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Seat Drive Gear

Seat Drive Gear Replacement Right, Side

WARNING: Seats with SIPS bag must always have the transport safety device installed in order to avoid accidentally activating the system when working on the seat.


Caution: While carrying out the following operations take care not to alter the position of the seat guide rails relative to one another. If the rails are moved then it will not be possible to reinstall the seat in the vehicle.

Removing

Preparations
- Make a note of radio code if anti-theft coded radio is installed.
- Remove battery negative lead.
- Cars with SIPS airbag: install the safety device for the SIPS bag.
- Remove seat from car.

Removal of drive gear




- Lay seat on its right side on a clean surface.

Remove:
- Brackets with the three motors. They are secured with two screws on each side.
- Remove clip holding mat to rear edge of seat.
- The two outer nuts which hold drive gear in place.
- The two screws and circlip.
- Remove drive gear from seat.

Removing drive cables from drive gear.




- Undo screws securing the drive gear locking-plates.
- Remove drive cables from gear.

Reinstalling

Reinstalling the drive cables




- Reinstall drive cables on gear.
- Reinstall locking-plates.

Check
- Check position of the seat rails in relation to each other.

Reinstalling the drive gear




- Reinstall drive gear in seat. Tighten with the two screws and the two nuts.

CAUTION: Reinstall circlip.

- Reinstall clip at rear edge of seat to hold the mat.
- Reinstall brackets with the three motors.
- Reinstall seat in the car.
- Cars with SIPS airbag: remove the safety device.
- Replace battery negative lead.

Finishing off
- Reinstall seat in the car.
- Cars with SIPS airbag: remove the safety device.
- Replace battery negative lead.