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Makes 🢒 Chevrolet 🢒 2006 🢒 Corvette 🢒 Body 🢒 Seats 🢒 Seat Cushion Frame Replacement

Removal Procedure

    Object Number: 71215 Size: SH
  1. Remove the seat. Refer to Driver and Passenger Seat Replacement .
  2. Remove the pretensioner and seat belt buckle. Refer to Seat Belt Buckle Pretensioner Replacement .
  3. Remove the side trim panel. Refer to Handle, Knob, Switch, Side Shield Replacement - Front Seat .
  4. Remove the seat cushion cover and pad. Refer to Seat, Cushion, Cover, Pad Replacement - Front Seat .
  5. Remove the inflatable restraint passenger presence system. Refer to Inflatable Restraint Passenger Presence System Replacement - Front .

    6. Object Number: 339492 Size: SH
  6. Remove the lumbar pump and module and pull them up through the seat frame and lay them aside still attached to the seat back.
  7. Remove the memory seat module from the seat wires if equipped with memory seats.
  8. Mark the seat back actuators to identify the right side from the left side.
  9. Note the routing of the recliner mechanism cables.
  10. Position the seat back full up to remove the tension from the actuator springs.
  11. Remove the forward pins from the seat back actuators.

    12. Object Number: 71219 Size: SH
  12. Remove the hinge bolts.
  13. Remove the seat back.
  14. Reposition the actuators underneath the seat frame springs.

    15. Object Number: 71217 Size: SH
  15. Remove the seat cushion frame from the seat adjuster.
  16. Remove the recliner mechanism from the seat cushion frame.

    17. Object Number: 281999 Size: SH
  17. Remove the wire assembly from the seat cushion frame (if replacing or transferring the wire assembly).
    18. 17.1. Insert a screwdriver between the tension spring coils and pull toward the wires unhook the tension spring from the wire assembly.
    17.2. Unhook the wire assembly from the front of the seat cushion frame.

Installation Procedure

    Object Number: 71217 Size: SH
  1. Install the springs and wires to the seat cushion frame.
    2. 1.1. Center the wire assembly to the front of the seat cushion frame.
    1.2. Hook the tension springs into the rear of the seat frame.
    1.3. Insert a screwdriver between the tension spring coils, stretch the spring to hook the spring to the wire assembly.

    Object Number: 171527 Size: SH
  2. Install the recliner mechanism to the seat frame.

    3. Object Number: 71217 Size: SH
  3. Install the seat adjuster to the seat cushion frame.
  4. Loop and route the reclining mechanism cables under the seat cushion frame springs.
  5. Position the actuators with the arrow on the hinge end of the actuator pointing forward and with the release cable clip opening pointed downward.
  6. Insert the forward ends of the actuators into the actuator brackets.

    7. Object Number: 71219 Size: SH
  7. Install the seat back and the actuator to the seat cushion frame with the hinge bolts.
  8. Apply Loctite™ 271 to the hinge bolt threads.

    9. Notice: Use the correct fastener in the correct location. Replacement fasteners must be the correct part number for that application. Fasteners requiring replacement or fasteners requiring the use of thread locking compound or sealant are identified in the service procedure. Do not use paints, lubricants, or corrosion inhibitors on fasteners or fastener joint surfaces unless specified. These coatings affect fastener torque and joint clamping force and may damage the fastener. Use the correct tightening sequence and specifications when installing fasteners in order to avoid damage to parts and systems.

  9. Install the hinge bolt nuts.

    10. Tighten
    Tighten the hinge bolt nuts to 24 N·m (18 lb ft).

  10. Install the pins to the forward ends of the actuators.

    11. Object Number: 339492 Size: SH
  11. Install the seat module, if equipped.
  12. Install the lumbar pump and module, if equipped.
  13. Install the memory module, if equipped.
  14. Install the trim cover and pad to the seat cushion frame. Refer to Seat, Cushion, Cover, Pad Replacement - Front Seat .

    15. Object Number: 71221 Size: SH
  15. Install the side trim panel. Refer to Handle, Knob, Switch, Side Shield Replacement - Front Seat .
  16. Install the inflatable restraint passenger presence system. Refer to Inflatable Restraint Passenger Presence System Replacement - Front .
  17. Install the seat cushion cover and pad. Refer to Seat, Cushion, Cover, Pad Replacement - Front Seat .

    18. Object Number: 71215 Size: SH
  18. Install the pretensioner and seat belt buckle. Refer to Seat Belt Buckle Pretensioner Replacement .
  19. Install the seat. Refer to Driver and Passenger Seat Replacement .

    20. Caution: To avoid personal injuries, re-zero the passenger presence system whenever you remove or replace the seat cushion or trim. Failure to do so may cause the system to malfunction.

  20. Re-zero the inflatable restraint passenger presence system whenever the seat cushion or any component of the passenger presence system is removed. Refer to Passenger Presence System Programming and Setup .