Passenger seat rail stopper

[gassian]

Hi everyone,

I am in need of a help/guidance. My passenger seat is not sliding all the way backwards.
Cannot reach to the front bolts.
It slides forward ok.

Is there a stopper somewhere that i can adjust? I checked the lever and latch is fully disengaging so i know it is not that, i also cannot see any obstacles "visually" when i look at the rail and the passage.

Any tips, tricks or guidance is highly appreciated

Thanks,
Z

[gtc]

Have you tried sliding it with the rear pair of bolts removed?

[gassian]

Originally Posted by gtc

Have you tried sliding it with the rear pair of bolts removed?

yes last night i removed all 4 bolts from the rear and still stops at the same place.

[Hi_Fi_Guy]

You didn’t specify the year of your car or seats. Some years of Recaro seats had a safety feature to prevent the seats sliding too far in an accident. This safety device is riveted to the seat rail and the rivet can fail over time causing the device to engage which will halt the seat from sliding far enough to allow access to the seat bolts. A few threads on here about the issue as well as possible solutions.

[Hi_Fi_Guy]

This post shows the safety pin in the seat rails
https://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/1065818-project-pepita-i-attempt-refurbishing-early-comfort-seats.html#post10926490

[gassian]

Originally Posted by Hi_Fi_Guy

You didn’t specify the year of your car or seats. Some years of Recaro seats had a safety feature to prevent the seats sliding too far in an accident. This safety device is riveted to the seat rail and the rivet can fail over time causing the device to engage which will halt the seat from sliding far enough to allow access to the seat bolts. A few threads on here about the issue as well as possible solutions.

Apologies, my car is 1986 930 turbo
Thanks for the input, let me check about the safety pin

[gassian]

quick update..
after looking through both rails once again, i saw this metal/rock piece on one of the rails and i pushed it and wiggled it using flat screw driver and seat started sliding further back
I will see how long this will keep working but i shall see

Thank you all