Rear Quarter - Cadillac 60 Series 1963 Shop Manual

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BODY
4. To install, reverse removal procedure.
66. Rear Seat Cushion Assembly
a. Removal
1. Push lower forward edge of cushion rear-
ward and pull cushion upward until protrusions
on seat bottom frame disengage from floor pan
stops.
2. Pull cushion forward and carefully remove
from body.
b. Installation
1. Carefully lift cushion into body to avoid dam-
aging adjacent trim.
2. Position rear edge of cushion under rear
seat back assembly.
3. Center protrusions on seat bottom frame
with stops on floor pan assembly.
IMPORTANT: If seat bottom frame protru-
sions are not properly centered in relation to
floor pan stops, proper engagement and place-
ment of cushion will be extremely difficult.
4. Push forward edge of cushion rearward and
downward until protrusions are properly engaged
behind floor pan stops.
67. Rear Seat Back Assembly
Removal and Installation
a. All Except 67 Styles
1. Remove rear seat cushion assembly.
2. On styles with rear seat center arm rest,
lower arm rest, disengage upper end of arm rest
trim panel from seat back assembly and lower
trim panel; remove two bolts securing arm rest
hanger plate to seat back support reinforcement.
3. At bottom of seat back, bend four body tabs
that secure seat back to floor panel and to wheel-
house panel. On 57 styles, lower end of seat back
is retained by two body tabs at floor panel only.
4. Pull seat back assembly out at bottom until
seat back clears body tabs; then raise seat back
upward until seat back disengages from hangers
on seat back panel support.
5. Remove seat back assembly from body.
6. Install by replacing parts in reverse
sequence, making certain that all attaching body
tabs and hangers have waterproof body tape ap-
plied to them to act as an anti-squeak.
b. 67 Styles Only
1. Remove rear seat cushion assembly.
2. Disconnect rear seat back speaker wire.
3. Working over rear of rear seat back, remove
screw securing rear end of folding top compart-
ment side trim panel to rear of rear seat back
frame.
4. At bottom of seat back, remove two screws
and washers that secure seat frame to seat back
support.
5. Raise seat back until seat back disengages
from hangers on seat back panel and remove seat
back assembly from body.
6. Install by replacing parts in reverse
sequence.
68. Rear Seat Back Center Arm
Removal and Installation
Resl
1. Remove rear seat back assembly and place
upside down on a clean protected surface.
2. Remove four bolts securing rear seat arm
rest support plate to rear seat back spring
assembly.
3. Lift up lower edge of seat back assembly and
disengage arm rest with attached arm rest trim
panel from seat back spring assembly and remove
arm rest from assembly.
4. Install by replacing parts in
sequence.
reverse
5. Adjust support plate as required, so that arm
rest, when in raised position, is centered in and
flush to seat back cushion.
REAR QUARTER
The procedures for servicing the rear quarter cover the following body
styles:
Two-Door Coupes (57 Styles)
Convertibles (67 Styles)
Four-Door Sedans (29, 39, and 89 Styles)
Figures 16-69 and 16-70 identify the major components of the rear quarter
hardware on those styles incorporating a dropping rear quarter window.