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I know several of you have recovered the seat, so I suspect you've been through removing and re-installing it.
I removed my 650's seat today, since I will be having it re-upholstered next week:
1. Removed the battery to get better access to the front hinge and the connector for the trunk light.
2. Unplugged the trunk light wire connector.
3. Removed the two nuts that hold the pneumatic strut mounting plate to the seat.
4. Removed the two pivot bolts from the front seat hinge. This was the hard part. There wasn't enough room to get a socket on those bolts. Had to use an open end wrench - very tedious, and I had to support the fairly heavy seat with one arm & shoulder while I worked on getting each bolt out with the other hand.
I am concerned about getting the hinge bolts back in when I go to re-install the seat. I think it will be somewhat challenging to hold the seat in proper alignment while I get the bolts threaded.
Any tips? I could use a little advice on this.
Thanks,
I removed my 650's seat today, since I will be having it re-upholstered next week:
1. Removed the battery to get better access to the front hinge and the connector for the trunk light.
2. Unplugged the trunk light wire connector.
3. Removed the two nuts that hold the pneumatic strut mounting plate to the seat.
4. Removed the two pivot bolts from the front seat hinge. This was the hard part. There wasn't enough room to get a socket on those bolts. Had to use an open end wrench - very tedious, and I had to support the fairly heavy seat with one arm & shoulder while I worked on getting each bolt out with the other hand.
I am concerned about getting the hinge bolts back in when I go to re-install the seat. I think it will be somewhat challenging to hold the seat in proper alignment while I get the bolts threaded.
Any tips? I could use a little advice on this.
Thanks,