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Seat Recliner Motor Front: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2015 Lincoln MKT. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

WARNING: Never probe the electrical connectors on airbag, Safety Canopy or side air curtain assemblies. Failure to follow this instruction may result in the accidental deployment of these assemblies, which increases the risk of serious personal injury or death.

WARNING: Never disassemble or tamper with seat belt deployable components, including pretensioners, load limiters and inflators. Never back probe deployable device electrical connectors. Tampering or back probing may cause an accidental deployment and result in personal injury or death.

NOTE: For component identification and locations, refer to Seat - Exploded View, Front in this service information.

All seats

1.

Remove the front seat. Refer to Seat - Front .

All Seats Except Limo or Livery

2.

From the front of the seat, disengage the wire harness retainer and disconnect the seat control switch electrical connectors.

GFD95508

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3.

Remove the cushion side shield.
1. 1.
  
  Remove the scrivet at the back.
1. 2.
  
  Remove the screw at the front.
1. 3.
  
  Pull out at the side to release the 3 retainers.
1. 4.
  
  Slide down and separate the hook.

GFD95509

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Limo or Livery Seats

4.

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5.

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All Seats

6.

Remove the backrest panel.
1. 1.
  
  Pull out at the bottom on each side, quickly and firmly, releasing the retainers.
1. 2.
  
  NOTE: The clips in the middle of the backrest panel can be damaged if the bottom of the backrest panel is not pivoted away from the seat.
  
  Pivot the bottom of the backrest panel out as far as it will go and slide the backrest panel down, disengaging the upper hooks.
  - Remove the backrest panel.

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7.

Remove the rear carpet flap toe-kick.
1. 1.
  
  Disengage the 2 J-clips from the backrest frame wires.
1. 2.
  
  Peel the carpet flap toe-kick down and remove the pin-type retainers (only 1 pin-type retainer on the inboard side for limo or livery) from the cushion side shield and recliner cover.
1. 3.
  
  Disengage the carpet flap toe-kick J-clip from the cushion frame and remove the carpet flap toe-kick.

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8.

Release the backrest cover hook-and-loop strips near the bottom and at the sides.

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9.

Release the backrest cover hook-and-loop strips and J-clip attached to the recliner.
- Repeat for the other side.

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10.

Disengage the backrest cover top center J-clip attached to the backrest frame wire.

All Seats Except Limo or Livery

11.

Remove the backrest Thermo-Electric Device (TED).
1. 1.
  
  Disconnect the electrical connector and separate the pin-type retainer from the backrest frame.
1. 2.
  
  Disengage the backrest TED from the backrest foam pad wire.
1. 3.
  
  Disengage the backrest TED from the backrest frame wire and remove the backrest TED.

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All Seats

12.

Disengage the lower and side backrest cover J-clips.

13.

Push the backrest foam pad and backrest cover away from the backrest frame.
- Pull the backrest foam pad and backrest cover out from between the cushion and backrest frame.

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14.

Remove the E-clip on the recliner shaft and the recline motor bolt.

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15.

Release the 2 clips (1 shown) and slide the sleeve back on the recliner shaft.

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16.

NOTE: Do not rotate the recliner motor or recliner motor shafts until the long shaft is connected to the short shaft and sleeve. Failure to do so will cause the inboard and outboard recliners to become out of synchronization.

Remove the power recline motor.
1. 1.
  
  Slide the recliner shaft assembly out of the recliner and remove the short recliner shaft.
1. 2.
  
  Remove the sleeve from the long recliner shaft.
1. 3.
  
  Slide the long recliner shaft out of the recline motor.
1. 4.
  
  Disconnect the electrical connector and remove the power recline motor.
  - If necessary, remove the long recliner shaft from the recliner.

GFD95551

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