Got it!  The cable I was installing was lodged below the mechanism and was
preventing the opening of the seat.  Another example of those lovely
Germans saving a dime.

On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:

> when you pull the latch, do you hear the locking mechanism moving or making
> some noise? - if not the cable/rod in there was broken (one or both side)
>
> On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 1:58 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> >         Try putting Your Weight On It while lifting the LatchRelease ~
> >
> > On 13 Aug , 2016, at 2:44 PM, Neil2 wrote:
> >
> > > In the midst of a large project.  Noticed the bench seat was a little
> > > difficult to shut and now it won't open!  Never had this happen with a
> > > bench seat and I'm wondering if I have caught something in the
> mechanism
> > > inside causing it to malfunction.
> > >
> > > Please/thanks!
> > > --
> > > Neil2
> > > '82 Diesel Westfalia (Ducky)
> > > '86 Vanagon (SaVannah)
> > > '08 170" 2500 Mega Roof Sprinter (Moby)
> > > '90 Westfalia Subagon
> > > Fulltiming since August 2008
> > > Nunquam Pendite Divendium
> >
>

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Neil2
'82 Diesel Westfalia (Ducky)
'86 Vanagon (SaVannah)
'08 170" 2500 Mega Roof Sprinter (Moby)
'90 Westfalia Subagon
Fulltiming since August 2008
Nunquam Pendite Divendium