SMU - SECTION 10 - REVISED REMOVE/INSTALL PROCEDURE. Chevrolet Cavalier 1997

SUBJECT: SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE - SECTION 10 - REVISED REMOVE/INSTALL PROCEDURE FOR HEAD REST

MODELS: 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER (COUPE) 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE (COUPE) 1997 TOYOTA CAVALIER (COUPE)

THIS BULLETIN IS BEING ISSUED TO REVISE THE REMOVE/INSTALL PROCEDURE FOR ON-VEHICLE SERVICE "HEAD REST" FOUND ON PAGE 10-10-2 OF THE SERVICE MANUAL.

THE ATTACHED ARTWORK (FIGURE 1) REPLACES FIGURE 2 ON PAGE 10-10-4 OF THE SERVICE MANUAL.

REMOVE OR DISCONNECT

1. RAISE HEAD REST OFF OF SEATBACK.

2. WORKING FROM BACK SIDE OF SEATBACK, LOCATE HEAD REST GUIDE TUBE BY MOVING SEATBACK COVER TRIM TO RIGHT SIDE OF SEAT NEAR HEAD REST POST, REFER TO FIGURE 1.

3. APPLY UPWARD TENSION TO HEAD REST USING ONE HAND.

4. USING TOOL J42214-A, OR EQUIVALENT, SLIDE TIP OF TOOL DOWN ALONG RIGHT REAR SIDE OF HEAD REST GUIDE TUBE AND RELEASE RETAINING CLIP BY PUSHING TOOL TOWARDS RIGHT SIDE OF SEAT, REFER TO FIGURE 1.

5. CONTINUE TO APPLY UPWARD TENSION TO HEAD REST TO PREVENT FIRST CLIP FROM RE-ENGAGING. REPEAT PROCEDURE ON OTHER HEAD REST GUIDE TUBE TO REMOVE HEAD REST ASSEMBLY FROM SEATBACK.

INSTALL OR CONNECT

1. HEAD REST BY INSERTING POSTS INTO GUIDE TUBES AND PUSH HEAD REST TO THE LOWEST POSITION.

2. PULL UP ON HEAD REST TO CHECK THAT LOCK SPRINGS ARE ENGAGED AND PREVENT HEAD REST FROM BEING REMOVED.

FIGURES: 01 ATTACHMENTS: 00

FIGURE 1 - HEAD REST 1. VIEW A - RETAINING CLIP IN LOCKED POSITION 2. VIEW B - RETAINING CLIP IN RELEASED POSITION

Object Number: 169181 Size: FS

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