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Rear Seat Backrest - 40/20/40 Bench, Second Row

REAR SEAT BACKREST - 40/20/40 BENCH, SECOND ROW

Disassembly and Assembly

NOTE: 40 percent seat shown, 20 percent seat is similar.

1. Remove the rear seat from the vehicle.
2. Remove the rear seat backrest from the frame.







3. Press the head restraint release button and pull the restraint from the backrest.







4. CAUTION: Use care when separating the cushion upholstery from the hook and loop fasteners to avoid tearing the fastener off of the cushion foam.

NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the head restraint guides in order to remove the seat upholstery.

Separate the cushion upholstery-to-foam hook and loop fasteners. Remove the seat upholstery from the foam cushion.







5. Remove the four backrest panel screws.







6. NOTE:
- The inboard and outboard head restraint guides are not interchangeable.
- The head restraint guides incorporate an alignment tab that must face forward when installed.

Squeeze together the tip of the head restraint guide and pull the guide out of the frame tube.

7. CAUTION: The foam is attached to the frame with an adhesive.

Carefully pull the foam from the backrest frame.

8. To assemble, reverse the disassembly procedure.