Front Seat Assembly

Front Seat Assembly

Front Seat Assembly And Associated Parts:

Removal

1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove the front and rear covers.
3. Remove the front seat assembly.
- Remove the four fixing bolts.
- Disconnect the seat belt warning connector (Driver's side only).

4. Remove the reclining knob.
- Pry open the fixed portion of the reclining knob and lever with the tip of a screwdriver

5. Remove the outer side cover.
- Remove the two screws.

6. Remove the headrest.
7. Remove the reclining device.
- Pull up on the seat back trim cover in order to remove the reclining device fixing bolts (LWB).







- Remove the device (1) and disconnect the walk-in cable (2) (SWB).







8. Remove the rear cover.
- Remove the two fixing screws.

9. Remove the front seat belt buckle assembly.
10. Remove the inner side cover.
11. Remove the reclining device.
12. Remove the rear cover.
13. Remove the connecting pipe.
14. Remove the seat back assembly.
15. Remove the trim cover (Seat back side).
16. Remove the guide holder.
- Pull the guide holder out by holding the bottom end of it from the seat back assembly.

17. Remove the seat adjuster.
- Disconnect the release wire (4) and remove the fixing bolts.







18. Remove the trim cover (Seat cushion side).

Installation

To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order, noting the following points:

1. Bolt-tightening order is very important. Carefully follow the installation procedure outlined below.
- Install the inner and outer reclining device to the seat cushion and seat back. Tighten the bolts just enough to hold the reclining device in position. Do not final-tighten the bolts.
- Final-tighten the inner reclining device bolts (1), (2) in that order to the seat back.
- Final-tighten the outer reclining device bolts (3), (4) in that order to the seat back.
- Final-tighten the inner reclining device bolts (3), (4) in that order to the seat cushion.
- Final-tighten the outer reclining device bolts (3), (4) in that order to the seat cushion. Do not allow the reclining lever to move.

NOTE: To separate the seat back from the seat cushion, remove the seat cushion bolts (3), (4). Do not remove the seat back bolts (1), (2).







2. Tighten the reclining device fixing bolts to the specified torque.
Torque: 46 N.m (34 lb ft)

3. Tighten the front seat assembly fixing bolts to the specified torque.
Torque: 39 N.m (29 lb ft)

4. Tighten the front seat bolt buckle assembly fixing bolt to the specified torque.
Torque: 29 N.m (22 lb ft)