All 2st Dzus seat fastener hard to operate

When I bought my bike last fall the Dzus fastener worked great. I replaced the ripped seat cover with another stock seat cover and now the seat fastener is almost impossible to lock with out a screw driver. It seems like I tweaked the female part that's riveted to the subframe sumhow. I tried to reshape it but couldn't get it to work any better. Has anybody had any similar experience or had to replace the riveted on piece?

Yes, just order a new set. I had same issue last year.

I just drilled mine out and thru bolted it

i grease mine from time to time, and that works good.

Thanks, do the rivets come with the bottom piece?

They are seperate. You can go online and get black or red anodized ones.

I also grease mine. I put a little bit on the seat cover too.

I have broken 2 sets of the seat fasteners. To remedy the situation, I have taken the seat off, pulled the seat cover back and ground down the seat pan some in the area that sits on the frame. Works perfectly!

replacements available on ebay $45 a kit from memory.

I got sick of mine and homemade a remedy. I got a 3/8"-16 rectangular tab weld nut, drilled two holes through it and riveted it place of the female dzus part. Now I use a 3/8"-16 flat head machine screw with a finish and neoprene washer, it worked really well. Brad.