C5 Front Armrest
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C5 Front Armrest
Hi,
The drivers armrest is misbehaving in that is no longer goes down low enough. Does anyone know how to remove them for inspection?
Thanks.
The drivers armrest is misbehaving in that is no longer goes down low enough. Does anyone know how to remove them for inspection?
Thanks.
Re: C5 Front Armrest
Mines is being funny as well. If I put my arm rest up then put it down, most of the time it won't catch the lower position and it just goes right down to the floor.
I need to wind it all the way back and try to catch the lower position a good few times until it gets it.
I need to wind it all the way back and try to catch the lower position a good few times until it gets it.
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Re: C5 Front Armrest
Anyone? I don't want to break the armrest, but can not see how it detaches.
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Re: C5 Front Armrest
Remove :
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Re: C5 Front Armrest
Thanks Gibbo I will give it another try.
Re: C5 Front Armrest
Please note that quite a lot force pushing the armrest towards the seat might be needed. The fix for my armrest was just to spray some WD40 and turn the ratchet mechanism with pliers back and forth for a while and adding some more WD40 inside the mechanism.
Re: C5 Front Armrest
Thanks for the info.lukkis wrote:Please note that quite a lot force pushing the armrest towards the seat might be needed. The fix for my armrest was just to spray some WD40 and turn the ratchet mechanism with pliers back and forth for a while and adding some more WD40 inside the mechanism.
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Re: C5 Front Armrest
Does anyone have the pic that's missing on how to remove the arm rest.
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Re: C5 Front Armrest
Sorted managed to remove it.
Wanted to check for damage, I lent over in the the back of the car and pushed the rest back a little. When the rest is in the up position it goes approx 2 inch back more than normal.
Would that be the seat or the arm rest I have broken?
Wanted to check for damage, I lent over in the the back of the car and pushed the rest back a little. When the rest is in the up position it goes approx 2 inch back more than normal.
Would that be the seat or the arm rest I have broken?
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Re: C5 Front Armrest
Mine has been pushed back too far i would imagine by previous owner. it is locked back... is there anyway to remove or realign....?
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Re: C5 Front Armrest
Ive got both arm rests are acting up any chance someone still has the pic missing from above????
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Re: C5 Front Armrest
I do not have a pic but it is quite easy to remove an armrest. With the arm in its normal stowed position (parallel to the seat back), push it firmly towards the side of the seat. It should move a little. Then while still pushing the arm towards the seat rotate towards the rear of the car for about 90 degrees. As you release the pressure the arm should release from the seat. Fitting is the above in reverse.
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Re: C5 Front Armrest
cheers will give it a go hopefully see what is wrong and why they are acting up and staying up
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Re: C5 Front Armrest
Thanks got the passenger side working better and the same with drivers with a good spray of white grease (first thing I found) but a rivet is missing on the drivers side hence its still loose will need to get this sorted as well still not working as well as they should not always catching any hints on getting them to work all the time???
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Re: C5 Front Armrest
did you find a solution. Mine goes all the way down to the handgear, and does not stay horizontal. I opened it completely but could not figure out a hack to fix it.Jabo wrote: ↑12 Dec 2011, 14:39 Mines is being funny as well. If I put my arm rest up then put it down, most of the time it won't catch the lower position and it just goes right down to the floor.
I need to wind it all the way back and try to catch the lower position a good few times until it gets it.
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