The best plastics glue is two-part Plexus. If you want to re-craft the handle, consider buying 1/8" G10 plate from mcmaster, shaping it with a router or saw and file, and the gluing a plate on each side of your stub with a spacer (wood, hard foam).

This is sounding worse all time. I still have a nub and can lower the seat with that. I have access to a donor car from 1986 that slides the the side to release the seat. I believe it is plastic also. Mine is an 88 and "had" a plasitc knob that pulled up to release it.

At this point it is

1. try to glue the handle back on.
2. forget the handle, lube the hinges and use the nub.
3. Swap the seat for the 86 sideways slide mechanism.

From Al post, I can see glue is not a good choice likely. I am leaning towards leaving the nub, it's just that I usually like to fix things correctly.

If I had only known, I am sure I could have been easier on the handle!!!


Any thougths are appreciated.

I can vouch for the fact that replacing the mechanism is the biggest pain and most unsuccessful job I have ever undertaken. It is a scissors mechanism with piano wires that go over the nubs to release the respective side when you pull up. Before you start, lube the catches on the left and right sides. I think that is why my handle broke in the first place. Not to say SOMEONE can't do it [my Volvo dealer wouldn't and referred me to an upholstery shop that wouldn't either. After I tried I understood why] So, getting past my negativity, I have had success with Gorilla glue but it isn't always pretty. What I ended up doing was getting a seat back from a pre 86 wagon. Contrary to some, the pre-86 seat backs ARE interchangeable, the seat bottoms aren't. The release handle is black metal and those didn't break. It is during that process that I learned how to remove the seat back. Much easier than trying to replace the release handle but seat back removal has some unexpected but not difficult surprises in the way the pivot is anchored.

The plastic failed because it has become brittle due to heat cycling and UV exposure. If you were able to find a glue that would be strong enough, the handle would simply break right next to the glue line.

You need to replace the handle with a new one. I believe someone on the BB mentioned that Tasca Volvo has a very decent price on them... unfortunately, they are a pain to replace.

jorrell
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