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Don,

Ask gerry.. psw.

I’m asking here because Gerry and the other dealers don’t know for sure and I don’t want a guess.

The parts book clearly shows they are different. However I don’t know what the difference is. 🙁

For at least the 55 models, the seat cushion general construction is the same for both, and differs only between Clipper and Packard. I suspect there will be some interference when using a manual cushion on the power seat, but it’s only my best guess.

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Thank you! It appears to be correct that the cushions are different and that they even use different upholstery skins but fortunately the backrest appears to be the same. It seems odd to have such different construction when then same seat fits either set of rails whether power or not. They could have saved money by using the same for both.

The only difference between power and non power seat frames in a 56 Junior is that the the power seat frame has two brackets welded onto the front rail to hold the adjusting mechanisms.

I knew that that was the only difference on the frame but it was the cushion I was asking about. As the parts book shows different part numbers between the power seat and non-power seat cushion for any given model, they are apparently different while the parts book listings for the backrest cushion makes no mention of the power vs non-power so they must be the same. I am not sure how the seat bottom cushion differs or whether the upholstery for the non-power will fit power or not. Depending on the difference, I may have to have that one re-made.