Seats - Manual Recliner Will Not Operate

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NUMBER: 92-T-16

CORP.REF.NO: 101606

DATE: November 1991

SECTION: 10


SUBJECT: MANUAL SEAT RECLINER WILL NOT OPERATE - REPLACE RECLINER ASSEMBLY


MODELS/YEARS: 1992 EIGHTY EIGHT AND
1991-92 NINETY EIGHT


CONDITION: Some 1992 Eighty Eight and 1991-92 Ninety Eight models may exhibit a condition where the seat recliner will not operate and recline the seat when the handle is rotated.

CAUSE: Release cable disengaged from the release lever on one or both sides of the seat. See the illustration below.

CORRECTION:





1. Inspect the cable and release lever. If any problem is noted with the cable and lever, replace the entire recliner assembly.
2. Reinstall the cable end to the release lever. Replace the clip using part number 25608881 which is currently available from GMSPO. The clip must be replaced on both release levers to assure the cable does not detach again.