52 30 405 Removing and Installing/Replacing Seat Cover For Left Or Right Rear Seat
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Special tools required:
- 52 0 050. See 52 0 050 PLIERS
Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove front trim. See 52 30 030 Removing and Installing Front Trim For 3Rd Seat Row On Left Or Right .
Open tension cable (1).
Disengage welt (2) from seat frame.
Disengage tensioning cable over wire eyelets.
Remove seat cover with padding from seat frame.
Release all retainers in marked area.
Remove seat cover from padding.
NOTE:
Remove all remnants of retainers from seat cover and support.
Installation:
Insert new retainer (2) with special tool 52 0 050 and bend closed. See 52 0 050 PLIERS .
- Padding
- Retainer
- Trim wire in padding
- Trim wire in seat cover
- Seat cover
Replacing seat cover:
Pull trim wires out of seat cover.
Cut new seat cover to size and insert trim wires.