Upper And Lower Seat Pan Frame, Separating And Assembling: Removing

-- Move the front seat to the highest position possible to keep the torsion bar tension as low as possible.

-- Remove the front seat. Refer to FRONT SEAT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Secure the front seat to the :VAS6136  . Refer to FRONT SEAT, MOUNTING ON FIXTURE FOR SEAT REPAIR .

-- Remove the backrest. Refer to FRONT BACKREST, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the cushion. Refer to SEAT PAN COVER AND CUSHION, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, SEAT WITH SEAT DEPTH ADJUSTER .

-- Remove the bracket for the front trim. Refer to SEAT SIDE TRIM/CONTROL MODULE/COMPRESSOR BRACKET, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the seat depth adjuster. Refer to SEAT DEPTH ADJUSTER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the seat angle adjuster. Refer to SEAT ANGLE ADJUSTER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the bolt -2-.

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-- Unclip and disengage the seat position sensor -1- for the seat pan lower frame -3- -arrow-.

-- Unclip the rear bracket -2- for the wire routing on the seat pan with a flat-head screwdriver.

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-- Release and disconnect the connector -1- on the seat forward/back adjustment motor.

-- Free up the wire -arrow-.

-- Support the seat pan upper frame with the backrest. so that it does not fall or get damaged when disconnecting it from the lower frame.

-- Remove the front and rear bolts -arrows- on the left and right side.

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-- Remove the seat pan upper frame -2- from the lower frame -1- and place it on a clean surface.

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