Seat Recliner Motor

Seat Recliner Motor

Removal

1. Remove the front seat. For additional information, refer to Seat - Front Seat - Front.

2. Remove the front seat backrest. For additional information, refer to Seat Backrest - Front Seat Backrest - Front.

3. Remove the plastic rivets attaching the backrest trim cover to the inboard and outboard recliners.

4. NOTICE: Use care when separating the seat back trim cover from the hook-and-loop strip, or the hook-and-loop strip can be torn from the backrest foam pad.

Release the backrest trim cover lower J-clip, hook-and-loop strips and invert the trim cover to the first row of hog rings.

5. NOTICE: Do not rotate the recliner shaft while not engaged to both recliners. Failure to do so will cause the inboard and outboard recliners to become out of synchronization.

Remove the one-way push clip on the side of the inboard power recliner. Slide the recliner shaft out from the outboard side of the seat enough to clear the inboard recliner and power recline motor.

6. Disconnect the electrical connector, remove the screw and the power recline motor.

Installation

All seats

1. NOTICE: Do not rotate the recliner shaft while not engaged to both recliners. Failure to do so will cause the inboard and outboard recliners to become out of synchronization.

Install the recliner motor in the following sequence.

1. Position the recliner shaft through the recliner motor and inboard recliner.
- Slight turning of the recliner shaft may be necessary.

2. Install a new one-way push clip onto the recliner shaft at the inboard power recliner.

3. Turn the recliner motor so the recliner motor mounting hole lines up with the screw hole in the inboard power recliner.

4. Install the recliner motor bolt.

5. Connect the recliner motor electrical connector.

2. Roll the backrest trim cover down, attach the hook-and-loop strips and engage the backrest trim cover lower J-clip.

3. Position the backrest trim cover to the inboard and outboard recliners and install the plastic rivets.

4. Install the front seat backrest. For additional information, refer to Seat Backrest - Front Seat Backrest - Front.

5. Install the front seat. If a passenger seat has been serviced, do not prove out the SRS at this time. For additional information, refer to Seat - Front Seat - Front.

Passenger seat

6. Carry out the Occupant Classification Sensor (OCS) System Zero Seat Weight Test and prove out the SRS. For additional information, refer to General Procedures portion of Restraint Systems. Component Tests and General Diagnostics