SEAT COVER/WEAR/TEAR FROM SEAT BOLSTER. Pontiac Bonneville 1993

SUBJECT: SEAT COVER WEAR/TEAR FROM SEAT BOLSTER (REPLACE SEAT BACK FOAM, SEAT COVER AND SEAT BOLSTERS)

MODELS: 1992-94 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSE OR SSEI WITH THE AL7 (F3) SEAT STYLE

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A CONDITION WHERE THE SEAT BOLSTER MAY WEAR OR TEAR THE SEAT COVER.

CORRECTION:

TO REPAIR THIS CONDITION, REPLACE SEAT BACK FOAM, SEAT COVER AND SEAT BOLSTERS. REPLACE THE EXISTING SEAT BOLSTERS WITH THE FOLLOWING PART NUMBERS:

RIGHT BOLSTER - P/N 16707696 LEFT BOLSTER - P/N 16707697

REPAIR PROCEDURE -

1. REMOVE HEAD RESTRAINT USING TOOL J38530.

2. REMOVE SEAT BACK COVER, (3) J-SECTION RETAINERS, (4) HOG RINGS, (6) HOOK AND LOOP PATCHES.

3. REMOVE SEAT BACK FOAM AND DISCARD.

4. REMOVE BOLSTER BLADDERS.

5. REMOVE BOLSTERS.

6. REVERSE STEPS FOR INSTALLATION.

NOTE: SERVICE PROCEDURE IS ALSO IN SECTION 10-4 OF THE SERVICE MANUAL.

PARTS AVAILABILITY:

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER: C7050 (RIGHT SEAT) C7051 (LEFT SEAT) LABOR TIME: 0.8 (FOR EACH)

FIGURES: 0

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