Necessary preliminary tasks

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Remove FRONT SEAT. See SEAT SYSTEM - REPAIR (E82) or SEAT SYSTEM - REPAIR (E88) .

Unfasten plug connection (1) and disconnect.

Fig 1: Identifying Connectors And Expanding Rivets

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Press out pins of expanding rivets (2) and lever out expanding rivets. Carefully bend long flex shaft with jacket tube and pull out of gearing. Pull drive with short flex shaft out of gearing.

Installation:

Slide seat rail with opening forwards or back until bushing for flex shaft mounting of worm gear is flush. Insert flex shaft.

Fig 2: Sliding Seat Rail Forward/Backward

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Installation note:

Slide short flex shaft (1) into longitudinal seat adjustment gearing square. Bend long flex shaft (2) upwards and slide into longitudinal seat adjustment gearing. Make sure flex shafts are correctly seated in transmissions.

Fig 3: Identifying Short Flex Shaft And Long Flex Shaft

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Installation note:

PTFE hoses (1) are shrink-fitted onto end pieces. Check that hoses are free from damage.

Fig 4: Identifying PTFE Hoses

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