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Front Seat Backrest - 60 Percent Bench: Removal

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WARNING: The safety belt pretensioner is a pyrotechnic device. Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag equipped vehicle and when handling a safety belt buckle pretensioner or safety belt retractor pretensioner. Never probe a pretensioner electrical connector. Doing so could result in pretensioner or air bag deployment and could result in personal injury.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not use any memory saver devices.
NOTE: If a seat equipped with a seat mounted side air bag and/or a safety belt pretensioner (if equipped) system is being serviced, the supplemental restraint system (SRS) must be depowered  .
NOTE: The air bag warning lamp illuminates when the RCM fuse is removed and the ignition switch is ON. This is normal operation and does not indicate a supplemental restraint system (SRS) fault.
NOTE: The SRS must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.
  1. Depower the SRS. For additional information, refer to DISABLING & ACTIVATING AIR BAG SYSTEM .
  2. Remove the 60 percent bench seat. For additional information, refer to FRONT SEAT .
  3. Remove the 60 percent bench armrest. For additional information, refer to SEAT ARMREST - 60 PERCENT BENCH .
  4. Remove the recliner handle screw and the recliner handle.
    Fig 1: Removing Recliner Handle
    G03277550Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  5. Remove the screw on the side shield.
    Fig 2: Removing Side Shield
    G03277551Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  6. Remove the front side shield screw.
    Fig 3: Removing Front Side Shield Screw
    G03277552Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  7. Pull out on the side and the rear of side shield to detach the two clips (one shown).
    Fig 4: Detaching Clip
    G03277553Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  8. Remove the outboard recliner cable anchor and swivel the recliner cable end and remove.
    Fig 5: Removing Outboard Recliner Cable
    G03277554Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  9. Remove the outboard pin-type retainer and position material aside.
    Fig 6: Removing Outboard Pin-Type Retainer
    G03277555Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  10. Remove the two outboard backrest recliner bolts.
    Fig 7: Removing Outboard Backrest Recliner Bolts
    G03277556Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  11. Remove the inboard recliner cable anchor and swivel the recliner cable end and remove.
    Fig 8: Removing Inboard Recliner Cable
    G03277557Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  12. Remove the front inboard backrest recliner bolt.
    Fig 9: Removing Front Inboard Backrest Recliner Bolt
    G03277558Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  13. Remove the inboard rear bolt cover.
    Fig 10: Removing Inboard Rear Bolt Cover
    G03277559Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  14. Remove the inboard rear backrest recliner bolt.
    Fig 11: Removing Inboard Rear Backrest Recliner Bolt
    G03277560Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  15. Remove the backrest assembly.
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