Herald Estate rear seat

[Martin M]

Hi,
somehow there is now a Herald Estate in the garage  ;) .
Restoration has to wait, however I wanted to remove seats and (scruffy) carpets.

I´m not able to fold the rear seats. What is my fault.

Cheers Martin

[Casper]

First suggestion is to try harder!
First undo the two bolts holding it in position (I hope you've tried that).  
Then give it a firm pull forwards.  The seat base is hinged and should move forward at the same time as the squab moves forwards.  I guess it might just be stiff.

Congratulations on your acquisition !

From the inside, the bottoms of your C posts look sound.  That's a bonus.

C.

[Martin M]

Hi Casper,
thanks, does the base only move forward or does it fold?
There are two very rusty mountings below the seat base at the rear.

Martin

[Stu 1986]

2822 wrote:

somehow there is now a Herald Estate in the garage

LOL Maybe it's like  Stephen King's Christine, and she has chosen you to be her new owner :P

Only joking, my on Herald is called Christine. Good Buy, I have a soft spot for Estates :)

[marktheherald]

Sounds like the pivots are seized. The base should move forwards as the squab is folded forward. You will need fingers like E.T to work on this!

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[Martin M]

hacksaw solved it  :)

As I removed now all the interior, it seems that there is no welding required to the floors

Martin