98 V70 NA rear seat squeaks

[98v70dad]

The latches on my two rear seats squeak constantly (like crickets) when the seats are up. I have isolated the problem to those latches because the squeaking stops when I drop the seats and leave them down (a solution but not a good one). It looks like the latch was originally plastic coated and it is now worn through so there is metal to metal contact.

I've tried a bunch of things to stop the squeaking and none of them have worked, Does anybody have a fix for this that works...its driving me crazy.

Things tried: wrapping the latch point in electrical tape to eliminate metal on metal contact, spraying latch and latch point with silicon lubricant, greasing the latch and latch point with heavy lithium grease.

[dosbricks]

It may be like mine--I also thought it was the latch point that was squeaking when it was really the interior mechanism of the latch. A good shot of white lithium grease sprayed inside the latch took care of it after two tries. It hasn't squeaked in a couple of years.

[benpineapple]

I had that issue with the seat catches, as well as the tailgate catch. Cut away all the plastic that was originally there, and wrapped in electrical tape. I had better success when adding more layers. Silicone lubricant didn't seem to help at all.

I also had some squeaks coming from where the lower seat catches, so i wrapped those plate-like things in tape, but the tape there doesn't last super long, gets mangled and comes off pretty easy.

[98v70dad]

It may be like mine--I also thought it was the latch point that was squeaking when it was really the interior mechanism of the latch. A good shot of white lithium grease sprayed inside the latch took care of it after two tries. It hasn't squeaked in a couple of years.

I tried the white lithium grease but I sprayed it on my finger and put a thin coat on the latch mechanism and on the latch. I avoided spraying a healthy dose because because I was afraid it would get all over everything. The thin coat didn't work, so knowing the good healthy dose of grease does work is worth trying. Thanks.

[98v70dad]

I had that issue with the seat catches, as well as the tailgate catch. Cut away all the plastic that was originally there, and wrapped in electrical tape. I had better success when adding more layers. Silicone lubricant didn't seem to help at all.

I also had some squeaks coming from where the lower seat catches, so i wrapped those plate-like things in tape, but the tape there doesn't last super long, gets mangled and comes off pretty easy.

Thanks. Like I said, I've already tried that. I put on three or four layers of tape and the improvement lasted a few days. Squeaks returned. The tail gate also rattled for a while. I replaced everything for that...Latch mechanism, latch and all rubber bumpers. All of the rattles went away. It was worth it. Spending money on the squeaks isn't worth it to me though. I really don't know why other than the squeaks are annoying and the rattles were super annoying (to me).

[dosbricks]

It may be like mine--I also thought it was the latch point that was squeaking when it was really the interior mechanism of the latch. A good shot of white lithium grease sprayed inside the latch took care of it after two tries. It hasn't squeaked in a couple of years.

I tried the white lithium grease but I sprayed it on my finger and put a thin coat on the latch mechanism and on the latch. I avoided spraying a healthy dose because because I was afraid it would get all over everything. The thin coat didn't work, so knowing the good healthy dose of grease does work is worth trying. Thanks.

Hold a paper towel around the spray straw and latch opening to keep it from bouncing back out all over everything.

[98v70dad]

It may be like mine--I also thought it was the latch point that was squeaking when it was really the interior mechanism of the latch. A good shot of white lithium grease sprayed inside the latch took care of it after two tries. It hasn't squeaked in a couple of years.

I tried the white lithium grease but I sprayed it on my finger and put a thin coat on the latch mechanism and on the latch. I avoided spraying a healthy dose because because I was afraid it would get all over everything. The thin coat didn't work, so knowing the good healthy dose of grease does work is worth trying. Thanks.

Hold a paper towel around the spray straw and latch opening to keep it from bouncing back out all over everything.

Good advice for the application, but I was more worried about having two big gobs of white grease available to have the stuff in the wagon to drop into/onto them when the seats are down. That said I almost never put the seats down and the incessant squeaks drive me crazy every second of every minute that I'm in the car. Worth a try.

[sleddriver]

The latches on my two rear seats squeak constantly (like crickets) when the seats are up. I have isolated the problem to those latches because the squeaking stops when I drop the seats and leave them down (a solution but not a good one). It looks like the latch was originally plastic coated and it is now worn through so there is metal to metal contact.

I've tried a bunch of things to stop the squeaking and none of them have worked, Does anybody have a fix for this that works...its driving me crazy.

Things tried: wrapping the latch point in electrical tape to eliminate metal on metal contact, spraying latch and latch point with silicon lubricant, greasing the latch and latch point with heavy lithium grease.

For me, the passenger rear seat was the worst. I too tried electrical tape and it soon came off. I had good luck with silicone tape that adheres to itself. I also tried UL-181B rated duct tape, trimmed to the exact width. Incredibly sticky acrylic adhesive. It's thick so you don't need many layers. Too bad there's not a way to get heat-shrink tubing over that!

For the tailgate latch, I've also used a piece of silicone tubing, overwrapped with the UL-181B tape. I wouldn't consider it permanent, however it does last quite awhile and is cheap + easy to redo.