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RE: [T3] Rear seat release strap broke


This happened to me as well.  I ended up drifting the hinge pins out and was
able to release the seat.  I then used a piece of nylon rope to replace the
stock strap.  Super easy.

Jim, pound the hook down?  For shame!  I truly can't believe you wrote that.

   Toby Erkson
   air_cooled_nut@pobox.com  <-- Please use this address for email
   '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed
   '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chipped, Jamex sport suspension
   Portland, Oregon, http://www.icbm.org/

>-----Original Message-----
>>        I am trying to remove the back seat of a '71
>> squareback.  The little strap is broken, is there an
>> easy way to remove it?  Or should I just pry up on the
>> seat and get at the mechanism with a hook, pliers??? 
...
>Alternatively, you can drive the pins out of the hinges at the 
>front of 
>the seat and try to get access this way. This has never worked for 
>me. Even though I could get the hinges apart, this did not let me 
>get at the latch.
>
>When you finally get it apart, you can just take a big hammer and 
>pound the hook all the way to one side to disable the latch.

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