RE: Tech: Seat release lever - released its last.

[Bryan Brannigan <brannigan.bryan@softhome.net>]

>
>You can fix this without taking the seats out. But others have already 
>told you how, so I'll respond to the other part of your question, the 
>removal of the seats.  Basically, it's way easy. You do not need to get 
>under the car at all. 
>
>1. Slide the seat forward all the way. See how the seat is sliding in two 
>tracks on either side. Unscrew the screws that hold the plastic track 
>covers on. (if the covers are missing, no prob, your job just got 
>easier)
>
>2. Slide  the seat 1/2 way back. (so you can look down under it by the 
>front) Look where the slide lever is. There is a track there with holes 
>that the latch holds on to. At the very front of this there is a bolt 
>that goes all the way through. remove it. You'll need a screwdriver 
>(phillips??) and a socket/wrench (9mm or 10mm).  This bolt keeps the 
>seat from sliding back out of the tracks. 
>
>3. Slowly slide the seat all the way back. Take a good look at the whole 
>thing before taking it out, so you see how it goes. It can be hard to 
>put back if you don't know how the tracks and grooves all fit. With the 
>bolt removed you can slide it back far enough to get out of the tracks. 
>Now take it out of the car and fix it. 
>
>4. Putting it back is the reverse of above, just be sure to be well 
>rested and in a good mood. The seat is kinda heavy and it is tricky to 
>get into all of the tracks. I found that it was necessary to hold the 
>slide lever open while putting it in. 
>
>Enjoy. 
>
>But all this is in the Bentley, and probably in others (chilton's, 
>haynes, etc??) If you don't have any such book, Get one!! (Bentley) 
>Takes a lot of guess work out of the picture, and jaded listers won't be 
>annoyed with the "waste" of bandwidth. (not me, I'm pretty new here, and 
>am happy to share the little I know)
>
>HTH
>
>Jonas 
>85 Scirocco
>
>
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