Vauxhall ASTRA Owner's Manual page 226

5 Unscrew the front mounting bolts
securing the seat to the base. The bolts are
located on the front of each sliding channel
(see illustration).
6 Adjust the seat fully to the front and
unscrew the rear mounting bolts securing the
seat to the base (see illustration).
7 With the help of an assistant, carefully lift
the seat and remove it from inside the vehicle.
8 If necessary, unbolt the seat base from the
floor (see illustrations).
Refitting
9 Refitting is a reversal of removal, but apply
a little locking fluid to the threads of the bolts
before inserting them, and tighten them to the
specified torque.
40 Rear seats -
removal and refitting
Cushion
Removal
1 On the split-type rear seat, press in the
spring-tensioned pins located at the front of
the seat, and release the seat from the pivot
brackets. Recover the pins and springs. Lift
the seat from the floor and remove from the
vehicle.
2 On the non-split-type rear seat, first raise
the rear of the cushion, then release the front
hooks from the hinge brackets by pressing
the cushion down directly over the brackets.
40.2a The non-split rear seat cushion is
secured with metal loops .•.
40.5a Prise out the plastic fasteners ...
39.5 Unscrewing the front seat front
mounting bolts
39.8a Unscrew the mounting bolts ...
Lift the seat from the floor and remove from
the vehicle (see illustrations).
Refitting
3 Refitting is a reversal of removal, but make
40.2b ... to hooks
40.5b ... and lift the felt flaps from the
outer corners of the backrest
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39.6 Unscrewing the front seat rear
mounting bolts
39.8b ... and remove the seat base
sure that the seat belt stalks are located on
top of the cushion.
Sackrest (Astra models)
Removal
4 Remove the rear seat cushion as previously
described in this Section.
5 Fold the backrest forwards, then prise out
the plastic fasteners and lift the felt flaps from
the outer corners of the back rest (see
illustrations).
6 Using a Torx key, unscrew and remove the
bolts securing the outer hinge brackets to the
backrest, then remove the brackets from the
body slots (see illustration). If necessary, use
a screwdriver to prise the spring tensioned
collars from the slots .
7 Unscrew the centre hinge bracket bolts,
including the bolts securing the split seats
together (see illustrations) .'
40.6 Removing the outer hinge brackets
from the body
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