Squeaky Seat. Anyone get the successful silent treatment?

[sipman]

I'm trying to narrow down my squeaky drivers seat. Bouncing up and down on the butt portion alone doesn't make a squeak. But pushing back on the backrest does.

I get out of the car and push back on the backrest, and it squeaks. I then listened and put my hand down towards rear outboard support on the seat mount and it appears the noise comes somewhere from there.

I then read one of the posts on Ron Stygar's extensive posts about a "knocking noise from set frame", discussed in a TSB. But I think i've got a squeak, not a knock, but it does discuss a slip-stick sound. Could this be the same thing?

Anyone do this repair that the TSB calls for, for the squeaking? Or did they find another method to silence the noise?

[Vanne]

Are you sure it's the seat frame, and not the back of the seat pushing/rubbing against the plastic bits at the back , near the speakers and such where it's touching?

I can't have my seat all the way back fully reclined as the squeaking drives me nuts, but I know mine is from the leather rubbing/pushing on the back plastic stuff.

Easy fix on mine, move chair a little forwards. I also had this problem in my z3 coupe, but did not have the option there to move the chair forwards, I solved that issue with getting some black stick velt patch and placing that where the chair would touch the plastic, never squeaked again.

[Devious21]

I get a knock under hard acceleration. I'll have to find his post.

[sipman]

Yeah, I forgot to mention that I have a couple inches between the seatback and the bulkhead. So it's not the two rubbing together.

Dev. it's here: http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...=130986&page=3
Post #69 where Ron put the TSB for the knock

[dreamingat30fps]

My seat squeak was caused by the seatbelt (receiver part?) rubbing up against the center console. I just put a bit of velcro (soft side) on the back of it and it resolved the issue.

[elerner61]

I've recently silenced some noise caused by the bar that retains the seatbelt to the seat as it comes across your shoulder.

[chickdr]

Originally Posted by Devious21

I get a knock under hard acceleration. I'll have to find his post.

I have this too. There was a TSB for it which I had done a few years ago and it did nothing to improve the issue.

[intoflatlines]

I occasionally get a squeak like you describe and I usually have to slide the seat forward a cm or so and then slide it back. Usually it fixes it, sometimes it does not.

[Devious21]

Originally Posted by chickdr

I have this too. There was a TSB for it which I had done a few years ago and it did nothing to improve the issue.

Thanks, that's good to know. I was looking at it and wasn't excited about pulling my seat out of the car. I'll save it for another day.

[jdoublehcubed]

I have a knock, awesome that you found that post by Ron, its been annoying me forever.

I also occasionally have a squeek, but it doesn't irritate me nearly as much. I think its caused by the leather sides of the bottom portion rubbing against the edges of the plastic base where they meet the leather. I would try some Krytox lube on it.

[sipman]

intoflatlines... I've heard people say that as well. In my imagination, there is a little plastic wheel that loses it's lube, and the act of moving forwards and backwards on the seat track causes it to re-lube itself in that lube which fell off over time. Yup, vivid imagination.
But I tried the same thing and its still squeaking.

Part of me thinks Daffy is in there. Anyone remember "Boobs in the Woods"? It was the 1950s guys, and it's a Porky Pig and Daffy Duck Cartoon. Daffy stole Porky's engine and in the end, porky uses Daffy as the Motor. I wonder if his relatives are in my seat's motor housing?