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Originally Posted by suzublu
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I've just removed the rear seat back since I personally just couldn't get the lower seat cushion out without removing the back. I noted that there were fragments of white plastic in the bottom of the female hinge cut outs on my Rover. The photos you took Ron clearly show a white plastic insert in good condition within the hinge cut out. I suspect this is quite important in keeping the seat aligned with the retention clips for the seat back.
Rimmers diag part number 2 in this link which of course is not available.
https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-GRID001876
I suspect the plastic inserts have degraded in the majority of our cars by now since it seems to be an ageing thing rather than over use. If that white plastic insert is not present, the seat back will drop lower into the hinge receptacle, possibly causing issues with the locking mechanism. One of the welded hinge supports in my vehicle has been bent out of shape by someone trying to remove the seat back in the past, their difficulty possibly also caused by the broken plastic inserts.
I wonder if those clips are available anywhere else?
