it. Bumpy winter hardpack on the roads made it aweful. The solution was WD-40 sprayed on the support where the large handle connects that raises and lowers the seat. The squeek went away for several weeks. I noticed it a little the other day again so another shot of WD-40 should do the trick again.

any chance of getting a picture of this fix? I've got the seat squeak, but only a certain position along the rails. Of course its my preferred seating distance.
Old 11-29-2008, 07:43 PM
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I have the squeak also.
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I have the squeak also. In my case it was caused by the seat being all the way down. I raised the seat up with three pushes on the lever and it goes away.
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I was just about to post about this when I found this thread, I will try all of the above to rid the Jeep of the squeakies! Thanks
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My dealership replaced my seat bracket. No problems since.
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My squeak is back again and worse now that it's cold out. I noticed before that it would go away if I moved the seat forward or back one position before returning weeks later. I'll have to try the height adjuster and WD40 as well.
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my VW seems to squeak when I seat on it, but with my wife it doesn't make any noise, so we came to the conclusion that it was crying for help more than squeaking
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well this is good to know, i thought it was just mine that squeaked. i thought it can from some corrosion after i took it to the beach and rode in the sand, mine hasnt bothered me too much but if i can fix it with wd40 or adujusting that would be nice. can i take it to the dealer cause my seat squeaks??


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