Seat Backrest Front - Bucket and 40 Percent Bench Removal/Installation

SEAT BACKREST FRONT - BUCKET AND 40 PERCENT BENCH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION

Removal

WARNING:
- The safety belt pretensioner is a pyrotechnic device. Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag equipped vehicle and when h8ndllng a safety belt buckle pretensioner or safety belt retractor pretensioner. Never probe a preten8ioner electrical connector. Doing 80 could result in pretens loner or air bag deployment and could result in personal injury.
- To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not use any memory saver devices.

NOTE:
- If a seat equipped with a seat mounted side air bag and/or a safety belt pretensioner (if equipped) system is being serviced, the supplemental restraint system (SRS) must be depowered.
- The air bag warning lamp illuminates when the restraint control module (RCM) fuse is removed and the ignition switch is ON. This is normal operation and does not indicate a SRS fault.
- The SRS must be fully operational and free of faults be4ore releasing the vehicle to the customer.

All seats
1. Depower the SRS.
2. Remove the affected seat.

3. Remove the recliner handle screw and the recliner handle.

Vehicles with manual lumbar support

NOTE: The lumbar support assembly must be fully relaxed.

4. Relax the lumbar support assembly and remove the lumbar knob.

5. Remove the 2 screws and lumbar support adjuster.

NOTE: Note the routing of the lumbar cable.

6. Disconnect the lumbar support adjuster.
- To separate the lumbar support adjuster from the lumbar adjustment cable, align the lumbar adjustment cable ball socket in the lumbar sup- port adjuster keyway and bend parts 90 degrees to each other.

7. Remove the screw on the side shield.

8. Remove the front side shield screw.

9. Pull out on the side and the rear of side shield to detach the 2 clips (one shown).

10. Release the inboard side rear J-clip.

11. Release the inboard side bottom J-clip for access to the safety belt buckle pretensioner.

12. Remove the safety belt buckle pretensioner cover screw and remove the cover.

NOTE: Note the routing of the wire harness through the seat for installation.

13. Detach the safety belt buckle pretensioner wire harness from the seat cushion pan.

14. Remove the safety belt buckle pretensioner nut and remove the safety belt buckle pretensioner and wire harness.

15. Remove the outboard rear pin4ype retainer and p0sition material to the side.

16. Remove the outboard recliner cable.
1. Detach the recliner cable from its anchor point.
2. Swivel the cable end and remove from the recliner retainer.
3. Remove the cable.

17. Remove the inboard recliner cable.
1. Detach the recliner cable from its anchor point.
2. Swivel the cable end and remove from the rediner retainer.
3. Remove the cable.

18. Remove the 2 inboard backrest bolts.

19. Remove the 2 outboard backrest bolts.

NOTE: If equipped, note position of the lumbar cable where it comes through the seat cushion.

20. Remove the backrest assembly.

Installation

All seats
1. Install the backrest assembly.

2. Install the 2 outboard backrest bolts.
- Tighten to 25 N-m (2.5 kgf-m, 18 ft-lbf).

3. Install the two inboard backrest bolts.
- Tighten to 25 N-m (2.5 kgf-m, 18 ft-lbf).

4. Install the inboard recliner cable.
1. Position the recliner cable.
2. Install the recliner cable end and swivel the cable.
3. Attach the recliner cable to its anchor point.

5. Install the outboard recliner cable.
1. Position the recliner cable.
2. Install the recliner cable end and swivel the cable.
3. Attach the recliner cable to its anchor point.

6. Position material and install the outboard pin-type retainer.

7. Install the safety belt buckle pretensioner and install the safety belt buckle pretensioner nut.
- Tighten to 40 N-m (4.1 kgf-m, 30 ft-lbf).

8. Route the safety belt buckle pretensioner wire harness through the seat frame and attach the safety belt buckle pretensioner wire harness to the seat cushion pan.