Front Seat Back Cover

FRONT SEAT BACK COVER

REMOVAL

1. Remove seat from vehicle.
2. Remove head restraint.
3. Remove front seat back.
4. Remove lumbar support handle, if equipped.

Fig. 6:

5. Disengage the J-strap retainer (Fig. 6).

Fig. 7:

6. Remove hog rings attaching foam pad to back frame (Fig. 7).
7. Roll seat back cover up to the next hog rings and remove hog rings.
8. For bonded seat back cover separate frame from bonded cover and pad.
9. Roll cover to top of cushion and remove head restraint sleeve guides. Do not reuse head restraint sleeve guides.
10. Remove cover from seat back.

INSTALLATION

NOTE: Do not reuse the recliner assembly attaching bolts.

1. Position cover on the top of seat back.
2. Install new head restraint sleeve guides.
3. Carefully roll cover down to the area that hog rings are to be installed.
4. Install hog rings.
5. Install hog rings attaching back frame to foam pad.
6. Roll cover downward.
7. Engage the J-strap retainer
8. Install lumbar support handle, if equipped.
9. Install new head restraint sleeve guides.
10. Install seat back to seat cushion. Tighten recliner bolts to 40 N.m (30 ft.lbs.) torque. Tighten pivot bolts to 12 N.m (9 ft.lbs.) torque.
11. Install seat in vehicle.
12. Install head restraint.
13. Check seat back and headrest operation.