Canberra seat removal

Excellent advice MarkG….however, it is so much easier to do with the special tool!!!!

You’re not wrong there! That 2 screwdriver trick is a bit of a ‘one-armed paper-hanger’ job with the risk of one slipping out and stabbing your vitals quite high!!!

Excellent advice MarkG….however, it is so much easier to do with the special tool!!!!

Thanks both Mark’s for the advice!

David,

There is a single latch at the top of the seat with a spring-loaded plunger. The plunger engages into a channel around the top of the seat gun to stop the seat from sliding up the rail until the gun fires.

To remove the seat the plunger must be withdrawn against the spring pressure.

First two pictures show the top latch from both sides. The third picture shows the special top latch tool in place. It has two pins on it – one that it pivots on and the other than engages in a hole in the plunger. When the tool is pivoted (to the right in the picture) the plunger is withdrawn. You don’t really need the proper tool though, you can do it with a couple of screwdrivers.

Incidentally, these photos are of a Hunter seat but the Canberra is exactly the same arrangement.

Hope that helps.

one thing MarkG forgot same arrangement for a single seat Hunter !! 2 seater are differant seats

Could anyone refresh my memory on the latch arrangement on a Canberra seat which disconnects it from the rail to enable it to be removed please?

David,

There is a single latch at the top of the seat with a spring-loaded plunger. The plunger engages into a channel around the top of the seat gun to stop the seat from sliding up the rail until the gun fires.

To remove the seat the plunger must be withdrawn against the spring pressure.

First two pictures show the top latch from both sides. The third picture shows the special top latch tool in place. It has two pins on it – one that it pivots on and the other than engages in a hole in the plunger. When the tool is pivoted (to the right in the picture) the plunger is withdrawn. You don’t really need the proper tool though, you can do it with a couple of screwdrivers.

Incidentally, these photos are of a Hunter seat but the Canberra is exactly the same arrangement.

Hope that helps.