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Front Seat Recliner Motor: Removal

WARNING: The safety belt pretensioner is a pyrotechnic device. Always wear safety glasses when repairing an air bag equipped vehicle and when handling a safety belt buckle pretensioner or safety belt retractor pretensioner. Never probe a pretensioner electrical connector. Doing so could result in pretensioner or air bag deployment and could result in personal injury.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not use any memory saver devices.
NOTE: If a seat equipped with a seat mounted side air bag and/or a safety belt pretensioner (if equipped) system is being serviced, the supplemental restraint system (SRS) must be depowered.
NOTE: The air bag warning lamp illuminates when the RCM fuse is removed and the ignition switch is ON. This is normal operation and does not indicate a supplemental restraint system (SRS) fault.
NOTE: The SRS must be fully operational and free of faults before releasing the vehicle to the customer.
  1. Remove the 40 percent seat and depower the SRS. For additional information, refer to FRONT SEAT - 40 PERCENT .
  2. Remove lower seat backrest cover.
    Fig 1: Removing Lower Seat Backrest Cover
    G02785167Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  3. Remove the two screws from support rod.
    Fig 2: Removing Screws From Support Rod
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  4. Release the one hook-and-loop strip and the one J-clip.
    Fig 3: Releasing Hook-And-Loop Strip And J-Clip
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  5. Depress tab and remove the head restraint.
    Fig 4: Removing Head Restraint
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    6. NOTE: The head restraint sleeve pins are not interchangeable. Note location for installation.
    Fig 5: Locating Head Restraint Sleeve
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  6. Reach up into seat backrest and squeeze the head restraint sleeve ends together to release the sleeves, and pull the head restraint sleeves out.
    7. CAUTION: Use care when separating the seat backrest trim cover from the hook-and-loop strip, or the hook-and-loop strip can be torn from the seat backrest foam.
  7. Invert the seat backrest trim cover and remove.
    8. CAUTION: Use care when removing the seat backrest foam pad from the frame. The foam pad has hook and loop fasteners holding the thermo-electric device to the seat backrest foam pad.
    Fig 6: Removing Seat Backrest Foam Pad From Thermo-Electric Device
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  8. Remove the seat backrest foam pad from the thermo-electric device and remove the seat backrest foam pad.
  9. Remove the retainer clip on the end of the power recliner motor shaft.
    Fig 7: Removing Retainer Clip On The End Of Power Recliner Motor Shaft
    G02785173Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  10. Remove the power recliner motor shaft.
    1. Remove the power recliner motor shaft cover.
    2. Slide the power recliner motor shaft out from the power recliner motor.
    Fig 8: Removing Power Recliner Motor Shaft
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  11. Remove the power recliner motor.
    1. Disconnect the power recliner motor electrical connector.
    2. Remove the power recliner motor bolt.
    3. Remove the power recliner motor.
    Fig 9: Removing Power Recliner Motor
    G02785175Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
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