Front Passenger's Weight Sensor Replacement: Removal

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Removal of the front passenger's weight sensors must be done according to Precautions and Procedures (see PRECAUTIONS AND PROCEDURES ).
The front passenger's weight sensors are part of the slide/up-down adjuster and must be replaced as an assembly.

Do the battery terminal disconnection procedure (see USING THE GR8 BATTERY DIAGNOSTIC STATION ), then wait at least 3 minutes before starting work.
Remove the front passenger's seat (see FRONT SEAT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
Disconnect left seat track/slide motor connector from the power seat harness, then remove these items.
- front cover (see FRONT SEAT DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY )
- recline cover (see FRONT SEAT DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY )
- center cover (see FRONT SEAT DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY )
- outer height cover (see FRONT SEAT LINKAGE DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY )
- inner height cover (see FRONT SEAT LINKAGE DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY )
- protector (see step 5 under FRONT SEAT LINKAGE DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY )
- seat belt buckle (see FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE )
Disconnect the ODS unit harness connectors (A) from the front passenger's weight sensors (B), then remove the mounting nuts (C) mounting bolts (D) and slide joint cable (E) from the front passenger's weight sensors.

Fig 1: Identifying ODS Unit Harness Connectors, Front Passenger's Weight Sensors, Slide Joint Cable, Mounting Nuts And Bolts
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Remove the mounting nuts (A), then remove the rear brackets (B) and anchorage brackets (C) from the front passenger's weight sensors (D).

Fig 2: Identifying Front Passenger's Weight Sensors, Mounting Nuts, Anchorage And Rear Brackets
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Remove the protectors (E) from the from the front passenger's weight sensors.