POWER RETRACTABLE HARDTOP LINK BRACKET REMOVAL/INSTALLATION

1. Remove the following parts:

(1) Console (See CONSOLE PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

(2) Quarter trim (See QUARTER TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

(3) Scuff plate (See SCUFF PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

(4) Tire house trim (See TIRE HOUSE TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

(5) Aeroboard (See AEROBOARD REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

(6) Front seat back bar garnish (See SEAT BACK BAR GARNISH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

(7) Back trim (See BACK TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

(8) Seat belt upper anchor installation bolt (See SEAT BELT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

2. Remove the bolts A, B and C.(See Bolt B, C Install Note.)

3. Remove the junction.(See SEAT BACK CROSSMEMBER ASSEMBLY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

4. Loosen the installation bolts and nuts of the seat back crossmember component, and tilt the seat back crossmember component towards the vehicle front.(See SEAT BACK CROSSMEMBER ASSEMBLY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

5. Rotate the power retractable hardtop link bracket in the direction shown by the arrow at the pivot fulcrum of pin A and set the hook out of the way.

6. Remove the power retractable hardtop link bracket.

7. Install in the reverse order of removal.

Bolt B, C Install Note

1. Temporarily tighten all the bolts, then tighten the bolts in the order indicated in the figure.

Tightening torque

19-25 N·m {1.9-2.6 kgf·m, 14-18 ft-lbf}