seat opener mechanism?

[quackerz]

Since day one it has been a challenge to pop the seat to put gas in. Lately there have been times when I haven't been able to get it open at all because it feels like if I turn the key any further it will break. We have adjusted the bolt, oiled the spring and it just gets worse. I was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem and what they have done. :helpsmilie:

Thanks,

quackerz

 

[vt228]

push down on seat when opening have dealer agust it

 

[gnkc]

Since day one it has been a challenge to pop the seat to put gas in. Lately there have been times when I haven't been able to get it open at all because it feels like if I turn the key any further it will break. We have adjusted the bolt, oiled the spring and it just gets worse. I was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem and what they have done. :helpsmilie:

Thanks,

quackerz

I just went through the process of adjusting the stud assembly on the bottom of the seat. Installing a comfort seat means having to remove and then reinstall and adjust the stud assembly on the new seat. You might have a weak latch spring but if not....
To get the latch to work, I had to lengthen the stud assembly considerably and move it back so that there was about 1/8-3/16" of the mounting slot showing in front of the washer. I could tell the stud assembly was adjusted too short since it took a lot of force at the key and I had to hold the seat down to allow movement of the latch. Early on in this process, I thought I was going to snap the key off. You have to be careful since loosening the nuts on the stud allows it to slide back and forth, changing the adjustment. I hand tightened the nuts on the stud and carefully latched the seat until I got it just right. I marked the position and then tightened the nuts, making sure the stud assembly did not slide back or forth.
As a reference, the length of the stud bolt showing is about 1-13/16" on my seat (but it's a comfort seat so that might not be the same as stock seat). But I can tell you that backing out the stud considerably and then retightening at small intervals as you check adjustment is the best way to do this. It took a long time to do this but it now works better than new and I don't have to press down on the seat to unlatch it any more. I hope this helps.