Front Seat Inner Cage Nut Replacement

REMOVAL




1. Remove front seats and carpet from vehicle.
2. Route a flexible wire through the cage nut and out the front opening between the floor pan and seat bracket.
3. Tie a loop in the wire above the cage nut that is slightly larger than the inside diameter of the nut.
4. Using a 8 mm (5/16 in.) drill bit, drill out the two spot-welds retaining the cage nut to the seat bracket.

IMPORTANT: Before performing any drilling or welding operations take necessary precautions to ensure that the vehicles interior will not be damaged by sparks or other debris.

5. Pull the cage nut through the front opening between the floor pan and seat bracket using the wire. Discard the old cage nut.

INSTALLATION




1. Route the wire through the new cage nut so that the looped end of the wire is below the bottom surface of the cage nut.




2. Route wire with cage nut attached through the front opening between the floor pan and seat bracket. Continue routing wire through the cage nut bolt hole in the top of the seat bracket.
3. Pull the cage nut tight against the bottom of the seat bracket ensuring that the cage nut is in its original position.
4. Perform MIG plug welds through the drill holes in the original weld locations.
5. Remove wire from cage nut and seat bracket.
6. Grind welds flush.
7. Prime and paint welded area. Refer to "Body Paint" in the Collision Repair.
8. Install front carpet and seats in vehicle.