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« on: July 03, 2013, 07:17:44 PM » |
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Got a new Big Boy seat last Feb. Love it, it's very comfy.  Lately, the backrest has been creaking ???  whenever I lean against it, which is all the time. I did a search in the Tech board, but nothing showed up related to the problem. Thought I'd ask around here first before I contact Ultimate. Any suggestions? TIA Bill |
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Oklahoma_Valk
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« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2013, 09:38:44 PM » |
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Mine does the same thing. I put my wife on the back, now I cant hear anything but her yelling. The squeaks gone though!
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indybobm
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« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2013, 06:04:44 AM » |
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Utimate Big Boy was on my bike when I bought it. Mine started making noise when there was light pressure against it when I went over bumps. If you turn the seat over, there is a flap in the back that covers a screw that I believe tightens the back rest in place. Mine is a for a flat blade screwdriver. Unfortunatly mine is bound up and will not turn. I cleaned all the gunk off of the part that slides into the back rest channel and sprayed some lithium grease in the channel. That helped a lot. Some day I am going to have to drill out the frozen screw. It is not easy to get to.
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2013, 06:33:57 AM » |
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I got that stuff you dip tool handles in to rubber coat them, and painted it on the seat-tab, and the fender-slot that the seat-tab goes into... has worked for a long time...   -Mike |
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« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2013, 07:11:07 AM » |
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Sooooooooooo it's da seat makin da noise??  REALLY thought it were my back makin da noise. NOW I know what to check.  RIDE SAFE. |
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indybobm
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« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2013, 08:22:02 AM » |
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Utimate Big Boy was on my bike when I bought it. Mine started making noise when there was light pressure against it when I went over bumps. If you turn the seat over, there is a flap in the back that covers a screw that I believe tightens the back rest in place. Mine is a for a flat blade screwdriver. Unfortunatly mine is bound up and will not turn. I cleaned all the gunk off of the part that slides into the back rest channel and sprayed some lithium grease in the channel. That helped a lot. Some day I am going to have to drill out the frozen screw. It is not easy to get to.
It was my backrest making the creaking, squeaking noise. I could lean back against the back rest and lean forward and it would squeak. Mine was not the seat mounting tabs. |
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doubletee
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« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2013, 08:34:54 AM » |
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Utimate Big Boy was on my bike when I bought it. Mine started making noise when there was light pressure against it when I went over bumps. If you turn the seat over, there is a flap in the back that covers a screw that I believe tightens the back rest in place. Mine is a for a flat blade screwdriver. Unfortunatly mine is bound up and will not turn. I cleaned all the gunk off of the part that slides into the back rest channel and sprayed some lithium grease in the channel. That helped a lot. Some day I am going to have to drill out the frozen screw. It is not easy to get to.
It was my backrest making the creaking, squeaking noise. I could lean back against the back rest and lean forward and it would squeak. Mine was not the seat mounting tabs. I get squeaks from both places from time to time. |
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Gary
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« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2013, 11:25:46 AM » |
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Mine was Ultimately related to the seat tab as well, but most aggravated by pressure on the backrest and some shuffling around in the seat. I had wrapped some electrical tape on mine when out on the road on a Yosemite trip for a quick fix. I just recently wrapped some new tape on it as the old was now hitting close to 4 years of dedicated service and had more than done its job. I like that rubber coated paint idea. |
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« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2013, 12:28:04 PM » |
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I don't have one but how about teflon tape or nylon washers?
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2013, 12:35:34 PM » |
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Never had a seat squeak, but had a backrest squeak... just rapped the post with electrical tape (not too much).
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mmurffy03
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« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2013, 01:40:58 PM » |
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you must mean that screw that says do not adjust on it
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indybobm
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« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2013, 02:50:25 PM » |
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you must mean that screw that says do not adjust on it
What is its purpose (it says nothing about not adjusting it)? Looks like it would tighten up the back rest bar that goes into the seat to set the back rest height. |
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