Passenger seat stuck? Options

[scallyk9]

Well, this is a new one for me and I can't find a solution in search regarding my new to me '74 914 LE. The driver's side track release works fine and I can move the seat fore and aft easily but the Passenger seat seems to be welded to the rail.

The handle is intact and I can pull it up or down, verified with a flashlight. Unfortunately it is stuck in the furthest aft position so as to obscure access from the rear. Could it be a rust problem? Or possibly is the spring missing.

Does anyone know of a technique or trick to get it to release?

No I really don't want to go in by cutting the bottom of the floor pan!

[Rand]

There's a difference between the seat angle adjuster and the slider. I'm finding it hard to tell if we're talking about the same thing. DON'T fall back to using force. It's not hard, you must have an unusual situation. Don't bend things.

[GaroldShaffer]

There's a difference between the seat angle adjuster and the slider. I'm finding it hard to tell if we're talking about the same thing. DON'T fall back to using force. It's not hard, you must have an unusual situation. Don't bend things.

I agree. When I said I used a pry bar to inch the seat forward that was to get just enough room to get behind the seat and undo the bolts that hold the frame to the hinges. Once they were undone the I was able to lift the seat out and work on getting the seat of the seat frame.

When the seat was all the way to the back I was able to put the pry bar on edge of the seat rail itself and a small block of wood by the backpad and gently pry forward while someone else sat in the seat and pulled up on the handle. I did remove the arm rest also so I could get to the other sides seat rail and do the same thing. It was a PITA, but worked.