Hi, Phil!
The only way other than forcing the headrest out, which is very difficult
(I would say impossible without damaging the locking spring, but others
might disagree) is to unclip the seat back upholstery at the bottom and
peel it up until the locking spring is exposed. Then you can compress it
and slip the headrest out.
Steve Byers
Havelock, NC USA
'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
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> From: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>
> To: mgs@Autox.Team.Net
> Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
> Subject: New Choke Cable and Head Rests
> Date: Sunday, May 24, 1998 7:21 PM
>
> Just changed the choke cable in the Midget. Whew! Two paragraphs or so
in
> the Haynes manual does not begin to sum up the frustration of geting
behind
> that dash fascia. I was in the passenger's seat, upside down, feet
higher
> than where my head usually is. :) Ah, but it's in, looks nice and
> operates nicely. Need to get a new accelerator cable in too as it is in
> bad shape near the throttle shaft.
>
> Head rest question:
>
> Using WD40 and a hammer I finally loosened the old split headrests in the
> '74 Midget. Got the worse looking driver's side out and replaced with
the
> newer one I got at MG T's. Looks super. However, loosened the other
> enough to pull all the way up until it hits the tabs that hold it in.
> Holding it in too well. :) Any tricks to this process or do I go back
to
> the WD40 and hammer?
>
> Thanks,
> Philip
> Burgundy 1974 Midget
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