Disassembly/Reassembly

Rear Seat Disassembly/Reassembly

NOTE:
- Put on gloves to protect your hands.
- Take care not to tear the seams or damage the seat covers.

Seat-back Removal/Installation

1. Fold the seat-back rearward.




2. Pull the pivot bracket cover (A) away from the pivot bracket (B), and release the hooks (C).
3. Fold the seat-back forward.




4. Remove the pivot bracket cover (A), and remove the E clip (B) from the center pivot (C).
5. Release the hook strip, and with seat-back loops, unzip the seat-back cover, then pull back the cover.




6. Pull back the seat-back pad (A), and remove the bolts.




7. Remove the seat-back (A) from the seat cushion (B). If necessary, remove the bushing (C).
8. Install the seat-back in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- To prevent wrinkles in the seat-back cover, make sure the material is stretched evenly over the pad before securing the hook strips.
- Replace the bushing and E-clip.

Seat Support Removal/installation




1. Remove the seat support (A).
1. Release the hooks (B) and detach the clip (C), then remove the inner support cover (D).
2. Remove the rear seat belt buckle center anchor bolt (E).
3. Remove the support bracket covers (F) from both sides.
4. Remove the bolts (G).
5. Release the support spring (H).




2. Install the seat supporting the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- Apply multipurpose grease to the moving portions of the link (A) as indicated by the arrows.
- Apply liquid thread lock to the center anchor bolt before reinstallation.
- Make sure there are no twists or kinks in the seat belt buckle before reinstallation.
- When installing the inner support cover, slip the strap through the hole in the cover.

Hinge Lock Removal/Installation

1. Remove the rear seat.




2. Remove the hinge lock (A).
1. Remove the screw (B), then remove the knob(c).
2. Remove the screws (D), and detach the hooks (E), then remove the outer hinge lock cover (F) and inner hinge lock cover (G).
3. Remove the bolts (H) and wave washer (I).

3. Install the hinge lock in the reverse order of removal.

Recline Adjuster Removal/Installation

1. Remove the rear seat.
2. Remove these items from the rear seat:
- Seat-back
- Seat support
- Hinge lock
- (Latch Child Seat Anchor) cover

3. From under the seat cushion, release the hooks, and pull back the seat cushion cover.
4. Release the hooks from the seat cushion frame.
5. Remove the hook from the hook strap, and pull the hook strap out through the slit in the seat cushion cover.
6. Remove the screw, and pull the strap out.
7. Release the hooks securing the seat cushion cover from the recline cover.
8. Pull back the seat cushion cover. Remove the screw, and pull the recline cover down to release the hook.
9. Remove the nut, then remove the recline strap from the recline adjuster lever.




10. Remove the bolts, then remove the recline adjuster (A).
11. Install the recline adjuster in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- Apply multipurpose grease to the moving portions of the recline adjuster.
- To prevent wrinkles when installing a seatback cover, make sure the material is stretched evenly over the pad before securing the hooks.