Rear Seat Removal On '94 Ls

[cleverdick]

I'm expecting to have to take out the rear seat, in order to allow access to the rear suspension struts which may have to be removed so that the upper control arms can be replaced. (I'm sincerely hoping that the arms can be replaced without having to remove the struts - can anyone confirm?)

On the basis that the seat has to come out, can anyone tell me the whereabouts of the various connectors for the seat heating pads? (My '90 LS didn't have this and seat removal was easy.)

Any advice would be most gratefully received :)

R

[cruisermark]

there is a tutorial here

http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/body/rearseat.html

my guess is once you lift the seat base you might see some wiring and if its anything like the front seat heating it just one or two connectors to disconnect

hope this helps

[Ruud]

It can be done without removing anything. It's just a bit fiddly to get the UCA bolts out.

[cleverdick]

Good to know!

Is it necessary to compress the spring to lift the damper up out of the way, or can the hub drop down enough to lower the UCA down and out? (If you see what I mean...)

[Ruud]

There's plenty of room to get the arm out, it's just the bolts that are playing up. I've found that 1 bolt comes out no problem, but for the other one I've used a set of spring compressors to get it out.

[cleverdick]

Today I gave all the relevant bolts - including the lower damper bolt - a good dose of Plusgas ahead of the 'operation' next week.

Two questions concerning the actual ball-joint nut:

1. It looks pretty inaccessible to me. How does one get a wrench in there when the CV joint is just below?

2. What's to stop the ball itself rotating when you undo/do up the nut? (Is it keyed in some way?)

Not that any of this will be my problem... Except when I get the bill! :-0

[runsgrateasanut]

Got a guy coming to put my tow Bar electrics in tomorrow, so thought I'd remove rear seat to make it simpler.

I can't find or see any Tabs as per the "how to" post.  Has anyone taken out their rear seat. I assume that the tabs are in the centre each side but a mirror and torch shows nothing and not wasy to even pry any space with my fingers.  Help! 

Mercedes had the ring pulls just visible each corner. So simple.

 

[runsgrateasanut]

Panic over - found it on another thread - did away with the Tabs so just brute force and a Pry Bar needed.

Hmm see the Car must have had a broken window/rear scree at some time.  Only a 10p coin and a Biro otherwise.