Front seat removal

[deager]

I'm trying to remove the driver seat from my 1968 Westfalia. Book says just to pull up the handle and slide the seat out of the track. When I do that,the seat still will not budge. Any suggestions on how I can get it freed up and removed ?

Dave Eager

[MrLiMBO]

Near the point were the seat back mounts to the seat frame, there is a little lever you have to life to get back the tab welded to the seat track.  



That may be for new seat. So, If thats not there, then you have to move the release lever about a 180 degrees.  That lever, during normal operation, just move about 90 degrees. Enough to release the seat and slide it.  But when you want to remove the seat, you need to move it enough to slide past the tab on the seat track.  



Either way, there is a tab on the seat track you have to get past.

[Stanagon]

It sounds you got the lever but it just wont slide. Most likely just a lot of dirt, crud or hardened old grease on the seat slider tracks. Clean what you can and put some penetrating lube on the slider tracks.