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SEATS
15-3
STANDARD FRONT SEATS
FRONT SEAT ASSEMBLY-
Manually Operated—Full Width
DESCRIPTION
The conventional full width manually operated seat
assembly incorporates manually operated seat ad-
justers to provide fore and aft movement of the
seat.
When the lever at the left seat adjust is
moved forward (rearward on " F " body styles), the
seat adjusters unlock, permitting horizontal travel
of the seat. When the seat is in the desired position
and the locking lever is released the seat is locked.
All seat adjusters are secured to the floor pan by
nuts installed on floor pan anchor plate studs or
bolts installed into anchor nuts in the floor pan
(See Figures 15-1 and 15-2).
SEAT ASSEMBLY
Removal and Installation
1. Remove both driver and passenger inner seat
belt floor pan attaching bolt.
2. Remove door sill plates and turn back floor
mat or carpeting, where necessary, to expose
seat adjuster-to-floor pan attaching nuts or
bolts.
3. Operate seat to full forward position.
4. At rear of adjusters, remove adjuster-to-floor
pan rear attaching nuts or bolts (Fig. 15-1 and
Fig. 15-2).
5. Operate seat to full rearward position. Remove
adjuster-to-floor pan front attaching bolts. On
styles with seat back cigar lighter tilt seat
assembly rearward sufficiently to disconnect
lighter feed wire. With aid of a helper, remove
seat assembly from body.
6. To install seat assembly, reverse removal
procedure. Where seat adjuster-to-floor pan
spacers were present reinstall spacers in
same position. Check operation of seat a s -
sembly to full limits of travel.
ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY
Removal and Installation
1. Remove front seat assembly with adjusters
attached, as previously described, and place
upside down on a clean protected ^surface.
2. Remove seat adjuster assist spring from ad-
juster to be removed (Fig. 15-3).
3. Squeeze hooked end of seat adjuster locking
wire together and slide retaining spring back
over hump in locking wire and remove locking
wire from adjuster.
4. Remove adjuster-to-seat bottom frame front
and rear attaching bolts (Fig. 15-3) and remove
seat adjuster from seat.
6. To install, reverse removal procedure. If left
adjuster is being replaced, install new adjuster
control knob. Use rubber mallet to tap new
knob on control lever.
NOTE:
The right and left seat adjuster sliding
mechanism should be in same relative position
when attaching adjuster to seat bottom frame.
After installing adjusters to seat frame, check
operation of adjusters. If adjusters do not lock or
unlock satisfactorily when control handle on left
adjuster is operated, disengage locking wire re-
tainer from hole in seat bottom frame and engage
retainer in one of adjacent holes to obtain proper
tension in wire. (Fig. 15-3).
GROUND
ON TOP
SEAT ADJUSTER
REAR BOLTS
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1
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1
WIRE - INSTALL
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OF ADJUSTER LEG—j
^ - SEAT ADJUSTER FRONT
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BOLT
2434
Fig. 15-1 —Seat Adjuster Floor Pan Attachment -
" A , F, X & Z " Full Width Seat
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