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Tank

Member Since: 25 Jul 2014
Location: Fife
Posts: 431

Middle Front Seat

Hi Guys

Started the job of re trimming the seats.

I can get the from driver and passenger seats out no problem but I am stuck with the Middle one.

There is a bolt at the back that I can't seem to get to, can anyone tell me how to get it out. It's a T40 6mm posi drive thingy but I can't get a grip on it. Is there a special tool I should have ?

See photos below, it the bolt at the end of the screw driver blade (just used for reference)

Cheers

Duncan

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27th Dec 2014 12:48pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6772

Isn't that bolt just for the seat belt mount?

27th Dec 2014 1:06pm

Tank

Member Since: 25 Jul 2014
Location: Fife
Posts: 431

Don't think so as it seems to hold the seat down ?

27th Dec 2014 1:22pm

mikeh501

Member Since: 07 Jan 2013
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 1142

I remember it being a steward to remove but didn't use a special tool.

27th Dec 2014 3:18pm

Tank

Member Since: 25 Jul 2014
Location: Fife
Posts: 431

Sorted, Halford is your friend !

Did indeed hold the seat belt and the seat in place. Socket set from the bottom and one of these babies up top and tadaa ! Sorted

Cheers.

Dunk

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27th Dec 2014 5:05pm

dorsetsmith

Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: South West
Posts: 4554

your right it the bolt at the end of the screw driver blade had to remove my middle front seat torx head

27th Dec 2014 5:44pm

ppad

Member Since: 16 Nov 2012
Location: now, UK S Coast
Posts: 223

Took my middle seat out recently. 2005 90 van style. To put a cubby box in.
3 bolts each side, 1 front (easy) two at rear.
Yes, the rear bolts hold both seat and seat belt mountings, for middle seat - and the buckles for the other 2 seats - so these bolts and brackets all have to be put back!
For safety reasons I guess at the rear:
One bolt is into a welded nut underneath and can only be accessed by open ended spanner as the seat frame prevented ring spanner from access. On one of mine I had to angle grind it off, which of course ain't real good when you realise you have to put it all back together again for the seat belts.
The other bolt is into a conventional nut but locktite'd and yes has a posidrive head. So all in all Land Rover really don't want these essential safety bolts coming adrift ...

In hindsight I'd think twice, then think again, about ripping out a perfectly good seat for a cubby box. There is a lot of fiddling around to do to make safe and good afterwards, I should have let sleeping seats lie ...

Sold the much modified 110 2.8, in Oz
Brought the 90 home from Switzerland ...

29th Dec 2014 12:53pm

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