[Johnny B5.5]

I noticed the other day that the spring (about 8 inches or so long) was loose, so I pulled it off of the floor from under my seat.

Anyone have this happen to them? If so, what does the spring do?

 

[Der Meister]

Uh-oh. iirc, that spring regulates the up/down of the ratcheting manual seats.
It happened on my old Passat sedan, but wasn't covered under warranty.
I had a very big guy who used to carpool with me, and I think he caused it....
I just left the passenger seat in the lowest position.

 

[Stranded In Daytona]

so that's what that spring is.... damn

 

[Johnny B5.5]

Thanks for the info Der Meister. I'm gonna see if I can fix the damn thing. It's going to take a lot of effort, but I'll give it a shot.

 

[AfterDark88]

it happened to both of my front seats, just had the dealer put it back in when i did my oil changes, they didn't charge me anything.....

 

[hankmarvin]

Happened to me too..1999.....never could figure out where it came from; and I will do what AfterDark said...have it put back during my next oil change at the dealer

 

[bwtom]

Does anyone know if there is a way to do it yourself on this one, becuase I don't use a dealer for my oil changes?

 

[DaddyMatt]

It should be easy to put back on...unless the little cast aluminum bit that it hooks to broke off like both of them did on my car. Springs from both seats have since been relegated to my "leftover Passat parts" bin and I haven't missed them...

 

[pancreas]

I just leave the seats in the lowest position on bothfront seats that way nobody messes with them and my wife's tall enough she doesnt have to use the height lever.

 

[The Blue Blur]

my ratchet still works, but the spring has been relocated to the trunk. :roll: to VW

 

[not_too_shabby]

yeah, both my broke too. The little hook snapped off the seat frame. it assists when ratching up the seat when you are sitting on it. Instead, just ratchet up the seat without sitting on it and you won't need the spring.

 

[VDUBBERAGAIN]

THAT'S what that spring is for. Mine was laying on the floor and I couldn't figure out where it came from. My seat still ratchets up and down, even with me sitting on it, so the spring is sitting in the garage. Maybe I'll get motivated someday and see if I can repair it.

 

[kwhite]

Glad to see this one answered. Mine came off of the passanger seat shotrly after I purchased the car. In my case the metal clip that it attaches to on one end was also broken so I knew it was not able to be reinstalled. The racheting motion as well as all other adjustments on the seat still works so it has always puzzled me as to what it was for. Glad to see it does not appear to be a serious issue.

Kev

 

[Johnny B5.5]

My seat won't ratchet with me in it, will have to try it before I go to work tomorrow.

My concern is that it'll be a real PITA to reinstall the spring.

The irony is that you avoid getting power seats because they're more prone to break than those with manual adjustments.

:crazy:

 

[D.Passat00]

well, at least now i know what that spring is for...