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Subject:Re: Stuck Driver Seat
From:Eric Caron
Date:Thu, 15 Apr 2021 23:16:10 -0400

Hi John,

How did things resolve for the driver’s seat?

Hope the van is coming along well.

Eric Caron 

> On Apr 10, 2021, at 2:20 AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Thank, guys. You have been a big help!
> 
> On Fri, Apr 9, 2021, 6:11 PM Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Exactly!  That happened to us during a trip from Chicago to Newfoundland.
>> Since the seat was snagged toward the back of its travel, only the tallest
>> people could drive.  When we stopped overnight, I finally figured it out
>> and managed to remove the offending screw or turned back in far enough to
>> get the seat to move and take it out.  If this is John's problem, he might
>> be able to solve it without the hacksaw.
>> 
>> Larry A.
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 5:04 PM Raimund Feussner <ray@v6bus.de> wrote:
>> 
>>> And those screws are usually the problem. The seat´s sliding tracks are
>>> mounted to the seat´s cushion pan via 4 screws from underneath.
>>> If these become loose, they move downwards and get stuck in the
>> pedestal´s
>>> track slits.
>>> 
>>> Bad luck....hacksaw probably needed.
>>> 
>>> Raimund
>>> 
>>> Am 09.04.2021 um 22:53 schrieb Larry Alofs:
>>> 
>>> Remove the passenger side seat to learn how they are mounted.  I seem to
>>> recall that there are some screws or bolts that you can remove to detach
>>> the seat from the sliding part.
>>> 
>>> Larry A.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 2:59 PM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> <
>> jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Got one I can't move no matter how I TRY. Forward, backward. Won't budge.
>>> Tore the seat apart trying to move. Won't budge.
>>> Any ideas.
>>> 
>>> John
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>