Clutch cable replacement/seat removal

[Jimbug57]

Can I just slide the front seat forward and press a tab to remove a super beetle seat? I think my clutch cable is broke and coming unwound and need to remove the pedal cluster - rather do it with the seat out. Hope I got the right replacement cable...
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[polypetalous]

On my ‘74 SB I had to remove the little tab (j piece) from from front center channel with one screw. Then slide the seat BACK to remove.

Honestly removing and replacing the seats have been one of the biggest pains on my car.
My seat rails aren’t smooth anymore and those little plastic tabs are a royal pain.
But way easier and more comfortable to remove seat for pedal assy and clutch cable work.

Good luck

Ben

[Michael Ambrozik]

If the seat is in a std bug before 1972, then there is a tab next to the tunnel that needs to be pushed down and the seat pushes past it. just remember to remove the helper spring under the seat before removal. And yes, removing the set makes it easy to do pedal work but what a PITA it is.

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[Tim Donahoe]

Assuming you have a pedestal seat, you don’t have to remove the j-spring keeper. You just push the seat forward a little so that the tab on the seat-bottom rail is disengaged from the curved end of the spring. Then you push a flat screwdriver, either from the front, or at the side of, the spring, and this will lower the spring end from the seat. Then slide the seat back until it’s out of the rail.

Clean and grease the rails before reinstalling the seat.

If you have no helper, remove the actuator spring from the tunnel arm. Then push the tunnel arm so that the locking post disengages from the seat rail hole.

Hopefully, your seat tabs are in good shape.

Tim
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[Jimbug57]

New cable installed. I left the seat in. Thanks for the replies - Jim
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