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Subject:Re: How to remove front passenger seat
From:Jeff Palmer
Date:Tue, 7 Jul 2020 21:56:32 -0500

I think you’re right. In the meantime my 10 year old daughter is learning new words from me. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 7, 2020, at 9:54 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jeff,
> 
> Sounds like a puzzle.  Might be worth pulling it off, inspecting and then sliding back on.  Force is tempting but usually makes things worse. 
> 
> Hope it resolves soon.
> 
> Eric 
> 
> 
>> On Jul 7, 2020, at 10:31 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everyone - thanks for the comments and I apologize as I wasn’t clear. I’m not trying to remove the seat (yet). I’m trying to slide it back as it is all the way forward now. I’m using all my force and it’s hitting something solid I think. What could it be? Stones? That plastic guide? It feels more solid than the guide but what else could be in there. 
>> 
>> Jeff
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>>> On Jul 7, 2020, at 9:19 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Jeff,
>>> 
>>>      I don’t have a bus here to look at but my memory says  go to the part of the seat that has the lever that you lift up to slide the seat back and forth.  Below that lever is a small metal tab just sticking out from the plastic cover.  This tab or little lever must be raised to slide the seat off or on the rails. 
>>> 
>>> I hope that helps. 
>>> 
>>> Eric Caron 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 7, 2020, at 8:31 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> There's a spring loaded tab you have to lift up.
>>>> 
>>>> Yrs,
>>>> d
>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 7:14 PM Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 85 Westfalia currently camping in Riding Mountain National Park! Could
>>>>> someone please hit “reply all” to this as all my messages get filtered out.
>>>>> 
>>>>> In rotating the passenger seat I slid it all the way forward and it
>>>>> locked. I’ve removed it before but need a quick refresher. It feels like
>>>>> it’s “locked” as opposed to “stuck.”  I’ve got all the tools but left the
>>>>> Bentley at home. Any tips are appreciated!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Jeff
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>

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