Seat Backrest Front - 60 Percent Bench Removal/Installation

SEAT BACKREST FRONT - 60 PERCENT BENCH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION






Removal

WARNING:
- The safety belt pretensioner is a pyrotechnic device. Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag equipped vehicle and when handling a safety belt buckle pretensioner or safety belt retractor pretensioner. Never probe a pretensioner electrical connector. Doing so could result In pretensioner or air bag deployment and could result in personal injury.
- To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not use any memory saver devices.

NOTE:
- If a seat equipped with a seat mounted side air bag and/or a safety belt pretensioner (if equipped) system is being serviced, the supplemental restraint system (SRS) must be depowered.
- The air bag warning lamp illuminates when the restraint control module (RCM) fuse is removed and the ignition switch is ON. This is normal operation and does not indicate a SRS fault.
- The SRS must be fully operational and free faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.

1. Depower the SRS.
2. Remove the affected seat.
3. Remove the 60 percent bench armrest.






4. Remove the recliner handle screw and the recliner handle.






5. Remove the screw on the side shield.






6. Remove the front side shield screw.






7. Remove the screw on the side shield.






8. Remove the outboard recliner cable anchor and swivel the recliner cable end and remove.






9. Remove the outboard pin-type retainer and position material aside.






10. Remove the 2 outboard backrest recliner bolts.






11. Remove the inboard recliner cable anchor and swivel the recliner cable end and remove.






12. Remove the front inboard backrest recliner bolt.






13. Remove the inboard rear bolt cover.






14. Remove the inboard rear backrest recliner bolt.
15. Remove the backrest assembly.

Installation
1. Install the backrest assembly.






2. Install inboard rear backrest recliner bolt.
- Tighten to 25 N-m (2.5 kgf-m, 18 ft-lbf).






3. Install the inboard rear bolt cover.






4. Install the inboard front backrest recliner bolt.
- Tighten to 25 N-m (2.5 kgf-m, 18 ft-lbf).






5. Install the inboard recliner cable end and swivel and install the recliner cable anchor.






6. Install the 2 outboard backrest recliner bolts.
- Tighten to 25 N-m (2.5 kgf-m, 18 ft-lbf).






7. Position material and install the outboard pin-type retainer.






8. Install the outboard recliner cable end and swivel and install the recliner cable anchor.






9. Position the side shield and install the two clips (one shown).






10. Install the front side shield screw.






11. Install the screw on the side shield.






12. Install the recliner handle and install the screw.
13. Install the 60 percent bench armrest.
14. Install the 60 percent bench seat.
15. Repower the SRS.