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Subject:Re: Rear bench seat won't open, HELP!
From:Karl Ploessl
Date:Sat, 13 Aug 2016 17:32:15 -0400

what does German engineering have to do with that? Seems operator error
when installing a new cable? :-)

Karl

Karl
1981 Westy "Jenny"
2000 VW Jetta GLS VR6
Wilmington, DE

On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 5:29 PM, Neil2 <vidublu@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> 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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