POWER RETRACTABLE HARDTOP LINK BRACKET REMOVAL/INSTALLATION

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1. Remove the following parts:

  (1) Console (See CONSOLE 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.)

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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.

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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.

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  Tightening torque

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