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Originally Posted by lws1
Found my noodles at the dollar store today and was trying to unbolt my first victim. The bolts in the front of the seat came out easily and the ones in the rear won't even turn. What would be the best tool to use to get those suckers to turn and come? Should I put WD-40 on them? I was using a ratchet-screwdriver handle combination and not sure if that's too little torque.
So what wrench should I use and/or lube to get that thing to turn. There's no rust to be seen but she's an old girl.
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I find that a standard 3/8" ratchet with a 10mm deep socket works well for both the front and rear bolts in the W123's I've unbolted seats from. Most of my 3/8" ratchets are all of 8" from end to end.
The only trouble I have pulling seats is usually due to the height adjustment being frozen from grit, grime, and age. I swear it had to have taken me an hour of kicking and cursing my driver side seat to get it to move forward when I wanted to replace the seat. I bet the neighbours were wondering why I kept getting in and out of the back of my car and kicking the back of the front seat with both legs as hard as I could.
I may just try pool noodles on the rear seat bottom if needed when I replace all of my seats with a matched set in the future. Not too many people will ever be in the back, unless the wife and I go to the drive-in movies.
