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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. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Pitch in! Send your pledge of support! mailto:support@vwtype3.org