Diesel Data: Automotive Repair

Rear Seat-Back Hinge Replacement




Rear Seat-back Hinge Replacement

NOTE:

- Take care not to tear the seams or damage the seat covers.

- Put on gloves to protect your hands.

1. Remove the rear seat assembly. Rear Seat Removal/Installation

2. Release the push nut (A) from the pivot pin (B).

3. Remove the pivot pin, the pivot collars (C), and the hinge (D) from the seat-back frame (E). An inside hinge of a seat-back frame is shown. The outside hinges are symmetrical.

4. Reassemble the hinge in the reverse order of disassembly, and note these items:
- Apply multipurpose grease to the moving portions of the hinge.

- Replace any push nuts you removed with new ones.