Chrysler 1997 Stratus Convertible RHD Service Manual page 1083

BOTTOM HEADREST GUIDES OF ACCESS HOLES SEAT CUSHION FRAME RAIL TOP SEAT
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(14) Remove headrest guides (Fig. 10).
Fig. 10 Headrest Guides
(15) Feed seat belt bezel and seat belt through
seat cover while pulling cover from seat back foam.
(16) Separate seat back cover from seat back foam
and frame.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position seat back foam to seat back frame.
(2) Install hog rings to hold seat back foam to seat
back frame.
(3) Position seat cover on seat back foam and seat
frame.
(4) Feed seat belt bezel and seat belt through hole
in seat cover.
(5) Pull seat cover downward to first horizontal
trench in seat back foam.
(6) Align seat cover horizontal seam center notch
to center hog ring location.
(7) Install hog rings, center first, to hold seat back
cover seam wire to wire in seat back foam.
(8) If vehicle is equipped with cloth seats;
(a) Pull seat back cover downward to second hor-
izontal trench in seat back foam.
(b) Align seat cover horizontal seam center notch
to center hog ring location.
(c) Install hog rings, center first, to hold seat
back cover seam wire to wire in seat back foam.
(9) Install hog rings at hog ring location in vertical
foam trenches to attach the cover seam cords to the
wires in the foam. If vehicle is equipped with cloth
seats, attach the lower ends of horse shoe shaped
wire with the same hog rings.
(10) Engage clips holding seat cover to seat belt
retractor cover.
(11) Install headrest guides.
(12) Install headrest.
(13) Install hog rings to hold seat cover seam cords
to wires in seat back foam.
(14) Pull seat cover down fully over seat back
foam.
(15) Install hog rings above bead in seat cover
seam cord to hold cords to hog ring location at bot-
tom of vertical foam trench.
(16) Connect seat cover retainer strips at bottom of
seat back.
(17) Slide long snaps on outboard portion of seat
belt bezel inside seat back cover and seat belt retrac-
tor cover.
(18) Using a suitable hook style tool inserted
through opening in seat belt bezel, support the inside
of the seat belt retractor cover while snapping the
inboard portion of the bezel into the cover.
(19) Install upper recliner handle and lumbar
adjustment handle, if so equipped.
(20) Attach lower seat belt anchor to bolt on seat
adjuster.
(21) Verify that seat belt is routed such that it will
not be twisted when engaged to the seat belt buckle.
(22) Install new nut holding lower seat belt anchor
to seat frame (Fig. 5).
NOTE: The torque specification for the lower seat
belt anchor nut is 45.3 N·M (33.3 ft. lbs.).
(23) Verify that a minimum of three threads
extend beyond the lower seat belt anchor nut and
that the lower seat belt anchor swivels freely. If both
conditions are not found, check that the bolt is fully
engaged to the seat adjuster.
(24) Install seat to vehicle. Refer to appropriate
procedure in this section.
SEAT RECLINER
REMOVAL
(1) Remove seat from vehicle. Refer to appropriate
procedure found in this section.
(2) Remove seat back from lower seat frame.
(3) Unscrew recliner lead screw.
(4) Remove seat back cover until the screws hold-
ing the upper recliner handle mechanism to the seat
back frame can be accessed.
(5) Remove rubber bellows covering lower part of
seat back frame.
(6) Remove screws holding upper recliner handle
mechanism to seat frame.
(7) Push upper recliner mechanism into seat frame
with handle shaft facing the front of the seat frame.
NOTE: Do not re–use bolts holding recliner hous-
ing to seat frame. Verify availability prior to pro-
ceeding.
(8) Remove bolts holding recliner housing to seat
frame.
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