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Seat Recliner - 40 Percent, Inboard




Seat Recliner - 40 Percent, Inboard

WARNING: Before beginning any service procedure, REFER to Safety Warnings . Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury.

Removal

WARNING: Use care when the seat back frame is removed and when releasing the recliners from a backrest upright position. The recliners are spring-loaded, which may cause the recliner upper arms to fold with significant speed/force. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury.

1. If equipped with deployable safety belts, remove the safety belt buckle. REFER to Safety Belt Buckle - 2nd Row, 40 Percent Seat, with Inflatable Safety Belts .

2. Open the cushion cover.





1. Release the clip and separate the strut.

2. Separate the J-clips.

3. Separate the hook-and-loop strips.

3. From under the seat, pull the inboard and outboard cushion cover retainers out from between the cushion frame and seat track/riser.





4. Remove the manual recline handle.





1. Locate the spring clip between the recline cover and handle.

2. Remove the spring clip and slide the manual recline handle off the shaft.

5. Pull out to release the retainers and remove the outboard recliner outer cover.

- At installation, route the strap through the recliner cover.

6. Separate the cable retainer and cable end at the outboard recliner.





7. Pull out to release the retainers and remove the inboard recliner outer cover.

8. Separate the inboard recliner.





1. Remove the 3 inboard recliner inner cover screws.

2. Separate the cable retainer and cable end.

3. Remove the 2 recliner-to-backrest frame bolts.
- To install, tighten to 50 Nm (37 lb-ft).

4. If equipped, remove the bolt and the safety belt buckle.
- To install, tighten to 37 Nm (27 lb-ft).

5. Remove the 2 recliner-to-cushion frame bolts.
- To install, tighten to 50 Nm (37 lb-ft).

6. From behind the cable retainer, squeeze the ends together and separate.

9. Remove the inboard recliner.





1. Remove the rivet and detach the cable and cover.

2. Separate the cable end from the recliner and remove the inboard recliner.

Installation

1. To install, reverse the removal procedure.