Seat Recline Handle

Has anyone ever broken their recliner seat handle? Its the handle on the lower part of the seat to recline up or down. What have you guys done to replace them? Any one have used ones for sale.

my father broke my passenger side one when he rolled out of the seat and didnt lift himself at all. then he claimed that was a bad design because it sticks out in the way. but i have never had a problem with it. it hasnt been on the top of the list but id like to fix mine too if you figure it out please let me know

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Todd Z

It happens more frequently than folks think. The sides of the seat lose their rigidity and when folks slide in and out, it bends it down. See the link below for the fix.

A K said:

It happens more frequently than folks think. The sides of the seat lose their rigidity and when folks slide in and out, it bends it down. See the link below for the fix.

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Where is the link please? I do not see anything below.

cfsac7 said:

Where is the link please? I do not see anything below.

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This post is from 2008 !!!!!! All that info is lost and gone by now.

rick said:

Has anyone ever broken their recliner seat handle? Its the handle on the lower part of the seat to recline up or down. What have you guys done to replace them? Any one have used ones for sale.

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christopher shears said:

2000 ford explorer has the best seat metal materials....and last forever...just threw one out Friday......2003 and up S/T went plastic and they break easy...

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These are the manuals.. not electric...I switched all my seats to manually ... last forever and fall back further for sleeping..junkyards are 50 bucks in Orlando...seats last a long time if you grease them

christopher shears said:

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You are on your own. I found replacements in a junk yard after a few failed attempts to adapt other handles.

Todd Z said:

This post is from 2008 !!!!!! All that info is lost and gone by now.

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No, He shared the link. Very helpful.

See post #5
https://www.explorerforum.com/forums/threads/seat-recline-lever.475324/

swshawaii said:

See post #5
https://www.explorerforum.com/forums/threads/seat-recline-lever.475324/

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That metal fabricated monstrosity looks awful. Best to just find a good pair in a boneyard. I did that and they look like new.

^ Agree, fugly as hell and would never be on my Trac.

Just sharing the link that was mentioned and not posted.

swshawaii said:

^ Agree, fugly as hell and would never be on my Trac.

Just sharing the link that was mentioned and not posted.

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Sure, but after calling 15 junk yards over a month with no success I just want my seat to recline. Besides I would need to pay someone to remove the seat, remove the parts, remove my seat and install. That's more than my truck is worth.

cfsac7 said:

Sure, but after calling 15 junk yards over a month with no success I just want my seat to recline. Besides I would need to pay someone to remove the seat, remove the parts, remove my seat and install. That's more than my truck is worth.

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Junk yards won't just sell you the handle unless you can find one that lets you pull the parts yourself. It's not hard to get them off. You can already see what tools you'll need by looking at the hardware on your truck. I have a whole portable kit I put together, so I was carrying way more than I needed

stunner67 said:

Junk yards won't just sell you the handle unless you can find one that lets you pull the parts yourself. It's not hard to get them off. You can already see what tools you'll need by looking at the hardware on your truck. I have a whole portable kit I put together, so I was carrying way more than I needed

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For my 2001 the entire seat has to be removed to remove the handle. We are not all physically capable of doing that.

Mine broke also on the drivers side a year or two back. I’m the only one who drives the Trac it so I don’t use that handle too much as I never really move the seat. But I do like the link on how to effect a repair. Thanks to the poster!