SECTION 501-10: Seating
2014 Flex Workshop Manual
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
Procedure revision date: 05/02/2013

Seat Track Motor — Front


General Equipment
Drill(s)

Material
Item Specification
Motorcraft® Threadlock and Sealer
TA-25
WSK-M2G351-A5

Removal

 WARNING: Wear protective gloves when handling components or parts that have pointed or sharp edges. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury.

NOTE: Typical driver seat shown, others similar.

  1. Remove the front seat. Refer to Seat — Front .
  1. If equipped.
    1. From under the cushion side shield, push out from behind the seat control switch bezel to start detachment.
    1. NOTICE: Do not pull out at the front of the seat control switch bezel, slide it rearward. Otherwise, seat control switch bezel retainers can break.

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  1. If equipped.
  1. NOTE: Seat cushion wire harness take-outs will vary with seat option content. Note the wire harness routing, attachment points and connections to the horizontal seat motor and bracket for installation.

Installation

  1. NOTE: Applying pressure to the lower seat track rail forward or backward can aid in bolt hole alignment.

    On both sides.
  1. NOTICE: When using a drill to move the seat track, do not move the seat track to its forward or rearward end of travel stops. Doing so can result in damage to the seat track requiring its replacement.

    NOTE: Be sure to drive the seat track evenly or the track will bind during movement.

    NOTE: Rotate the cables using 2 drills operating at similar speeds to most efficiently position the seat track.

    Align the seat track on both sides.
    General Equipment: Drill(s).
  1. The rear edges of the upper and lower seat track rails must align with each other on both sides.
  1. On both sides.
  1. NOTE: Applying pressure to either the upper or lower seat track rail can aid in bolt hole alignment.

    1. Install the horizontal motor and bracket assembly onto the seat track making sure the bracket is positioned between the seat belt anchor bracket and the upper seat track rail.
    1. Insert the small cable through the seat track rail and into the gearbox hole.
    1. Apply Threadlock and Sealer to the 2 bolts and tighten to 24 Nm (18 lb-ft).
  1. NOTE: The cable felt should not be visible when the cable is correctly engaged to the horizontal motor square drive.

  1. NOTE: Applying pressure to either the upper or lower seat track rail can aid in bolt hole alignment.

    1. Apply Threadlock and Sealer to the 2 bolts and tighten to 24 Nm (18 lb-ft).
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  1. From beneath the seat, route, attach and connect the seat cushion wire harness as noted during removal.
  1. If equipped.
  1. If equipped.
  1. Install the front seat. Refer to Seat — Front .