sciroccorrado
A2OC Donor
Okay I've spent most of the day trying to release a rear seat.
Symptoms are that the seat release handle appears to have broken. When pulling it does not grip at all and is just flapping loosely.
The only way I can see of releasing the bolt is to cut through it. - Luckily the seat is scrap as I have some leather going in the car.
However, the first question to be answered is, is it worth going through the hassle of cutting the bolt, if I do cut through it will the seat folder forward and be releaseable?
Or is there an easier way to release the bolt without cutting through it (from the top perhaps?)
Just an update on my day, it has mostly been trying to cut through the bolt. I've so far gone through 2 metal files, 2 reciprocating saw blades, 2x angle grinder discs. The issue is mainly getting the blade to make contact with the bolt itself due to the angle of the seat back and how far back the bolt is in the seat base.
Symptoms are that the seat release handle appears to have broken. When pulling it does not grip at all and is just flapping loosely.
The only way I can see of releasing the bolt is to cut through it. - Luckily the seat is scrap as I have some leather going in the car.
However, the first question to be answered is, is it worth going through the hassle of cutting the bolt, if I do cut through it will the seat folder forward and be releaseable?
Or is there an easier way to release the bolt without cutting through it (from the top perhaps?)
Just an update on my day, it has mostly been trying to cut through the bolt. I've so far gone through 2 metal files, 2 reciprocating saw blades, 2x angle grinder discs. The issue is mainly getting the blade to make contact with the bolt itself due to the angle of the seat back and how far back the bolt is in the seat base.