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Step
10: Remove the Seat
Congratulations.
You are ready to remove the first seat. Get a friend
to help you with this step. Please be careful not to
scratch your door sills, or trim panels with the seat
tracks. Carefully lift the seat up and out of the vehicle.
It's easiest if you have the top removed on a coupe,
or top down on a convertible. Sorry FRC/Z06 guys, you'll
have to deal with the roof. Once the seat is out, place
it on a clean towel or sheet to protect the leather.
Now is also a great time to clean the carpets and do
a full detail to the seat with leather cleaner/protectant.
PLEASE WORK ON ONE SEAT TRACK AT A TIME!
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Step
11: Use Masking Tape to Mark the Tracks
By
wrapping masking tape around the seat tracks, you can
verify that you have the Lead Screw adjusted correctly
during re-assembly. Don't forget to slit the masking tape
so the seat tracks can slide. If you have followed the
early steps regarding the seat being placed at the full
forward position, you won't need this, but it can't hurt
to do it just for piece of mind. This first track was
the only one of the four we used the masking tape on.
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Step
12a: Remove Cover on Seat Track
If
you are working on the outside seat track, you will
need to remove the cover that hides the two Torx T-25
screws. Gently pry up one end of the cover and it will
slide out of the way.
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Step
12: Remove Two Torx T-25 Screws Securing the Aluminum
Block
Remove
these two screws in the middle of the seat track and set
them aside.
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Step
13: Remove One Torx T-40 Bolt Under the Seat Track
This
was a bit tricky. Click the picture and look at the large
image. This bolt is in the underside of the back portion
of the seat track where the back of the seat hinges to
the seat bottom.
We
used a T-40 socket that is about 1.5" tall. That
is all the room you will have to get a tool on this bolt.
We grabbed the T-40 end of the socket with a combination
wrench (1/4") and the bolt came right out. The next
track wasn't so easy. We ended up with the same wrench
arrangement and a vice grip on the socket. We also used
a screwdriver to pry the socket up into the bolt head
so as to not strip it out. That worked great. A drop of
PB Blaster on the bolt doesn't hurt either. Be careful
around the leather.
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Step
14: Remove Two Torx T-20 Screws Near the Front of the
Seat Track
These
two screws affix the 90 degree drive mechanism to the
seat track. Remove the two screws and sit them aside.
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Step
15: Remove Drive Mechanism
Once
the two T-20 screws are removed, the drive mechanism will
basically fall out. Leave the square drive shaft that
drives the Lead Screw in the mechanism. Sit it aside.
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Step
16: Remove Lead Screw and Aluminum Block Assembly
Use
this picture and the one in step 17 to help with this
step. Once all the screws are out the Lead Screw will
basically just slide out the back of the seat track. See
Step 17 for a tip.
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Step
17: Trick for Removing Lead Screw Assembly
Slide
the track towards the front of the seat. Once lowered,
place a small screwdriver in one of the T-25 screw holes
in the Aluminum Block. Lift the track back to it's original
position and the Lead Screw assembly will be lifted up
towards the rear of the seat track. It can now be removed.
See Step 18.
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Step
18: Slide Lead Screw Assembly Out from the Rear of the
Track
Slide
the track out and take it to a clean work area. Work on
cardboard or paper towels, this is a little greasy!
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