Seat Back: Service and Repair

Disassembly and Assembly

SEATBACK Disassembly
1. Remove seatback trim and seatback pad.

NOTE: Seatback trim and seatback pad can be removed without removing seatback assembly from seat body.

- Remove the retainer from the lower side of seatback board.




- Disconnect the clips and pawls, and then remove the seatback board.
*: Pawl
*: Clip

- Remove the seatback hinge mounting bolts.




- Remove the retainer on the back side of the seatback.

- Remove the seat speaker grills. (Applied 5.1 ch BOSE studio surround(R) system models.)




- Remove the headrest holder.

CAUTION: Before installing headrest holder, check its orientation (front/rear and right/left).

- Disconnect the clip, and then remove the reclining device cover.




- Remove the screws, and then remove the seatback upper finisher.
- Remove the bracket mounting nuts.
- Remove seatback trim and pad from seatback frame.
- Remove the hog rings to separate the trim and pad.

2. Remove seatback frame.
- Remove seat speaker. (Applied 5.1 ch BOSE studio surround(R) system models)

- Remove the bands, and then remove seatback thermal electrical device (TED) assembly.
- Remove the seat harness assembly from seatback assembly.
- Remove the bolts, and then remove seatback frame from seat cushion frame.

Assembly
Assemble in the reverse order of disassembly. Be careful of the following one point.




- Install the hog rings of seat cushion trim in position, and then securely connect the trim or trim code with the pad side wire.