Seat Backrest Front - 60 Percent Bench Disassembly / Assembly

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SEAT BACKREST FRONT - 60 PERCENT BENCH DISASSEMBLY / ASSEMBLY









Disassembly

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.

WARNING:To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not use any memory saver devices.
NOTE:If a seat equipped with a supplemental restraint system (SRS) component is being serviced, the SRS must be depowered.
NOTE: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.
NOTE:The SRS must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.
1. Depower the SRS. See Depowering And Repowering.

2. Remove the affected seat. See Seat Front Removal / Installation

3. Remove the 60 percent armrest. See - Seat Armrest Front - 60 Percent Bench Removal / Installation.

4. Remove the 60 percent seat backrest assembly. See - Seat Backrest Front - 60 Percent Bench Removal / Installation.






1. Release the backrest J-clip.






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CAUTION:Use care when separating the seat back trim cover from the hook and loop strips or the hook and loop strips may be torn from the seat back foam.Invert the backrest material and release the hook and loop strips.






1. Remove all the hog rings and remove the backrest trim cover from the backrest foam pad.






1. Lift the lower end of the backrest foam pad off the backrest frame.






1. Slide the backrest frame down and out of the backrest foam pad headrest pocket.

Assembly





1. Slide the backrest frame into the backrest foam pad.






1. Install the lower end of the backrest foam pad on the backrest frame.






1. Install the backrest trim cover and install all of the hog rings.






1. Pull the backrest trim cover down and secure the hook and loop fasteners to the backrest foam pad.






1. Attach the backrest J-clip.

2. Install the 60 percent seat backrest assembly. See - Seat Backrest Front - 60 Percent Bench Removal / Installation.

3. Install the 60 percent armrest. See - Seat Armrest Front - 60 Percent Bench Removal / Installation.

4. Install the affected seat. See Seat Front Removal / Installation.

5. Repower the SRS. See Depowering And Repowering.