Cadillac 60 Series 1963 Shop Manual page 520

BODY
16-51
a. Front Seat Assembly (With Attached Adjusters)
Removal and Installation
1. Under front of seat disconnect seat control
switch wire harness from feed wire harness and
detach control switch harness from clip on floor
pan.
2. Turn back floor covering and remove seat
adjuster-to-floor pan attaching bolts from each
adjuster. This will also disconnect ground wire.
3. Remove seat assembly with attached ad-
justers from body.
4. To install, reverse removal procedure. Make
sure ground wire is installed under seat adjuster
attaching bolt.
IMPORTANT: When installing seat assembly
in body, seat adjusters should be parallel and
"in phase" with each other. In the event ad-
justers are "out of phase" (that is, one adjuster
reaches its full forward or rearward travel
before other adjuster), proceed as follows:
Operate seat control switch until one adjust-
er reaches full forward position. Detach hori-
zontal drive cable from seat motor on side which
has reached full forward position. Operate seat
forward until other adjuster reaches full forward
position; then, connect horizontal drive cable and
check horizontal travel of seat.
b. Front Seat Adjusters
Removal and Installation
1. Remove front seat assembly with attached
adjusters and place upside down on a clean pro-
tected surface.
2. Detach power drive cable from gear nut of
adjuster to be removed, Fig. 16-59.
3. Remove seat adjuster-to-seat bottom frame
front and rear attaching bolts, Fig. 16-59.
4. Remove adjuster from assembly.
5. To install, reverse removal procedure.
c. Front Seat Adjuster Gear Nut and Jackscrew
Assembly Removal and Installation
1. Remove front seat assembly with attached
adjusters and place upside down on a clean, pro-
tected surface.
2. Detach power drive cable from gear nut and
jackscrew assembly to be removed.
3. Using a suitable tool (preferably a "clutch"
type screwdriver) remove two shoulder bolts
securing gear nut to upper slide portion of seat
adjuster assembly, Fig. 16-59.
LOWER TRACK
& SUPPORT
REAR BUMPER
JACKSCREW
DRIVE CABLE
SHOULDER BOLT
ASSIST SPRING
FRONT BUMPER
CROSS PIN
STOP BRACKET
UPPER SLIDE
ADJUSTER
ATTACHING
BOLT
Fig. 16-59 Two-Way Seat Adjuster
4. Remove retainer that secures stop bracket
crosspin, Fig. 16-59.
5. Remove gear nut and jackscrew assembly
from seat adjuster assembly.
6. When installing new gear nut only, remove
cotter pin, washers and rubber bumper from rear
end of jackscrew and remove gear nut from
jackscrew.
7. When installing new jackscrew only, remove
nut, washers, rubber bumper and stop bracket
with inserted rubber grommet from front end of
jackscrew, as well as gear nut and washers, rub-
ber bumper and cotter pin from rear end of
jackscrew.
8. To i n s t a l l , replace parts in reverse
sequence.
d. Front Seat Adjuster Plastic Shoes
Removal and Installation
1. Remove front seat adjuster to be serviced
from front seat assembly.
2. Using a suitable tool (preferably a "clutch"
type screwdriver), remove two shoulder bolts
securing gear nut to upper slide portion of seat
adjuster assembly, Fig. 16-59.
3. Slide lower track and support base portion
of seat adjuster, with attached jackscrew and gear