Yes i know that .... as i stated it reclines iff i put pressure on it .With apologies if I'm stating the obvious, and not wishing to sound patronising, each front seat has a black lever next to the transmission tunnel that can be pulled backwards/upwards to adjust the seat back position, and pushed downwards/forwards to lock the seat back in position.
No probs i recall Ed China doing a P5b seat on tv and thinking the P6b would be similar i'm really looking for tips on how to do it to make the job easier .Sorry Paul, I misunderstood your post, thinking you meant that when you leant hard against the seat back it moved. Somebody sensible will be along soon to provide actual useful help. I'll get my coat...
Many thanks for your reply it's very helpful being disabled from a RTA i get around using crutches so everything i do is twice as difficult so the easy and quicker way of doing things works well for me .I've taken a few apart to adjust them so with luck will be able to remember what to advise you...
In essence the back rest doesn't "lock" like the sear runner into a rack, instead the black lever turns against the thread on a tube that runs through the bottom of the seat. By pushing the lever down, the tube is in effect shortened by dint of being screwed into the handle, which reduces the difference in length between the tube and another rod running inside the tube, which closes up the clearance on a clamp on the other side. This clamps the backrest solid in a clutch-like fashion. Separately there is a torsion bar which exists purely to spring the backrest to the fully forward position. There is no need to disturb this. The back rest is designed to 'give' in the event of a rear end impact (for whatever safety benefit they felt that offered!) so will never be 100% solid. Basically, your clamp has gone slack and just needs the rod screwing up by a flat or two.
You will need to remove the seat from the car first, and then remove the polished stainless steel panel at the bottom of the seat back on the lever side. Once it is off, lift the lever and push the seat back fully forwards to release the tension on the torsion bar. Then remove the retaining nut (red circle) and turn the blue rod that runs inside the tube (blue circle). There is a slot in the end for a large screwdriver. Can't remember which way to turn it (and it may differ between driver and passenger seat). But basically twist it a bit, push the lever back down and see if the seat back is more solidly clamped or not.
I put my seats back on the opposite sides of the car so the lever is on the 'outside'. This means you can adjust them in situ, but also makes better sense to me as the lever seems to crowd out the centre console area next to the seat belt buckle. I find it more natural having the levers on the outside.
Good luck!
I had to do both my seats due them not holding position. There are pics in my thread here...P6B S Project Car . The manual is pretty good, but it takes some careful reading and looking at the parts to understand how things work, and what needs doing to fix a problem. Some parts of the work I found difficult single handed, so I suggest you have a sidekick available, and a low table or platform to work at.
Maybe if we knew where you are Paul, somebody in the area might be able to help?