What to do when rear seat latch breaks?

[fck55mph]

I have a 98 tahoe and when I was trying to lift the bottom seat by the latch, it broke. So, how do I get it open now so I can replace the mechanism??

 

[SmellsFishy]

Long pair of needle-nose pliers is what I use.

 

[1999HOE]

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[96tahoeproject]

One Question - Two issues:

My question is... Are you talking about the single or double seat?

1st issue:

My latch was broken on the double seat...

I was able to use a long flathead screwdriver to push down on a piece of metal with a spring attached to it.

It was located between the two seatbelts. I had to shine a light to see then used the screwdriver to push down on the metal piece. It released the seat and I was able to lift it to see the latch. Full of rust, I hit it hard with WD-40.

The spring is broken so it will not be latching again. I am ok with that for now.

2nd issue:

Now that I have the seat lifted, I cannot lay the back seat down. It is also full of rust on the hinges, which I hit with WD-40. Is there a latch somewhere?

The single seat works fine.


Thanks in advance and hope this helps someone else.