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Longitudinal Seat Adjustment Mechanism, Servicing



Longitudinal Seat Adjustment Mechanism, Servicing

- Remove seat.

NOTE: For clarity, seat is shown from underneath.







1 - Springs
- Detach (3x).
2 - Seat pan
3 - Clamp
4 - Rivets
- Drill out (2x).
5 - Rear bushing
6 - Front bushing







7 - Longitudinal adjustment mechanism
8 - Slider block
- To remove, drill out rivet Fig. 1.
9 - Front slides
10 - Locking lever







Fig. 1 Cutting through rivet to remove slider block

- Operate release lever for longitudinal seat adjustment and push slider block to the rear.
- Using a hack saw - 3 -, cut through sleeve - 2 - and rivet - 1 -.
- Remove all metal particles from seat pan.
- For repair purposes, install bolt, nut and new sleeve - 2 - in place of rivet - 1 -.
Tightening torque 15 Nm (11 ft lb)