Manual seat wont lower????

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Hi everyone, been lurking here for a while, typical my first post is a cry for help!!!!

Have a '95 dse rangie with manual seats, i was fiddling (as you do) and raised the seat to its full height, and now it wont go down!!

I havent yet told the mrs as i'm hoping it aint broke (dont need the grief) so please tell me how/why I can't lower it back to where it was!

Many thanks in advance

Gareth

p.s. excellent forum, expect to hear from me agin soon :)
 
I believe the lever only goes up and down, it doesn't pump. It will no doubt be quite a stiff mechanism as it's rarely used, so just put some force into it to lower.
 
se4 said:
Hi everyone, been lurking here for a while, typical my first post is a cry for help!!!!

Have a '95 dse rangie with manual seats, i was fiddling (as you do) and raised the seat to its full height, and now it wont go down!!

I havent yet told the mrs as i'm hoping it aint broke (dont need the grief) so please tell me how/why I can't lower it back to where it was!

Many thanks in advance

Gareth

p.s. excellent forum, expect to hear from me agin soon :)
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I presume you have extended the height adjusting lever out to its full length? It's pretty near impossible to lower the seat down again if you don't.

Hope your sitting comfortably. :D
mikeateves
 
Got it!!!! :):):)

Didn't feel comfortable pushing it so hard but clearly the seat hasnt been adjusted for some time!

Feel like a right lemon now haha

Anyways thanks for your replies
 
First posting as I got my Japanese import (and my first Landie since my Army days in the 1970's) P38 two days ago.
This is just to thank the people posting above as I had this "problem" and their information resolved it...
Now to continue working on the list of detail issues needing attention: remote locking / revert to original radio etc etc.
At least I won't have EAS issues as some Tokyo mechanics fitted coils - thanks guys!
 
P38 Monkey said:
First posting as I got my Japanese import (and my first Landie since my Army days in the 1970's) P38 two days ago.
This is just to thank the people posting above as I had this "problem" and their information resolved it...
Now to continue working on the list of detail issues needing attention: remote locking / revert to original radio etc etc.
At least I won't have EAS issues as some Tokyo mechanics fitted coils - thanks guys!
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COILS thats the work of satan:eek::eek: They was meant to be on air for a reason. Check as some insurance companies can be funny as its not original spec
Oh welcome to the Looney Zone by the way:D
 
Rubberknees said:
COILS thats the work of satan:eek::eek: They was meant to be on air for a reason. Check as some insurance companies can be funny as its not original spec
Oh welcome to the Looney Zone by the way:D
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Or perhaps the mods will move the thread to the Series forum after that shocking news.:eek::p:D welcome, do a search top right of page for how to revert it back to air.;):D
 
tomcat59alan said:
Or perhaps the mods will move the thread to the Series forum after that shocking news.:eek::p:D welcome, do a search top right of page for how to revert it back to air.;):D
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That's harsh for a newbie. You're supposed to lull him in with a warm welcome and congratulate him on his purchase before you tear him a new one for having metal springs.
 
OK, metal springs are the Marmite of this forum, obviously.
As I understand it, and drifting well off subject, EAS was introduced because the early (low rear lights) Discovery kept going unstable and falling over. RR Classics never had the handing problem, but in the quest for a totally new approach. they loaded the EAS onto the P38. Back on the 1990's a work colleague of mine was a very aggressive driver of an early coil-spring Disco. While swerving to overtake someone on a dual carriageway it went unstable, hit the central barrier and rolled. He was lucky and walked away. Discos need EAS.
 
P38 Monkey said:
OK, metal springs are the Marmite of this forum, obviously.
As I understand it, and drifting well off subject, EAS was introduced because the early (low rear lights) Discovery kept going unstable and falling over. RR Classics never had the handing problem, but in the quest for a totally new approach. they loaded the EAS onto the P38. Back on the 1990's a work colleague of mine was a very aggressive driver of an early coil-spring Disco. While swerving to overtake someone on a dual carriageway it went unstable, hit the central barrier and rolled. He was lucky and walked away. Discos need EAS.
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I am not sure even EAS would prevent an 'aggressive driver" who was "swerving to overtake", making a top heavy vehicle become unstable. That's all about the driver, not the suspension.
 
P38 Monkey said:
OK, metal springs are the Marmite of this forum, obviously.
As I understand it, and drifting well off subject, EAS was introduced because the early (low rear lights) Discovery kept going unstable and falling over. RR Classics never had the handing problem, but in the quest for a totally new approach. they loaded the EAS onto the P38. Back on the 1990's a work colleague of mine was a very aggressive driver of an early coil-spring Disco. While swerving to overtake someone on a dual carriageway it went unstable, hit the central barrier and rolled. He was lucky and walked away. Discos need EAS.
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Your having a laugh,Classic's never had a handling problem ,they used to wallow like an ocean liner unless you fitted police spec coils and dampers.:rolleyes:
 
The eas was introduced in the late classics as a new level of complexity added to the bow of many strings the top end classic had. The p38 was born with the system added. The disco with springs and later air had no connection to the rr, even the disco 3 has a warning on the drivers sunvisor and that's on full air sus.....
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Welcome ;)
 
Ah well, some guy in Tokyo has excluded me from the Space Hopper Club so I shall just have to see how the EIS (Early Industrial Springs) system performs. Hopefully the coils will preclude trundling along the motorway at 35 mph on the bump stops.
 
P38 Monkey said:
Ah well, some guy in Tokyo has excluded me from the Space Hopper Club so I shall just have to see how the EIS (Early Industrial Springs) system performs. Hopefully the coils will preclude trundling along the motorway at 35 mph on the bump stops.
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Ooer, that is not a nice experience.. Diagnostic tools are on the horizon. ;)
 
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