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Jeep Wrangler TJ. Manual - part 557

DOOR OPENING FRAME

REMOVAL

Vehicles equipped with a soft top require a door

opening frame to complete the seal for the soft top
door assembly.

(1) Lower the top to the rearward position.
(2) Turn the knobs located on top of the door open-

ing frame counter clockwise and remove completely
(Fig. 8).

(3) Pull door opening frame outward and up. Sep-

arate from vehicle.

INSTALLATION

Vehicles equipped with a soft top require a door

opening frame to complete the seal for the soft top
door assembly.

(1) Install the alignment pin at the base of the

door opening frame into the hole at the top of the
quarter panel.

(2) Position the door opening frame on the side

support bar and install the knobs.

(3) Raise and secure the top.

HARD/SOFT TOP LATCH

REMOVAL

(1) Unlatch the top (Fig. 9).
(2) Using a grease pencil or equivalent, mark the

position of the latch on the top.

(3) Remove the screws attaching the latch to the

top.

INSTALLATION

(1) Position the latch on the top and install the

screws.

Fig. 8 DOOR OPENING FRAME

1 - DOOR OPENING FRAME
2 - KNOBS

Fig. 9 HARD/SOFT TOP LATCH

1 - LATCH
2 - HARD TOP
3 - WINDSHIELD FRAME

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FRONT SEAT

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

FRONT SEAT BACK

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

FRONT SEAT BACK COVER

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

FRONT SEAT CUSHION COVER

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER/COVER

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER CABLE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

FRONT SEAT FOLDING RELEASE CABLE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

FRONT SEAT BACK DUMP CABLE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

FRONT SEAT TRACK ADJUSTER

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

REAR SEAT

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

REAR SEAT BACK

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

REAR SEAT BACK HINGE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

REAR SEAT BACK COVER

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

REAR SEAT CUSHION COVER

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

REAR SEAT RELEASE CABLE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

REAR SEAT STRIKERS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

FRONT SEAT

REMOVAL

(1) Disengage seat belt electrical connector (Fig. 1).
(2) Remove the bolts attaching the seat adjuster to

the floor panel (Fig. 2).

(3) Remove the seat from the vehicle.

INSTALLATION

(1) Position the seat in the vehicle.
(2) Install the bolts attaching the rear of seat

frame to the floor panel. Tighten outboard bolt to 33
N·m (25 ft. lbs.). Tighten inboard bolt to 74 N·m (55
ft. lbs.).

Fig. 1 SEAT BELT ELECTRICAL

1 - FRONT SEAT
2 - SEAT BELT ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR

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(3) Install the bolts attaching the front of seat

frame to the floor panel and tighten bolts to 33 N·m
(25 ft. lbs.).

(4) Engage seat belt electrical connector.

FRONT SEAT BACK

REMOVAL

(1) Remove seat. (Refer to 23 - BODY/SEATS/

FRONT SEAT - REMOVAL)

(2) Disengage the j-straps at the lower edge of the

seat back and position the seat back cover aside.

(3) Using a small flat bladed tool, release the

hinge cover retaining tab and remove. (Fig. 3)

(4) Disconnect the recliner cables. (Fig. 4)
(5) Remove the upper recliner bolts and remove

the seat back

INSTALLATION

(1) Position the seatback on the seat cushion.
(2) Passenger seat and driver dumping seat:

(a) Engage seat dump cable to clip on recliner.

(3) Install the bolts attaching the recliner to the

seat cushion frame.

(4) Engage the seat cushion corner cover j-retain-

ers.

(5) Engage the retainers attaching the cushion

cover to the outboard seat cushion frame.

(6) Install seat. (Refer to 23 - BODY/SEATS/

FRONT SEAT - INSTALLATION)

Fig. 2 BUCKET SEAT REMOVAL

1 - BUCKLE
2 - SEAT
3 - TURNING LOOP
4 - COVER
5 - ADJUSTER
6 - RETRACTOR
7 - MOUNTING BRACKET

Fig. 3 SEAT BACK HINGE COVER

1 - SEAT BACK COVER
2 - RECLINER COVER RETAINING TAB
3 - SEAT CUSHION FRAME
4 - RECLINER COVER

Fig. 4 SEAT BACK HINGE

1 - DUMP CABLE CONNECTIONS
2 - SEAT BACK BOLTS (4)
3 - SEAT BACK RECLINER

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FRONT SEAT BACK COVER

REMOVAL

(1) Remove the seat. (Refer to 23 - BODY/SEATS/

SEAT - REMOVAL)

(2) Disconnect the j-straps at the bottom of the

seat back.

(3) Remove the bottom hog rings.
(4) Remove the upper hog rings.
(5) Remove the support rods from the seat back.
(6)

Using a trim stick C-4755 or equivalent,

remove and discard the seat release handle knob.
(Fig. 5)

(7) Remove the screw and remove the release han-

dle bezel.

(8) Remove the seat cover and cushion.

INSTALLATION

(1) Position cover and cushion on seatback.
(2) Install the release handle bezel and install the

screw.

(3) Install a new release handle knob.
(4) Install the support rods.
(5) Install the upper hog rings.
(6) Install the bottom hog rings.
(7) Connect the j-straps at the bottom of the seat

back.

(8) Install seat back. (Refer to 23 - BODY/SEATS/

FRONT SEAT BACK - INSTALLATION)

FRONT SEAT CUSHION COVER

REMOVAL

(1) Remove seat back. (Refer to 23 - BODY/SEATS/

FRONT SEAT BACK - REMOVAL)

(2) Disengage inboard j-strap.
(3) Disengage front j-strap.
(4) Disengage rear j-strap
(5) Roll cover up to access hog rings.
(6) Disengage inboard and outboard hog rings.
(7) Separate cover from cushion.

INSTALLATION

(1) Position cover on cushion and align seams.
(2) Engage inboard and outboard hog rings.
(3) Roll cover over cushion edges.
(4) Engage inboard j-strap.
(5) Engage front j-strap.
(6) Engage rear j-strap
(7) Install seat back. (Refer to 23 - BODY/SEATS/

FRONT SEAT BACK - INSTALLATION)

FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER/
COVER

REMOVAL

(1) Remove the seat. (Refer to 23 - BODY/SEATS/

FRONT SEAT - REMOVAL)

(2) Disconnect the j-straps at the lower edge of the

seat back and position aside.

(3) Disconnect the rear j-straps of the cushion and

position aside.

(4) Using a small flat bladed tool, release the

recliner cover retaining tab and remove. (Fig. 3)

(5) Disconnect the seat back dump cables. (Fig. 4)
(6) Remove the two seat back bolts.
(7) Remove the two seat cushion frame bolts.
(8) Disconnect the recliner cable.
(9) For the inboard recliner, disconnect the forward

folding cable assembly, if equipped.

INSTALLATION

(1) Connect the forward folding cable assembly, if

equipped.

(2) Connect the recliner cable.
(3) Install the two seat cushion frame bolts.
(4) Install the two seat back bolts.
(5) Connect the seat back dump cables.
(6) Install the recliner cover.
(7) Connect the rear j-straps of the cushion.
(8) Connect the j-straps at the lower edge of the

seat back.

(9) Install the seat. (Refer to 23 - BODY/SEATS/

SEAT - INSTALLATION)

Fig. 5 FORWARD FOLDING SEAT RELEASE

HANDLE

1 - SEAT BACK
2 - BEZEL SCREW
3 - RELEASE HANDLE BEZEL
4 - RELEASE HANDLE KNOB

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