Seat Removal - MTD 700 Series Professional Shop Manual

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700 Series Lawn Tractor

Seat Removal

NOTE: The fenders can be removed with the seat in place. You only need to remove the seat if you are replac-
ing it.
Depending upon the model there are four ways that the seat may be mounted on the rider.
• The seat has two integrated plastic mounting flanges that slide into the pivoting seat bracket. The seat is
secured in the desired position with a hex flange bolt.
• The seat has two shoulder screws attached to the seat which slide into the pivoting seat bracket.The seat
is secured in the desired position with a hex flange bolt.
• The seat has either of the two mounting fasteners mentioned above on the seat and is secured in the
desired position by a plastic knob to allow easy seat adjustment.
• The seat is adjustable by the operator by moving a lever under the seat to the left and sliding the seat to
the desired position, releasing the lever and moving the seat slightly until it catches in the latch on the
lever.
To remove the fixed position seat:
1. Tilt the seat up.
2. If you are simply replacing a damaged seat, remove the fastener/s securing the seat to the seat bracket.
3. Slide the seat until the seat can be removed from the pivoting seat bracket.
4. Install the new seat in the reverse order of disassembly.
Replacing an adjustable seat:
1. Tilt the seat up.
2. Remove the two hex screws securing the spring
steel seat stop to the pivoting seat bracket.
See Figure 4.6.
3. Set the parts aside.
4. Push the seat adjustment lever to the left while at
the same time sliding the seat up until it slides out of
the pivoting seat bracket.
5. Replace the seat in the reverse order of disassem-
bly.
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Hex Screws
Spring Steel Seat Stop
Figure 4.6