Didn't want to try and lift it out so got some scrap lumber and slid it down. Will see if putting it back is much harder.
Removing bucket seat from truck without hurting your back.
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Not bad. I do similar things when I need to.
When you get around to installing, why not put the seat onto a chunk of plwood that is on a floor jack? like, lower jack all the way, put on a 2x2 plywood, drag seat into. Then raise jack. if necessary, raise higher a pinch, put conventional jackstands under the wood, lower down for more stability.
When you get around to installing, why not put the seat onto a chunk of plwood that is on a floor jack? like, lower jack all the way, put on a 2x2 plywood, drag seat into. Then raise jack. if necessary, raise higher a pinch, put conventional jackstands under the wood, lower down for more stability.
JHZR2
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Can the seat be removed from the frame?
When I changed the seats in my 2wd Ram, I unbolted the seat bottom and back from the frame, removed that, then unbolted the frame. Worked great.
When I changed the seats in my 2wd Ram, I unbolted the seat bottom and back from the frame, removed that, then unbolted the frame. Worked great.
I used to remove the 2nd-row seats in our Odyssey for add'l space, cleaning, etc and those suckers were heavy ! They're not balanced at all either if you leave the seat-back up so I learned to fully fold them over. These particular seats would fold parallel which was even better but front seats I'm sure will never do that.How old are you.
Age has nothing to do with it. I hurt my back in my 20s trying to lift a cylinder head.
So how are you moving it.....now that it's out of the vehicle ? Are you taking it in to be fixed ?
You still had to bend over, manipulate and pick it up at some point I would think.
Probably easier out of the vehicle though. No car roof in the way, so easier to lift properly and all.
And the bad old seat can probably be dragged without a care.
Old guys drinking are the coolest. I was sitting next to an old guy (80+) in a casino who was slurping down hurricanes. He leans over to me and says, "If my wife comes here and asks, this is my first one."
I got a better seat from a junkyard but......it didn't have the side airbag, so I might have to swap the bottom cushion from this and put it on the old seat. The back on the old one is ok.
Lot easier tipping and jostling the seat around to get it on the ramp than lifting a 50 pound bulky seat straight up with your back bent over.
Atikovi, do you have health insurance?
yes
In 40 years that’s me!
You ignored post #7.
Use all the basics. inclined planes, levers, fulcrums etc to save your back. Work smarter not harder.
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