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Removal Procedure

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  1. Open the front floor console rear cup holder.
  2. Insert a flat-bladed tool under the spring and lift the spring up from the rear cupholder.
  3. Press the rear cupholder sideways to the left to release the pivot pin from the right side pivot point in the front floor console.
  4. Remove the rear cupholder from the front floor console.
    Fig 1: Removing Rear Cupholder & Pivot Pin
    G01830941Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  5. Remove the spring from the front floor console, by pulling the spring down and out from the retainer slot.
    Fig 2: Removing Spring From Front Floor Console
    G01830942Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.