77 Seat back bolt problem

[Keith77]

I suppose over the years the seat back has twisted or bent toward the center of the car. The problem is that the seat back bolts slide to the side of the bottom bolt so that they rest on the bottom of the seat and the lips of the bolts slide inside each other so that you can't raise the seat back to get to the storage compartment. Since the bolts rest on the seat bottom I suspect they will eventually poke a hole through the seat cover causing more problems.

I had to unscrew the seatback bolts all the way out to unlock the lips and screwed them all the way back in so it would not happen again. Now I lay so far back I can't see over the dash.

Has anyone had to address this issue.

 

[Artsvette73]

The bottom seat frames tend to crack in that area. You will have to remove the seat flip it over and see if the frame is cracked. You will need to remove the seat cover and cushion. It can be welded back together. They sell a renforcement plate to keep them form cracking.