Mountaineer AWD V6-4.0L (2008)
Power Seat Motor: Service and Repair
Power-Fold Seat Motor - Third Row
POWER-FOLD SEAT MOTOR - THIRD ROW
Removal and Installation
NOTE: The power-fold seat motor is serviced with the latch bracket.
LH or RH motors
1. Position the backrest with the working motor in the opposite position of the backrest with the motor that is not working.
2. Remove the third row seat from the vehicle.
3. Remove 2 latch-to-floor mounting bracket nuts.
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To install, tighten to 22 Nm (16 lb-ft).
LH motor
4. From under the RH seat, remove the 2 cushion pivot link assembly-to-cushion frame nuts and remove the RH 50 percent seat from the floor
mounting bracket.
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To install, tighten to 22 Nm (16 lb-ft).
Motor being serviced
5. Remove the latch-to-cushion frame bolt.
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To install, tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).
6. Remove 2 bolts and the latch cover.
7. Release the backrest trim cover lower J-clip on the side with the motor being serviced.
8. CAUTION: Use care when separating the seat back trim cover from the hook-and-loop strip, or the hook-and-loop strip can be torn
from the backrest foam pad.
Release the backrest trim cover side J-clips, hook-and-loop strips and invert the trim cover to expose the 2 latch-to-backrest frame bolts on the side
with the motor being serviced.
9. Remove the 2 latch-to-backrest frame bolts and remove the latch with motor.
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To install, tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).
LH motor
10. Remove the safety belt buckle assembly-to-latch nut and remove the safety belt buckle assembly.
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To install, tighten to 75 Nm (55 lb-ft).
LH or RH motors
11. To install, reverse the removal procedure.