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| scallyk9 |
 Feb 22 2017, 07:32 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 323 Joined: 16-October 16 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Member No.: 20,499 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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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! |
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| scallyk9 |
Feb 26 2017, 06:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 323 Joined: 16-October 16 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Member No.: 20,499 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Update: I haven't tried leverage to force my passenger seat forward yet, as I thought I'd spare my neighbors from possible cursing during the weekend. BUT, I've noticed something that seems odd and may explain the problem.
The whole seat assembly is canted towards the console with the outboard (not the pull-up slider lever side) seat rail about 3/4 inch forward of the opposite side. Plus the vinyl on the firewall padding is slightly torn on that side as if someone might have used a pry bar to force that side forward but didn't follow through with the other (left) side. Hmmm. Do I remove the center console and leverage that side forward or try to force the right side back? |
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scallyk9 Passenger seat stuck? Feb 22 2017, 07:32 PM
GeorgeRud The release lever moves a small metal block attach... Feb 23 2017, 10:14 AM scallyk9 Thank you for the suggestions. I have a NOS full r... Feb 23 2017, 04:22 PM Garold Shaffer Had the same issue with a parts car once. Took two... Feb 23 2017, 05:23 PM Rand A long flat screwdriver should work. You don't... Feb 23 2017, 05:57 PM scallyk9 Thanks. I have a pencil beam LED light on a stalk ... Feb 23 2017, 07:20 PM Rand There's a difference between the seat angle ad... Feb 23 2017, 07:31 PM
scallyk9
There's a difference between the seat angle a... Feb 23 2017, 08:58 PM
Garold Shaffer
There's a difference between the seat angle a... Feb 23 2017, 08:59 PM Rand Try torquing things in the right direction. It... Feb 26 2017, 07:45 PM Larmo63 I would try to remove everything you can surroundi... Feb 26 2017, 10:16 PM |
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