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Front Seat Assembly

Front Seat Assembly


Disassembled View:






Disassembly

1. Remove the head rest.
2. Remove the reclining knob.
3. Remove the dial(1) (W/height adjuster).
- Remove the side cover fixing screws and the dial lock spring(2).







4. Remove the side cover.
5. Remove the armrest assembly.
- Open the armrest fastener and remove the armrest fixing bolt.







6. Remove the trim cover.
7. Remove the pad and frame assembly.
8. Remove the hinge cover.
9. Remove the back board assembly(3).
- Pull out the back board while prying the clip of the back board free from the seat back assembly.







10. Remove the reclining device.
- Turn up the seat back trim cover in order to remove the reclining device fixing bolts.







11. Remove the seat back assembly.
- Remove the seat back assembly fixing nut on the opposite side of the reclining device.







12. Remove the guide holder.
- Pull the guide holder out by holding the bottom end of it from the seat back assembly.

13. Remove the trim cover.
- Remove the trim cover hog rings from the back side of the seat back.
- With close attention paid to the hog rings and the wire which connect the trim cover and the pad and frame assembly, remove the trim cover while turning it up.

14. Remove the pad and frame assembly.
15. Remove the seat adjuster.
- Disconnect the release wire(4) and remove the fixing bolts.







- Remove the seat belt buckle assembly.

16. Remove the height adjuster.
17. Remove the spacer (W/O height adjuster).
18. Remove the seat cushion assembly.

19. Remove the trim cover.
- Remove the trim cover hog rings from the back side of the seat cushion assembly.
- With close attention paid to the hog rings and the wire which connect the trim cover and the pad and frame assembly, remove the trim cover while turning it up.

20. Remove the frame assembly.
21. Remove the pad assembly.

Reassembly

To reassembly, follow the disassembly steps in the reverse order, noting the following point.

1. Tighten the armrest assembly fixing bolts to the specified torque.
Torque: 18 N.m (13 lb ft)

2. Tighten the reclining device fixing bolts to the specified torque.
Torque: 47 N.m (35 lb ft)