Removal Note:

Vehicles With Safety Belt Buckle Pretensioners 

1. Prepare the vehicle for seat track removal.
   WARNING:

   • To avoid accidental deployment and possible personal injury, the backup power supply must be depleted before repairing or replacing any front or side air bag supplemental restraint system (SRS) components and before servicing, replacing, adjusting or striking components near the front or side air bag sensors, such as doors, instrument panel, console, door latches, strikers, seats and hood latches.

   To deplete the backup power supply energy, disconnect the negative battery cable and wait at least one minute. Be sure to disconnect auxiliary batteries and power supplies (if equipped).

   1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
      WARNING:

      • To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes, and instructions in the supplemental restraint system (SRS) deactivation/reactivation procedure.
   2. Deactivate the supplemental restraint system (SRS). See SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) DEACTIVATION AND ACTIVATION  .
      WARNING:

      • To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes, and instructions in the seat removal and installation procedure.
   3. Remove the affected seat.
      WARNING:

      • To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes, and instructions in the safety belt buckle and pretensioner removal and installation procedure.
   4. Remove the safety belt buckle and pretensioner. See SEAT BELT BUCKLE AND PRETENSIONER - 60 PERCENT BENCH .
   5. Remove the seat armrest. For additional information, See SEAT ARMREST FRONT - 60 PERCENT BENCH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION  .
   6. Remove the front seat backrest. For additional information, see SEAT BACKREST FRONT - 60 PERCENT BENCH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION  .

   Vehicles Without Safety Belt Buckle Pretensioners 

2. Prepare the vehicle for seat track removal.
   WARNING:

   • To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes, and instructions in the seat removal and installation procedure.
   1. Remove the affected seat.
   2. Remove the seat armrest. For additional information, see SEAT ARMREST FRONT - 60 PERCENT BENCH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION  .
   3. Remove the front seat backrest. See SEAT BACKREST FRONT - 60 PERCENT BENCH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION  .

   All Vehicles 

   Fig 1: Removing Spring

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3. Remove the spring.
   Fig 2: Removing Spring Clip And Recliner Handle

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4. Remove the spring clip and the recliner handle.
   Fig 3: Removing Push Nuts

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5. Remove the push nuts.
   Fig 4: Removing Seat Track Adjustment Lever

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6. Remove the seat track adjustment lever.
   1. Remove one side of the seat track adjustment lever at a time.
   Fig 5: Detaching Seat Backrest Recliner Link Cable

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7. Detach the seat backrest recliner link cable.
   Fig 6: Removing Bolt

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8. Remove the bolt.
   Fig 7: Removing Bolts And Bracket

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9. Remove the bolts and the bracket.
   Fig 8: Removing Bolts

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10. Remove the bolts.
11. Remove the LH and RH seat tracks as an assembly.
12. On supercab vehicles, unlatch the plastic locks. Remove the linkage.
    Fig 9: Removing Linkage

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13. Remove the two plastic locks.
    Fig 10: Removing Plastic Locks

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14. On all vehicles, remove the nuts and the outboard recliner.
    Fig 11: Removing Nuts And Outboard Recliner

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15. Remove the nut and the inboard recliner.
    Fig 12: Removing Nut And Inboard Recliner

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