Front Seat Adjuster Replacement (6-Way Power)

Front Seat Adjuster Replacement (6-Way Power)

Removal Procedure





1. Remove the front seat from the vehicle. Refer to Seat Replacement (Seat Replacement) .
2. Remove the front seat with the adjusters attached.
3. Place the front seat upside down on a clean protected surface.
Do not leave the seat upside down on the cushion.
4. Disconnect the electrical connectors, if equipped.
5. Remove the front seat trim panels. Refer to Front Seat Trim Panel Replacement (Front Seat Trim Panel Replacement) .
6. Remove the seat cushion cover and pad. Refer to Front Seat Cushion Replacement (Front Seat Cushion Replacement) .
7. Remove the adjuster to seat cushion frame bolts.
8. Remove the adjuster from the seat cushion frame.
9. Separate the left and the right adjusters by removing the crossbrace bolts and the crossbrace.



Installation Procedure





1. Attach a crossbrace to the left and the right adjusters.
2. Ensure that the tab bending downward at the center of the crossbrace faces the rear of the adjusters.

Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in Cautions and Notices.

3. Secure the crossbrace with 2 bolts.

Tighten the bolts to 6 N.m (53 lb in).


Important: Install the right and left seat adjuster sliding mechanism in the same position that the mechanism had when you attached the adjuster-to-seat bottom frame.


Install the adjuster assembly to the floorpan attachments before you attach the adjusters to the seat. Use the floorpan as a guide during assembly in order to ensure correct adjuster alignment.


4. Install the adjuster assembly to the floorpan.
5. Install the seat adjuster to floorpan bolts.

Tighten the adjuster to floorpan bolts to 42 N.m (31 lb ft).

6. Install the seat to the adjuster assembly.
7. Install the adjuster to the seat cushion frame bolts.

Tighten the adjuster to the seat cushion frame bolts to 24 N.m (18 lb ft).

8. Install the seat cushion cover and pad. Refer to Front Seat Cushion Replacement (Front Seat Cushion Replacement) .
9. Install the front seat trim panels. Refer to Front Seat Trim Panel Replacement (Front Seat Trim Panel Replacement) .
10. Connect the electrical connectors, if equipped.
11. Inspect the power seat adjusters. Verify that the adjusters are parallel and in phase with each other. If one adjuster reaches its maximum horizontal or vertical travel in a given direction before the other adjuster, the adjusters are out of phase.
12. Complete the following steps if there is horizontal travel:

1. Operate the seat control switch until one adjuster reaches the full forward position.
2. Disconnect the horizontal drive cable from the adjuster that has reached the full forward position.
3. Operate the seat forward until the other adjuster reaches the full forward position.
4. Connect the horizontal drive cable.
5. Inspect the seat for correct horizontal travel.

13. Complete the following steps if there is front or rear vertical travel:

1. Operate the seat control switch until one of the adjusters has reached the full raised positions at the front and rear vertical limits.
2. Disconnect both of the vertical drive cables from the adjuster that has reached the full raised position.
3. Operate the seat control switch until the other adjuster reaches the full raised positions at the front and rear vertical limits.
4. Connect the front and rear vertical drive cables.
5. Operate the adjusters through 1 or 2 complete cycles. Inspect the seat for correct vertical travel.
6. If the adjusters are out of phase after the test cycle, repeat the above steps as needed.