Power Retractable Hardtop Link Bracket Removal/Installation

POWER RETRACTABLE HARDTOP LINK BRACKET REMOVAL/INSTALLATION

1. Remove the following parts:
a. Console Console Removal/Installation

b. Quarter trim Quarter Trim Removal/Installation

c. Scuff plate Scuff Plate Removal/Installation

d. Tire house trim Tire House Trim Removal/Installation

e. Aeroboard Service and Repair

f. Front seat back bar garnish Seat Back Bar Garnish Removal/Installation

g. Back trim Back Trim Removal/Installation

h. Seat belt upper anchor installation bolt Service and Repair

2. Remove the bolts A, B and C.






3. Remove the junction. Service and Repair

4. Loosen the installation bolts and nuts of the seat back crossmember component, and tilt the seat back crossmember component towards the vehicle front. Service and Repair

5. Rotate the power retractable hardtop link bracket in the direction shown by the arrow at the pivot fulcrum of pin A and set the hook out of the way.






6. Remove the power retractable hardtop link bracket.

7. Install in the reverse order of removal.

Bolt B, C Install Note

1. Temporarily tighten all the bolts, then tighten the bolts in the order indicated in the figure.






Tightening torque
- 19-25 Nm {1.9-2.6 kgf-m, 14-18 ft-lbf}