Rear Seat ASSY: Overhaul
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Lexus ES 330. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- REMOVE REAR SEAT CUSHION ASSY
- Holding up the front end of the cushion assembly, disengage the clips and pull out the cushion assembly forward to remove it.
A: 100 mm (3.94 in.) or less
NOTE: The cushion frame will be deformed unless holding the clips around the roots.
- Holding up the front end of the cushion assembly, disengage the clips and pull out the cushion assembly forward to remove it.
- REMOVE REAR SEAT BACK ASSY
- Using a screwdriver to disengage the clips, pull out the belt from the near shoulder belt guide RH.
- Using a screwdriver to disengage the clips, pull out the belt from the rear shoulder belt guide LH.
- Using a screwdriver to disengage the clips, pull out the belt from the rear shoulder belt guide center.
- Remove the 4 bolts.
- Holding up the rear seat back assembly to disengage the hooks, remove the rear seat back assembly.
- REMOVE REAR SEAT SHOULDER BELT GUIDE RH
- Remove the 2 screws and the rear seat shoulder belt guide RH.
- REMOVE REAR SEAT SHOULDER BELT GUIDE CENTER
- Remove the 2 screws and rear seat shoulder belt guide center.
- REMOVE REAR SEAT SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LH
- Remove the 2 screws and rear seat shoulder belt guide LH.
- REMOVE REAR SEAT HEADREST ASSY
- REMOVE REAR SEAT HEADREST ASSY CENTER
- REMOVE REAR SEAT HEADREST SUPPORT
- REMOVE REAR SEAT ARMREST ASSY CENTER
- Remove the 2 nuts and the center armrest assembly.
- Remove the 2 bolts and the rear seat armrest assembly center.
- REMOVE BENCH TYPE REAR SEAT BACK COVER
- Remove the hog rings and the rear seat back cover.
- REMOVE BENCH TYPE REAR SEAT CUSHION COVER
- Remove the hog rings and the rear seat cushion cover.
- INSTALL BENCH TYPE REAR SEAT CUSHION COVER
- Using hog ring pliers, install new hog rings.NOTE:
- Be careful not to damage the cover.
- When Installing hog rings, take care to prevent wrinkles as little as possible.
- Using hog ring pliers, install new hog rings.
- INSTALL BENCH TYPE REAR SEAT BACK COVER
- Using hog ring pliers, install new hog rings.NOTE:
- Be careful not to damage the cover.
- When installing the hog rings, take care to prevent wrinkles as little as possible.
- Using hog ring pliers, install new hog rings.
- INSTALL REAR SEAT BACK ASSY
- Install the bench type rear seat back assembly with the 4 bolts.
Torque: 18.1 N.m (185 kgf.cm, 13 ft.lbf)
- Install the bench type rear seat back assembly with the 4 bolts.
- INSTALL REAR SEAT CUSHION ASSY NOTE: Securely engage the rear seat cushion wire to the pipe child restraint seat anchor bracket sub-assembly.