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1999 GMC Forward Control 5.7 R, Automatic

Removal Procedure

1999 GMC Forward Control 5.7 R, AutomaticSECTION Removal Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Remove the front seat head restraint. Refer to HEAD RESTRAINT REPLACEMENT - FRONT SEAT  .
  2. Remove the manual lumbar handle and the trim ring, if equipped.
  3. Position the seat full forward and the seat back full up.
  4. Remove the seal belt nut to the seat stud. For the left, refer to SEAT BELT RETRACTOR REPLACEMENT - LEFT FRONT and for the right, refer to SEAT BELT RETRACTOR REPLACEMENT - RIGHT FRONT in Seat Belts.
  5. Unfasten the J-hook retainers at the bottom of the seat.
  6. Pull out the seat back cover end flaps.
  7. Position the seat back full down.
  8. Reach inside of the least back cover and unfasten the hook and loop retainers securing the front seat back cover to the pad.
  9. Position the seat back to the vertical position.
  10. If heated seats, pull up the trim cover one third.
    • Disconnect the seat heater wire connector, light green, from under the seat cushion.
    • Pull the wire through the back foam pad.
  11. Pull up the trim cover two thirds.
  12. Remove the seat back cardboard panel.
  13. Remove the front seat head restraint retainer. Refer to HEAD RESTRAINT RETAINER REPLACEMENT - FRONT SEAT  .
    Fig 1: Removing Seat Back Cardboard Panel
    G01504364Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  14. Remove the front seat back cover from the seat back by pulling the seat back cover up and over the pad.
    Fig 2: Removing Front Seat Back Cover From Seat Back
    G01504365Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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