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How do you move the bench seat forward? It seems

How do you move the bench seat forward? It seems like the passenger side is blocked form moving forward.

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There is a cable running from the lever to the latch on the passenger side and it has stretched. Feel around under the seat and you should be able to grab hold of it.Give it a yank after you have pushed the lever and it should release, letting you move the seat. I don't know if it's replaceable but you could use an emergency brake cable adjuster to shorten it so it would work. Hope this helps.

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