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Removing rear slides > < Removing Bowden cable cover
General Body Assembly, Interior (Repair groups 68, 69, 70, 72, 74)
Front seats (5-door vehicles)
Removing and installing longitudinal seat adjustment Bowden cable
 
A72-0247
  • Bowden cable
  • ◆ Removing
    • ‒ Remove seat
    • ‒ Remove bolt -3- (1x).
    • ‒ Detach lever -4- and adjuster grip -5-.
    • ‒ Open cable ties -2-.
    • ‒ Push lugs -9- (4x) outwards and pull clamp -8- in direction of arrow.
    • ‒ Remove Bowden cable -1- from bracket -10-.
    • ‒ Push one of the retaining hooks -6- inwards from inside.
 
A72-0247
    • ‒ Detach Bowden cable -1- at cut-out -7-.
  • ◆ Installing

Note:

Observe setting of Bowden cable -1- to ensure that the seat is securely locked in position.

    • ‒ Using clamp -8-, adjust Bowden cable -1- such that there is approx. 1 mm play at adjuster grip -5-.
  • Cable tie
  • Bolt
    • ‒ Tightening torque 5 Nm
  • Lever
    • ◆ Lever -4- and adjuster grip -5- are one replacement part.
 
A72-0247
  • Adjuster grip handle
  • Locking tab
  • Cut-out
  • Clamp
  • Retainer tabs
  • Bracket
  • Slider block
    • ◆ Cut through rivet to remove => Fig.2

Fig.2    Cutting through rivet to remove slider block

 
A72-0097
  • ‒ Operate release lever for longitudinal seat adjustment and push slider block to the rear.
  • ‒ → Using a metal saw -3- cut through sleeve -2- and rivet -1-.
  • ‒ Remove all metal particles from seat pan.
  • ‒ The rivet -1- is replaced by the service department with a bolt, a nut and a new sleeve -2-.
  • ‒ Tightening torque 15 Nm

Removing rear slides > < Removing Bowden cable cover