69 Bee bench seat release cable

[440beep]

Have my interior pulled for winter maintenance on the Bee and I’m looking at my front seat. Is the bench seat cable that goes from side to side supposed to weak and droopy or should it be tight? Mine is very droopy.

Also, is a repro cable available as I’ve not found one on several websites, just separate ones that look to be for bucket seats. Or am I better off just making my own from wire?

 

[Charles Cook]

It pulls back to the center of the seat frame. Hang on for a minute and I’ll get you a picture.

 

[Charles Cook]

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[pnora]

Wire has a support hook

 

[440beep]

Ok, now I see it. Going to go look now at mine……

And bingo, I found it! Right in front of me.

 

[Charles Cook]

It should be hooked here.

 

[dadsbee]

 

[Charles Cook]

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[pnora]

Wire has a support hook

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Oops I sent the wrong one. I found a underside photo and circled the hook. I should of sent this one.

 

[440beep]

My front seat doesn’t look like that, but matches Dadsbee. I can only find the one hook in the metal bracket where the hog clips go.

 

[Charles Cook]

That is correct

 

[440beep]

Probably explains why the seat would’ve slide front and back after removing it another time, most likely knocked that wire out of the retaining hook. It’s always the little things.

 

[MWbirdLOVER70]

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There it is. You know your 70 buddy

 

[Bird 426]

It's more than that, it screws in and out to adjust the tension or slack in the wire. The wire stretches after time, and the passenger side won't operate because of the slack.

 

[dspur]

All good info per above. I've never found one that was repop for a bench seat (tracks either for that matter - everything available for buckets ). I found a decent used one, have the original but awfully rust and did not want to use it

 

[Charles Cook]

All good info per above. I've never found one that was repop for a bench seat (tracks either for that matter - everything available for buckets ). I found a decent used one, have the original but awfully rust and did not want to use it

Evapo rust and it will look like new. Then a quick coat of black spray paint and all is good.