Did you ever consider removing the pins before you yanked????

If you use a small bladed screwdriver to push the hairpins out, it's pretty
easy.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rico Sapolich" <JKrevnov@aol.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 4:31 AM
Subject: Re: How do you remove (pull off) the head rest from a the front
seats of a 87 GL?

> In a message dated 8/18/00 5:20:04 AM, danrich@ccmaui.net writes:
>
> << How do you remove (pull off) the head rest from a the front seats of a
87
> GL?
>
>  >>
>
> Aloha Dan,
> Do what my son does: just give them one hell of a yank.  Then there is the
> problem of putting them back in place which I have never been able to do
> without first removing the hairpin retaining springs in the flanged
mounting
> bushings.
> Rich