kodiakken

Where do you guys find the latch that holds the passengers seat down in a Crewcab 1992 Dodge?

Ken.

freight train

Are you referring to a Club cab? Dodge stopped building square body crews in '84. Also there are two different styles available. Capt chairs/console or the 50/50 split back bench. Either way I am pretty sure its a trip to a salvage yard for either.

kodiakken

Yes Club Cab is what I meant.
Would you know if it is the same catch as the Ramchargers used?
Ken.

freight train

Absolutely it is. It would be the same latch used from 82-93 on all RC's and club cabs.

kodiakken

Is this a trip to the wreckers item you think..

oliver foster

I would say that is your best bet.

NJTman

I haven't seen a club cab in a wrecking yard in over a decade. Regular cabs ? Yes. Club cab .... NO.

What is wrong with your latch ? Generally, anything can be fixed.

NJTman

Grave digging here..... but remember it is October..

The OP Never returned on this one, but I know now why he was asking.

The plastic isolater sleeve which is molded on the latch receiver striker mounted to the floor becomes brittle and falls apart. If I don't have this lined up perfectly, it won't latch.

Now, I can remove it, weld a sleeve to the receiver striker where the plastic isolater is located, but I was curious to know if anyone else has found an innovative way to fix this. Without that plastic piece in place, the seat will not lock down. Eventually, I'll be at that junction. The last RC I saw in a boneyard it was missing its receiver.

ideas ? I thought of taking it to the PC guys who do linex and having them linex the whole top.

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Thanks..

MrFusion

Maybe split a piece of brass tube long ways, finagle it over the top of the latch, then braze it in place?


It doesn't look like it would be too hard to make one if you can't find one.

MrFusion

Man they must be made of unobtanium if OLLIE doesn't have one!

NJTman

24 year old plastic is the real issue. Oliver said he would look for me.

The guys at Linex said it would quickly fail under the stress of being clamped by the seat

elway12

I would like to see what the latch looks like? That being said I too think a sleeve(brass, steel, plastic) would be the best bet. The question is does it have to be all the way around the latch receiver? I will be taking my seats out soon so this is a good thread. Hopefully mine won't be in bad shape!!

kodiakken

Mine the latch was wore right out so I had to peen the latch to the handle so it would release when you worked the handle..

NJTman

So, today I head to a boneyard I saw a ramcharger in (actually 2), to get my seat striker bracket.

They scrapped both of the RC's.

So I head to a boneyard I've never been to before, out in the middle of nowhere on some long dirt road. This guy has some MAJOR stuff in there. Really rare cars and trucks, plus a couple of RC's. I ask him about it, and he said "NO, I won't sell you the bracket. You have to buy the entire seat. " I told him I didn't need a seat, just the part that bolts to the body. He didn't care.

I say thanks, and move on.

Got none of my money, but it appears he's got gold in there,

MrFusion

Yah...he's got gold and he knows it. How much did he want for the whole seat?