I had the same trouble with the Mrs. The rear bench is only held in by 2 bolts (the hinge) which have a circlip style washer to stop them coming out. I just took them out (hammer) and drilled a hole in the end of each one for a split pin. Now the rear bench comes out in 5 minuts for camping etc
THAT is a great idea!!
thanks for the tip.
or, I'll just take 'em out and leave 'em out... anybody who needs to sit back there can just sit yoga-style with the seat belt wrapped around themselves.