Well, I finally got rid of the annoying squeak I had coming from my rear seat. As many had suggested to me, it was from the latching mechanism for the folding rear seat. So, I sprayed some WD40 in there, and tada, no more sqeaks. If you decide to do this also, just be sure to put a rag under the receptacle before spraying so that WD doesn't drip on your trunk liner.

 

I need to do this BAD!!!

 

lol after 3years, thats pretty lazy

 

The simple things sometime take the longest to do

 

yep i did this and fixed it instantly, i used petroleum jelly and rubbed it on the hinges. does the trick

 

Liquid Wrench sells a spray Dry Lube that should do the trick without the mess. (I've been sold on Remington's Teflon based Dry Lube for my Concealed Carry firearms for years, and was thrilled when Liquid Wrench came out with the big spray cans for auto needs not long ago.)

And don't feel bad about the delay. I just reconnected my C43 seat air hoses last month - after wondering what the side bolsters and lumber supports would be like for about 4 years.

 

would you mind taking a picture of exactly where you sprayed? I need to do this too but i cant tell where exactly to spray?

 

+1

 

+ 1 too !

 

um, yeah, i've been meaning to fix my driver's seat side bolsters for over a year now ... lol

 

here's a pic i got from google images. i think it's from a w203, but you'll get the basic idea; look where the arrow is pointing ... aim your WD there and spray the hell out of it.

 

Not too much, not unless you get high on the smell and enjoy cleaning stains when the excess leaks out and drips everywhere
I prefer a touch of silicone grease....

 

agreed. my annoyance at the squeak caused me to be a bit overzealous with the WD ...

 

Finally after 2+ years I am going to see if this eliminates the creaking noise. I sprayed the hinge with CLP and put some white lithium grease on the latch. Hopefully this will eliminate the creak, I am going to go for a drive tonight and see if it worked.

 

Worked like a charm and took me all of 3 minutes. I should have done this a while ago

 

Better late than never...

 

Same thing with me im going to try this tonight if this doesnt work then its probably my shock bushings.