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Seat Backrest - Front, Bucket Seat: Disassembly

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WARNING: Always carry a live airbag with the deployment door, trim cover or tear seam pointed away from the body. Do not place a live airbag down with the deployment door, trim cover or tear seam facing down. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury in the event of an accidental deployment.
WARNING: Never probe the electrical connectors on airbag, Safety Canopy or side air curtain assemblies. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the accidental deployment of these assemblies, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death.
WARNING: Front seat backrest trim covers installed on seats equipped with seat side airbags cannot be repaired. A new trim cover must be installed. Cleaning is permissible. Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side airbag deploying incorrectly and increase the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
WARNING: Before installing the seat side air bag module/deployment chute assembly:
  • Inspect the side air bag module and mounting surfaces for any damage or foreign material.
  • Remove any foreign material from the mounting surfaces of the deployment chute, the seat backrest frame mounting bracket and the air bag module cavity in the seat backrest foam pad.
  • Install new parts if damaged.

Failure to follow these instructions may result in the seat side air bag deploying incorrectly, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death in a crash.
NOTE: If a side air bag deployment took place, a new seat backrest foam pad, backrest trim cover, deployment chute and side air bag module and nuts must be installed. Install a new seat backrest frame if necessary.
  1. To remove individual parts, only carry out the listed steps as identified in the following table.
    SEAT CUSHION COMPONENTS - REMOVAL STEPS

    Part Steps
    Backrest Assembly 2, 4-12, 14-16
    Backrest Cover 2, 3, 17, 18, 20 and 22
    Lumbar Assembly - Manual 2, 4-6, 8, 9, 11-13, 17, and 25
    Lumbar Assembly - Power 17 and 26
    Lumbar Assembly - Static 17, 18 and 24
    Seat Backrest Thermo-Electric Device (TED) 17-19
    Seat Control Switch 6 and 7
    Seat Recliner Motor 2, 17-19, 27-29
  2. Remove the seat. For additional information, refer to SEAT - FRONT, BUCKET SEAT .
  3. Remove the 2 head restraint guide sleeves. For additional information, refer to HEAD RESTRAINT GUIDE SLEEVE .
  4. If equipped, remove the manual recline handle.
    • Lift the recline handle and, through the opening, locate and remove the retaining clip.
      Fig 1: Locating Manual Recline Handle
      G07485924Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  5. If equipped, remove the retaining clip and the lumbar handle.
  6. Remove the cushion side shield insert.
    1. From between the cushion side shield and the seat track, pry and detach the cushion side shield insert clip attached to the seat track wire.
    2. Pull out slightly on the cushion side shield insert and detach the 2 plastic retainers.
    3. Slide the cushion side shield insert rearward and remove.
      • If equipped, disconnect the seat control switch electrical connector.
  7. Disengage the cushion side shield insert retainers and remove the seat control switch.
  8. From under the rear of the seat track, disengage the cushion cover rear J-clip attached to the rear of the seat track.
  9. Remove the cushion side shield.
    1. Remove the 3 screws.
    2. Remove the scrivet at the rear.
    3. From between the cushion side shield and the seat track, pry and detach the cushion side shield clip attached to the seat track wire.
    4. Remove the cushion side shield.
  10. NOTE: Note wire harness routing for assembly.

    If equipped, from under the seat track, disconnect the side air bag module and backrest feed electrical connector(s) then detach and route out the wire harness(es).

  11. If equipped, separate the manual lumbar cable cover.
    1. Detach the cushion cover outboard J-clips and position the cushion cover flap up.
    2. Separate the cable retainer.
    3. Pull the cable cover out of the manual lumbar adjuster.
      Fig 2: Removing Cable Cover From Manual Lumbar Adjuster
      G06255672Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  12. If equipped, remove the manual lumbar cable from the adjuster.
    Fig 3: Removing Manual Lumbar Cable From Adjuster
    G06173589Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  13. If installing a new manual lumbar assembly, remove the rivet heads, push the remaining rivet through and remove the adjuster mechanism.
  14. At the inboard side, remove the pin-type retainer, detach the cushion cover flap and expose the recliner-to-backrest frame bolts.
    Fig 4: Locating Cushion Cover Flap And Recliner-To-Backrest Frame Bolt
    G07485927Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  15. At the outboard side, detach the cushion cover flap and expose the recliner-to-backrest frame bolts.
    Fig 5: Locating Cushion Cover Flap
    G07485928Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  16. Remove the 4 recliner-to-seat track bolts and remove the backrest.
  17. From the rear of the seat backrest, detach the backrest cover lower and side J-clips.
  18. Detach the backrest cover J-clip attached to the backrest frame wire.
    Fig 6: Locating Backrest Frame Wire
    G06255192Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  19. If equipped, remove the backrest Thermo-Electric Device (TED).
    1. Disconnect the electrical connector and separate the pin-type retainer from the backrest frame.
    2. Remove the tie strap.
    3. Disengage the backrest TED upper retainers from the backrest frame wire.
    4. Remove the tie strap and disengage the TED from the backrest foam pad wire.
    5. Slide the TED out from between the power lumbar and cable.
      G08596259Courtesy of
  20. Remove the side air bag module.
    1. Detach the side air bag module wire harness retainers from the backrest frame.
    2. Remove the side air bag nuts.
    3. Disconnect the side air bag module electrical connector.
    4. Slide the side air bag module out of the deployment chute.
  21. Remove the backrest frame assembly from the backrest foam pad.
  22. NOTE: Reclining the backrest can aid in pulling the backrest cover out from between the cushion and backrest.

    Remove the backrest cover from the backrest foam pad.

    1. Remove the 2 hog rings at the bottom of the backrest cover.
    2. Detach the backrest foam pad clips from the backrest cover plastic strips.
      • Pry open one end of the clip and roll the plastic strip out of the clip.
  23. If equipped, remove the 2 bolts and the damper.
  24. If equipped, remove the static lumbar.
    1. Squeeze the retainers together at the bottom and separate from the backrest frame.
    2. Remove and discard the clips at the top.
  25. If equipped, remove the manual lumbar.
    • Detach the cable and manual lumbar retainers.
      Fig 7: Locating Manual Lumbar Cable And Retainers
      G07485931Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  26. If equipped, disconnect the power lumbar motor electrical connector, disengage the retainers on both sides and remove the power lumbar assembly.
    • If necessary, disconnect the TED electrical connector and detach the pin-type retainer from the backrest frame, then remove the tie strap retainer around the duct.
      Fig 8: Locating TED Electrical Connector And Backrest Frame Pin-Type Retainer
      G06255705Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  27. NOTE: Do not rotate the inboard and outboard recliners separately from each other. Doing so causes the recliners to become out of synchronization.

    Remove the E-clip from the recliner shaft and the recliner motor bolt.

    • If only servicing the power recliner motor, pull the bottom of the backrest foam pad and backrest cover forward and away from the backrest frame to gain access.
      Fig 9: Locating Recliner Shaft E-Clip And Recliner Motor Bolt
      G06077159Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  28. Release the 2 clips (1 shown) and slide the sleeve back on the recliner shaft.
    Fig 10: Locating Recliner Shaft
    G06063498Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  29. Remove the power recliner motor.
    1. Slide the recliner shaft assembly out of the recliner and remove the short recliner shaft.
    2. Slide the long recliner shaft out of the recliner and power recliner motor.
    3. Disconnect and remove the power recliner motor.
      Fig 11: Identifying Recliner Shaft, Long Recliner Shaft And Power Recliner Motor
      G07427826Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  30. NOTE: Note the backrest wire harness routing for assembly.

    If equipped, remove the backrest wire harness.

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