Chrysler 1997 Stratus Convertible RHD Service Manual page 1080

23 - 10 BODY
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
FRONT SEAT SIDE SHIELD
REMOVAL
(1) Remove lower recliner handle.
(2) Remove screws holding seat side shield to seat POWER SEAT SWITCH SEAT SIDE SHIELD SEAT FRAME
frame.
(3) Remove screws holding power seat switch to
side shield, if so equipped.
(4) Separate side shield from vehicle (Fig. 3).
Fig. 3 Front Seat Side Shield
INSTALLATION
(1) Position side shield near seat.
(2) Install screws holding power seat switch to side
shield, if so equipped.
(3) Install screws holding side shield to seat frame.
(4) Install lower recliner handle.
FRONT SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL
(1) Remove seat from vehicle. Refer to procedures
found in this section.
(2) Invert seat on a suitable work surface.
(3) Remove fasteners holding seat cushion assem-
bly to seat adjusters (Fig. 4).
(4) Separate seat cushion assembly from seat
adjusters.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position seat cushion assembly on seat adjust-
ers.
(2) Install fasteners holding seat cushion assembly
to seat adjusters.
(3) Install seat in vehicle. Refer to procedures
found in this section.
FRONT SEAT CUSHION COVER
REMOVAL
(1) Remove seat cushion assembly.
Fig. 4 Front Seat Cushion
(2) Disengage seat cushion cover retainer channels
from seat cushion frame.
(3) Peel seat cushion cover back from seat cushion
foam to access hog rings holding seat cushion cover
to seat cushion foam.
(4) Remove hog rings holding seat cushion cover to
seat cushion foam.
(5) Separate seat cushion cover from seat cushion
foam.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position seat cushion foam to seat cushion
frame.
(2) Wrap fabric flap on bottom of cushion foam
behind and under rear rail of cushion frame. Pull
fabric tight.
(3) Install hog rings to hold fabric flap to seat
cushion frame.
(4) Position seat cushion cover to seat cushion
foam.
(5) Align horizontal seat cushion cover seam center
notch with center hog ring location in seat cushion
foam.
(6) Install hog rings to hold horizontal seam wire
to wire in seat cushion foam at each hog ring location
provided. Begin at center hog ring location and work
outward.
(7) Install hog rings to hold vertical seam wires to
wires in seat cushion foam at each hog ring location
provided, if seat has vertical seams.
(8) Pull cushion cover down over seat cushion foam
and frame.
(9) Engage seat cushion cover retainer channels to
seat frame.
(10) Install seat cushion assembly.
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