Jeep Cherokee 2000 Service Manual - page 1742
(4) Remove bolts attaching recliner to seat cushion
frame (Fig. 11).
(5) Separate seatback from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position seatback on seat cushion frame.
(2) Install inboard seatback pivot bolt and washer.
(3) Install bolts attaching recliner to seat cushion
frame.
(4) Install side shield trim cover.
(5) Install seat.
BUCKET SEAT CUSHION COVER
REMOVAL
(1) Remove seat from vehicle.
(2) Remove side shield trim cover.
(3) Remove seatback.
(4) With the cushion side down, disengage the for-
ward, rearward and inboard J-straps.
(5) Disengage the clips attaching the outboard side
of the cover to the cushion frame.
(6) Turn the cushion over and roll the cover off the
cushion.
(7) Disengage the electrical connectors for the
heated seat, if equipped.
(8) Remove the hog rings attaching the cover to
the cushion support wires (Fig. 12).
(9) Separate the cover from the cushion.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position the cover on the cushion.
(2) Engage the electrical connectors for the heated
seat, if equipped.
(3) Install the hog rings attaching the cover to the
cushion support wires.
(4) With the cushion side down, engage the for-
ward, rearward and inboard J-straps.
(5) Engage the clips attaching the outboard side of
the cover to the cushion frame.
(6) Install seatback.
(7) Install side shield trim cover.
(8) Install seat.
BUCKET SEAT RECLINER
REMOVAL
(1) Remove side shield trim cover.
(2) Disengage seatback cover zipper.
(3) Roll outer seatback cover upward.
(4) Remove bolts attaching recliner to seatback
and seat cushion frames (Fig. 13).
(5) Separate recliner from seat.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position recliner on seat.
(2) Install bolts attaching recliner to seatback and
seat cushion frames (Fig. 13).
(3) Roll seatback cover downward.
(4) Engage seatback cover zipper.
(5) Install side shield trim cover.
REAR SEAT CUSHION
REMOVAL
(1) Disengage seat cushion at rear by pulling
upward on release strap (Fig. 14).
(2) Tilt seat cushion forward.
(3) Disengage seat cushion latch with right side
release lever. Separate right side latch and left side
seat bracket from floor anchor bolts, and remove
cushion from vehicle (Fig. 15).
Fig. 11 Bucket Seatback
1 – SEAT BACK
2 – RECLINER
3 – SEAT CUSHION
Fig. 12 Seat Cushion Cover Hog Rings
1 – SEAT CUSHION COVER
2 – SEAT CUSHION
3 – HOG RING
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