Backrest, removing and installing: Removing

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NOTE: The following list refers to Fig 1 .

Remove front seat. See FRONT SEATS, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Press off adjusting knob -4-.
Drive out (left and right) expander pins -5- toward inside. Front expander pin will contact seat frame; press expander pin downward from above with screwdriver.
Pull cover -6- off backrest frame.
Remove screw -11-.
Pull off (left and right) retainer -7-.
Pull backrest frame off mounting pin -13-.

Fig 1: Removing Backrest

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