I need to get the rear set out of our '04 Cav. The book says to press a retainer with a screwdriver, and then lift the seat. I see the retainer mechanism, but it's not clear where to press. Regardless,, I've pressed on every surface I can find, without result.
Any clues would be appreciated. Among others, is the retainer supposed to snap open, or do you have to keep pressing it while you lift the seat?
Thanks
Took a while to find some decent drawings, but here they are.
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What I'd try first is to grab the seat cushion at the rear and lift up. The front of the seat pivots on the retainers.
Thanks - that worked. Even with it out, I don't see how you'd do the latch release thing. I don't doubt it works, but I don't get it.
Thanks. Just for google-completeness, I still don't get it. I did get it out, due to some unknown combination of pushing on the latch and lifting at various places on the seat. But, even with it out, I'm not sure. There is a divot where you say, which looks meant to accept the screwdriver blade. And, without the seat in the picture, if I press on that divot, the clip detaches cleanly from the floor bracket. Ha, I thought. But, after I put the seat back in, I tried pressing there again ... and got nothing.
So, I got it out. If I had to, I think I could probably do it again. I don't know how.
My assumption is that your manual is wrong. It might be for a different mod el but if the retainer is like the drawing, it's designed to release only i f the the seat is tilted forward. I've had seats that are released by lifti ng out the front edge of the seat but this ain't one of them.
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