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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 11:36 AM
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Ok... i know the first thing you are gonna say is how hard can it be to remove the seats... how dumb is this guy... ha ha

I am helping a friend remove his seats. I know how easy they are because I took them out of mine in just a couple of minutes.

The problem is that the seat works in all directions except forward. The seat was scooted all the way back and now we cant get to the bolts. We want to take the seat out to fix the problem of the seat not going forward but we cant get the seat to move and we cant get to the bolts. All positions work fine except for forward.

Here is what we have tried...

Bouncing on the seat while pressing forward on the switch...

Apply pressure to the back of the seat while pressing the switch...

Jiggling the switch around while pressing it forward...

I even tried jiggling and banging on the relays under the seat to try and help it move forward...



Does anyone know any magic tricks on how we can remove the two rear bolts with the seat moved all the way back
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 12:09 PM
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have you tried all the memory setings? you might get liucky and have one programed for a short person.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 12:19 PM
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swap switches with the other side?
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and it won't raise up high enough to get a wrench on it?
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oooh i have not tried the memory settings... that is a good idea...


I tried raising it up but either way I have to come from the backside for the back two bolts and i cant get a wrench on it
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I belive if you hit 1 & 2 at the same time, there is a 3rd memory.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Outlawwed Z06
I belive if you hit 1 & 2 at the same time, there is a 3rd memory.
Wonder what the condition of the battery.
Has it been on a trickle charge all winter to keep it fully charged.
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