Seat Pan, Disassembling And Assembling, Lower Frame: Removing
- Follow all Safety Precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to PYROTECHNIC COMPONENTS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .
- Before handling pyrotechnic components (for example, disconnecting the connector), the person handling it must "discharge static electricity". This can be done by touching the door striker, for example.
-- Raise the seat to make it possible to pretension the torsion bar.
-- Remove the front seat. Refer to FRONT SEAT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Remove the seat position sensor on the lower seat frame. Refer to SEAT POSITION SENSOR, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, WITH SEAT OCCUPIED SENSOR FOR BELT FASTENING DETECTION .
-- Remove the front belt latch on the lower seat frame. Refer to FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Disconnect the electrical connector on the seat forward/back adjustment motor.
-- First remove the lock nut and then remove the screw -5-.
Danger of damaging the threaded the holes or the bushing in the bearing points (connecting the upper and lower frame).
A second technician is needed to be pushing on the seat via the backrest while removing the following screws.
-- Remove the screws -1, 3, 4 and 7-.
-- Remove the upper frame -2- upward from the lower frame -6-.
-- Make sure the bushings -1- and the bearing points (connection upper and lower frame) -2- are not damaged.
- The bushings cannot be replaced with workshop materials.
- If the bushings are damaged, the corresponding assembly parts must be replaced.