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Subject:Re: Rrear seat removal in a westy
From:Richard Golen
Date:Wed, 23 Jul 2014 20:37:35 -0400

There's also a large Phillips head screw behind the metal trim panel on the passenger side adjacent to the slider weather stripping.

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> On Jul 23, 2014, at 19:52, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Anything holding it in, including to the cabinet.  It has to be slid out
> towards the front, rocking back and forth to clear the sides.  When you have
> it out, remove the rubber plugs in holes in the floor underneath so the
> coolant can drain out when the heater core eventually fails.  Much better
> than having it run under the floor board where you'll never get rid of it!
> 
> Also, the valve does not completely shut off, there is always a bit of
> coolant running through.
> 
> Stuart
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Eric Caron
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 4:36 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Rrear seat removal in a westy
> 
> Hi Stewart and others,
> 
> by bottom do you mean the very large 4 bolts in each corner?
> 
> I see one bolt going into the outlet space by the tank.  I found another on
> the passenger side connected to a bracket with two screws.
> These are high up on the sides at the front.  are there other bolts holding
> the box on the sides?
> 
> In the back I found one screw on each bracket over the engine.
> 
> 
> Does the whole bottom come up and out with the unit?
> 
> I'm extra careful as the first time I took off the heater cover the left
> screw was completely frozen and I eventually twisted so hard it broke off.
> I don't want to do that two any other bolts or screws down there.
> 
> 
> 
> On Jul 23, 2014, at 6:39 PM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> ALL of them!  Bottom, back shelf, and the bracket that connects it to
>> the cabinet.  Heater cover has to come off to make it easier to wrench
>> it around and out.
>> 
>> Stuart
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of Eric Caron
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 2:57 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Rrear seat removal in a westy
>> 
>> Hi folks,
>> 
>>       I want to remove my back seat to access the panels on the
>> passenger side.
>> 
>> Can someone tell me which screws and bolts must come out.  I often
>> guess wrong and take out bolts that could have stayed.  the result is
>> I get into trouble I could have avoided.
>> 
>> Eric Caron
>> 85 GL auto Westfalia
>>