Necessary preliminary tasks

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Remove FRONT SEAT

Unfasten plug connection (1) and disconnect.

Fig 1: Identifying Plug Connection

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Bend metal tab (1) open.

Fig 2: Identifying Metal Tab

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Lift drive (1) and flex shaft (2) out of guide (4) in direction of arrow.

Detach drive (1) from rubber mounts (3).

Detach flex shaft (2) from drive (1).

Fig 3: Detaching Drive And Flex Shaft

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Fig 4: Identifying Short Flex Shaft And Long Flex Shaft

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Installation:

Slide short flex shaft (1) into longitudinal seat adjustment gearing square.

Bend long flex shaft (2) upwards and slide into longitudinal seat adjustment gearing.

Clip motor and flex shafts into carrier plate.

Make sure flex shafts are correctly seated in gearboxes.