How to pull the bottom rear seat of my '68 XKE 1.5 to bleed the rear brakes

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How do I pull out the rear seat on my '68 Jag XKE 1.5 to access the rear brakes to bleed the lines?

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You don’t.

You need to jack the car up and then remove the front shocks from wither side on the IRS.

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Hi…you obviously have a 2+2 becaus you have rear seats…the top squab just pushes back to the rear…lift out the seat base…two screws hold the lower rear squab in place…later 2+2 have 2 access panels for brakes…not sure if the S1.5 has the same but will only take a few minutes to check

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Yes, I can confirm that since I have a ‘68 2+2 and recently used the panels to gain access to the front bolt of the shock/spring assemblies. Quite convenient, actually. You can bleed the brakes from there.

Good luck,
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PS, you will to remove the seatbelt bolts, as well, to get the back seat out BTW.

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Summerwine, if you click on the pen icon in the lower right corner of your post you can edit it rather than creating a new post.

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Thanks for the tip, Robin, but I do not see a pen icon anywhere. Since were on the subject, is there a user guide of some sort for this site?

Thanks,
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There should be this;

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Thanks again, Robin. I simply don’t have that pen icon on my screen. I will read the tips and user guides when I have the time.

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I think that’s because you are still granted the rights of a “Basic User”. Apparently you don’t have the ability to edit your own posts until you reach “Normal” status.

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Summerwine
September 27

Yes, I can confirm that since I have a ‘68 2+2 and recently used the panels to gain access to the front bolt of the shock/spring assemblies. Quite convenient, actually. You can bleed the brakes from there.

Good luck,
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