Hi I have an 04 plate zafira. The middle seats make an awful rattle - its like an old bus! The car has been back once [not long after we had it] for the same thing - the mechanic said a bearing under the seat needed greasing. Well the rattle is back with a vengeance, anyone know how easy it is to get to this "bearing"? could return the car, yet again, for them to do it but they end up keeping the damn thing for ages and I cant be without the car, so though I could do it myself? Its a damned annoying noise I can tell you!! -- No66y© Those who find they're touched by madness Sit down next to me Reply to address is a spam trap. Use no66y [at] breathe [dot] com
you might want to check all the bolts are tight and it's not the seat moving about in its mountings i got a diagram from seward to show how the seat is removed just need a "star" shaped "allen key" thingy and a thin bar to pop out the little plastic widgets that hold the plastic coverplates on
"dogsBollix" wrote in message well thats as clear as mud )) is that diagram available at all? the star shaped thingie is a "torx" but most people call it a star shaped allen key thingie to be honest. -- No66y© Those who find they're touched by madness Sit down next to me Reply to address is a spam trap. Use no66y [at] breathe [dot] com
i could post it here if nobody objects to a binary file in a text group otherwise ask your helpful seward parts manager for a photcopy of the page dogsBollix
"dogsBollix" wrote in message or email it to me[valid email address cunningly disguised in sig file]? have googled for such a thing but found diddly squat. Kinda regretting getting a zafira now - no wait, not kinda - definitely. 15k doesnt buy you much nowadays does it? rattley seat, radio that doesnt work when the cars cold, clonking brakes - POS IMO dont know any - helpful or otherwise -- No66y© Those who find they're touched by madness Sit down next to me Reply to address is a spam trap. Use no66y [at] breathe [dot] com
Ok here are the sheets might not be very clear and not too accurate if i remember (spent ages looking for the other bolts that didn't exist) careful not to lose the pins from the plastic thingies that hold the plastic cover in place oh and you really need that "2nd technician" because the seat is VERY HEAVY dogsBollix
"dogsBollix" wrote in message Thanks for the scans, most useful. Though thinking about it, it is just the plastic cover that covers the middle rail slidey thingie [TM technical term] if i could get access to under that, then the rattly bearing should be visible [the irritating rattle eminates from that area] the ideal solution though would be to bin the entire car and get a galaxy! wish me luck -- No66y© Those who find they're touched by madness Sit down next to me Reply to address is a spam trap. Use no66y [at] breathe [dot] com
i think you need to take the seat out to get to it i've had the zafira for 18 months now and the only (real) complaint apart from the fuel consumption is the dead right leg after 90mins of driving oh and the wipers which always smear but at least they don't make that scraping noise like my old '92 vectra unless it's Really Peeing down if you were lucky then you wouldn't have bought it in the first place
