Saw a nice set of front seats-no rips,tears and perfect color at local U-Pull-it. My seats have covers on them as they are pretty trashed.

Used the 12 volt battery of my DeWalt drill to move seat forward to get to bolts at back of passgener seat when it jammed.

The PO had allow a can of spray paint to jam into the seat track at an impossible angle. The seat can go back all the way but only 1/3 forward (no acess to rear bolts)

I sent 6 hours trying every tool and techique to get that #$%^& spray can out.

No luck-hate to leave the seats there-but they kicked my butt.

Too bad! How about removing the console? If you get it out of the way can you take the can out from the side?

Oh wait... can you pull up the seat bottom? Try removing the seat bottom.

Do your seats work? If they do, take a crowbar to the seat in the car and rip it out. Then remove the seat and back to take home.

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"I have no convictions ... I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy"

Current
Monika '74 450 SL
BrownHilda '79 280SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban
Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad

Would removing the front track bolts allow enough movement to free the offending spray can? How about adjusting the seat elevation?

just cut the floor out around the seat bolts

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

I like his style!!!

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

The leather cover can be easily removed in like 5 minutes. It just slides into a groove around the bottom of the seat!

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Current cars:
2000 ML55 AMG, 174k miles
2003 C240 T-Modell, 202k miles
1995 S320, 207k Miles

God I hate to say this...................

If you have gotten the front bolts out, rock the seats
back and forth until you have broken the tracks free.

It is the springs you need...........right?

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81 Mercedes 300SD 289k.......SOLD
82 Mercedes 300CD 252k......slow ride

82 mercedes 300 SD...mi Unknown
83 Mercedes 300D ????ksniff..gone too
84 Mercedes 300D 148k........SOLD
85 Mercedes 300TD 386k and holding some one elses project

Sounds, easy.....but I had ONE seat beat me at this last summer. The nut holder clip thing had rusted and the bolt (and rusted nut) were just spinning. I got a hole in the floor board and tried to get a pair of vice grips on the nut....no can do. The springs weren't in great shape, so I pulled the seat covers off very carefully.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

I remember hearing that the passenger and driver springs are the same, correct? Don't mean to threadjack.

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Current cars:
2000 ML55 AMG, 174k miles
2003 C240 T-Modell, 202k miles
1995 S320, 207k Miles

Did you take the other seat at least?

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Ginny in Denver-ish
78 300SD, 265K (mine)

Yes........spring only, and that same spring will work in 116,123,126

Bottom spring only, will not work in the CD's

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81 Mercedes 300SD 289k.......SOLD
82 Mercedes 300CD 252k......slow ride

82 mercedes 300 SD...mi Unknown
83 Mercedes 300D ????ksniff..gone too
84 Mercedes 300D 148k........SOLD
85 Mercedes 300TD 386k and holding some one elses project

I only need the seat covers. I have had REALLY bad luck removing the cardboard like edge that holds the seat cover onto the groove. I always break the #$$&@! thing into pieces.

I have seat covers on both my current seats-which have been restuffed with "pool noodles" and are good. However I would love to have "Nice" front seats in the MB.

I wish the U-Pull-It allowed cutters/grinders I would dremel that seat out in a few minutes

If you can bring in a drill... hide a cutting wheel and 'drill' that sucker out

Or if you can drill a hole in the floor you can get a pair of tin snips and cut out the floor like John said.

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"I have no convictions ... I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy"

Current
Monika '74 450 SL
BrownHilda '79 280SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban
Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad

I seem to remember the back bolts go through a little flange that is spot-welded to the floor boards. That way the hole doesn't penetrate the floor itself. I'm not sure how easy it would be to cut this flange or break the spot weld with a cold chisel, but that's a possibility if you can get to the area.

Ken300D

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1982 300D at 351K miles
1984 300SD at 217K miles
1987 300D at 370K miles

You cannot let this beat you! Good set of cold chisels, glasses, and a big hammer will do the job right.

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment