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But, I'm stuck in one area and it's not an E55 only thing, so I figured I'd ask the wider forum. The bracket in question isn't even related to the air bladders. This pair of brackets holds the cushion to the seat frame on many cars from the era across multiple chassis.
I'm working on the thigh bladder and got stuck trying to remove the seat cushion.
I unbolted the four corners of the seat rails from the floor of the car (there is a cap over the bolt that you simply pry upwards). Then I removed the rear plastic trim around the bolts. Watch the tongue that you have to lift up to pull them back. Someone did this job before and broke one of mine. I then scooched the seat forward and tilted it back to expose the underside:
Here's where it gets hard. See the two clear plastic brackets (called "bearings" in the MB docs)? Per the instructions, use a hook tool to pull the black plastic pins out (they have a hole in the head for the hook). Easy enough.
Here's where it gets even harder. The clear plastic brackets will not budge. I've tried pulling on them and even wedging a screwdriver between the bracket and the seat bottom. No joy. It's flexing, but not unseating. I'm pretty sure that I'll break them. The instructions even read, "Carefully remove bearings (16), bearings (16) can be damaged."
Any suggestions on how to remove these without destroying them?
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