My driver's seat keeps sinking down

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  1. expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    What heavy thing could i put on the seat?
     
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  3. FearTheCorn

    FearTheCorn Heavy Load Member

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    I had a seat that did the same. Clipped a bungee cord on the handle a hooked it behind the seat to keep the handle raised. Worked like a charm.
     
  4. expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    Well, I don't need the handle raised. I need the seat to be raised.
     
  5. expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    When I shut down over night with the truck engine off, the driver's seat always sinks all the way down to the lowest position near the floor. Isn't the driver's seat supposed to hold its position overnight with the engine off?

    Isn't the fact that the driver's seat sinks down to the floor overnight proof positive that there is a defect in the driver's seat?
     
  6. FearTheCorn

    FearTheCorn Heavy Load Member

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    My seat would raise when I pulled up the handle. The bungee kept the handle up and the seat wouldn't sink.
     
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  7. bad-luck

    bad-luck Road Train Member

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    Ok, I had a truck that the air switch on the seat only leaked when I started the truck in the morning when it was cold out.
     
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  8. expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    My seat sinks down whenever I am sitting in it.
     
  9. Capacity

    Capacity Road Train Member

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    That was your air bags leveling after you dropped your trailer , i assume you did not dump your bags , if so stop doing that its hard on equipment

    Take it to the dealer its under warranty , good luck
     
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  10. expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    No. My seat is not sinking down due to the air bags leveling after I drop my trailer. When I drive my truck bobtail, the seat still sinks down.
     
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  11. Lyle H

    Lyle H Road Train Member

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    I wasn’t going to comment on this thread, but the above comment is absolutely wrong.
    You can “lose” air every time your air dryer pops off, every time your cab goes up and down, and every time your suspension needs to readjust.
     
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