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Photo Al Thanks for reply. I think I am trying to make more room and versatility for storage in van by eliminating bench seat. BTW these are terrific designed and very expensive seats if purchased new from Ford. The seats w/ approx 50 lbs each and fold very compact. I would not have much interest in full size buckets for TC as they would take up the same room as the bench albeit leaving a center aisle pass thru. The problem with my scheme is it looks like I would have to modify /cut remove permanent brackets and therefore could not return TC to original configuration when time comes for resale/trade in.

I have 2014 tc with 3 rows seating. I would like to put 2 3rd row seats where 2 and row split bench is,and leave split bench in my garage. I long ago removed the 2 3rd row for increased storage hgt. These 2 light bucket type would I think be a better 2nd row option for me. BTW this is a very helpful forum I'm opinion. I solved number of problems with info found here. My tc now has 40k I purchased as new left over in 2017 , so far no problems major . Thanks for any info seat on change over.

Found something new on seats being stuck on TCs 14 to 18. TSB 18-2179 was issued dated 03 july 2018. So my last resort will be return to dealer for fix. Attachment is copy of TSB. I also noticed two roller bearing type fasteners that look to me that attache seat bottom to folding frame mechanism to floor seat stationery frame. I may consider loosening or removing in the hope that will allow me to raise seat btm. on angle to give height remove floor seat bolts or re attache cables. Still I will look for more info/help. Thanks. 18-2179.pdf

Hello all great forum : I brought new a 2014 transit connect xlt lwb , with 2.5 L eng Now has 28k miles. I have had basically all good expierinces up to now. I have a seat problem on 2nd row60/40 split. I cannot get small portion (40) of seat to release from folded down position . I read D.Shockley's great seat write up and cannot get to removal bolts because seat is locked in the down postion. Usually when I've had problems returning seat uprite with pull straps not snaping back into position I would reach under and gently move around cable shouds until pull straps snapped back and everything worked ok. This time nothing doing. I released steel cable from a elongated clamshell type pod figuring I woud pull cabel with hand plier : no luck . When I pull on cabel with black ferrel I hear and see the left side corner of seat kinda release. When I Pull on cabel with white ferrel I get almost no movement and nothing seems to I want to/have to remove entire seat to just put cabel ends back in clamshel the seat when folded down is impossible to get your hands on anything . I look at the 60 portion of seat which works fine as a template . I strted to think that I should remove the 60 seat and maybe that provide more access to 40 seat and allow to take frame apart as last resort. I hope I posted this in right area.I Attached two photos. Thanks in advance for any help.