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| partwerks |
 Jun 21 2026, 07:38 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,637 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787  |
Is there a way to get the seat to move forward, since the handle is snapped off without removing the seat, at least till I can get another one put in?
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| dtmehall |
Jun 21 2026, 07:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 300 Joined: 21-December 23 From: Michigan Member No.: 27,808 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
reach underneath the seat, to the rail where the handle used to attach. push it upwards with your fingers and slide the seat back
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| partwerks |
Jun 21 2026, 08:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,637 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787 |
QUOTE(dtmehall @ Jun 21 2026, 05:49 PM)  reach underneath the seat, to the rail where the handle used to attach. push it upwards with your fingers and slide the seat back I tried that both ways, and no go. |
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| partwerks |
Jun 21 2026, 08:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,637 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787 |
QUOTE(dtmehall @ Jun 21 2026, 05:49 PM) reach underneath the seat, to the rail where the handle used to attach. push it upwards with your fingers and slide the seat back I tried that both ways, and no go. |
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| dtmehall |
Jun 21 2026, 08:30 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 300 Joined: 21-December 23 From: Michigan Member No.: 27,808 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
have you tried putting a screwdriver (a long one) in as a lever?
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| rgalla9146 |
Jun 21 2026, 08:53 PM
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If it is mostly forward and will not come off the rails there is a limit spring that must be lifted to continue forward off the rails
If it is still rearward and will not move forward with the broken handle part lifted you've probably got a lot of rust/corrosion on the rails. Keep the broken handle part lifted and get brutal on the back of the seat. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) |
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| partwerks |
Jun 21 2026, 09:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,637 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787 |
QUOTE(dtmehall @ Jun 21 2026, 06:30 PM) have you tried putting a screwdriver (a long one) in as a lever? I tried with the screwdriver and lifting it, and tried grabbing the end with a small vise grip, but no go either. |
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| Shivers |
Jun 21 2026, 09:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3,448 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
Those three pins lock into the slider.
 So this needs to raise up. I would wedge a screw driver to hold that up so it keeps the pins off of the slider. Then like said above, get violent down low in the back. It may take that to get it moving. WD 40 might help.   |
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| partwerks |
Jun 22 2026, 08:17 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,637 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787 |
Still no luck getting it to budge, and no room in the back to do anything.
I took the cushion out, and was trying to tap on that pipe through one of those holes to jar it loose, but no luck so far. |
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| dtmehall |
Jun 22 2026, 08:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 300 Joined: 21-December 23 From: Michigan Member No.: 27,808 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
how rusty is the floorpan?
are the doors hard to close? |
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| partwerks |
Jun 22 2026, 09:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,637 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787 |
QUOTE(dtmehall @ Jun 22 2026, 06:22 PM) how rusty is the floorpan? are the doors hard to close? None of those issues. I did spray some PB Blaster as best I could in case it's a rust issue? Is there a spring strip in one channel that would help release it?? |
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| bdstone914 |
Jun 22 2026, 11:57 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 5,323 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
QUOTE(partwerks @ Jun 22 2026, 08:12 PM) QUOTE(dtmehall @ Jun 22 2026, 06:22 PM) how rusty is the floorpan? are the doors hard to close? None of those issues. I did spray some PB Blaster as best I could in case it's a rust issue? Is there a spring strip in one channel that would help release it?? Remove the four bolts that attach the seat frame to the hinges and take the seat out of the car. Turn it upside down where everything is more accesably. Slide the frame off the rails. Clean and lube the rails on the seat and the froction surfaces on the frame. |
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