Subaru Legacy (2005 year). Manual — part 968

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SEATS

Rear Seat

3) Lift up the front side of seat cushion and remove
the hook (A) by pushing it backward to detach seat
cushion.

4) Remove the headrest and then the tilt backrest
forward.
5) Remove the luggage floor box. <Ref. to EI-74,
REMOVAL, Luggage Floor Box.>
6) Remove the bolt for hinge assembly center.

7) Remove the backrest from hinge assembly LH
(hinge assembly RH).

NOTE:
The backrest cannot be removed when the hinge
assembly side does not mate with the backrest pin
position.
8) Remove lower anchor bolt (A) of outer seat belt
and bolt (B) of backrest shoulder.

9) Remove the backrest shoulder while lifting it up.

10) Remove the belt cover (A) from backrest shoul-
der, and then pull out the seat belt.

SE-00397

(A)

SE-00153

SE-00348

SE-00349

(B)

(A)

SE-00350

SE-00351

(A)

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SEATS

Rear Seat

B: INSTALLATION

1. SEDAN MODEL

Install in the reverse order of removal.

NOTE:
• After backrest installation, make sure that each
seat belt operates normally.
• Make sure that they are secured on each hook of
vehicle side.

Tightening torque:

Refer to “COMPONENT” of “General Descrip-
tion”. <Ref. to SE-4, REAR SEAT (SEDAN
MODEL), COMPONENT, General Descrip-
tion.>

2. WAGON MODEL

Install in the reverse order of removal.

NOTE:
• After backrest installation, make sure that each
seat belt operates normally.
• Make sure that they are secured on each hook of
vehicle side.

Tightening torque:

Refer to “COMPONENT” of “General Descrip-
tion”. <Ref. to SE-5, REAR SEAT (WAGON
MODEL), COMPONENT, General Descrip-
tion.>

C: DISASSEMBLY

1. SEDAN MODEL

1) Remove the rear seat. <Ref. to SE-14, SEDAN
MODEL, REMOVAL, Rear Seat.>
2) Remove the headrest.
3) Remove the nuts, and then detach the trunk
through assembly.

4) Remove the hog rings (A) on the rear side of
backrest.

5) Remove the hog rings (A) on the front side of
backrest.

6) Remove both sides of armrest hinge covers, and
loosen the screws to remove armrest.

7) Remove the hook and detach center through
cover.

SE-00347

SE-00352

: (A)

SE-00353

: (A)

SE-00354

SE-00355

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SEATS

Rear Seat

8) Remove the hook and detach armrest cover.

9) Remove the hook and hog rings and detach
headrest cover.

10) Remove the hog rings (A) on the rear side of
seat cushion.

11) Remove the hog rings (A), and then remove the
seat cushion cover.

2. WAGON MODEL

1) Remove the rear seat. <Ref. to SE-14, WAGON
MODEL, REMOVAL, Rear Seat.>
2) Remove the hooks at the bottom of backrest as-
sembly LH, and then turn over the backrest cover
to remove the hog rings (A) and hooks (B).

3) Remove the hog rings (A) on the front side of
backrest, and then remove the backrest cover.

4) Remove the bolts, and then remove backrest
latch.

SE-00356

SE-00357

: (A)

SE-00399

: (A)

SE-00398

(A)

(B)

SE-00359

SE-00360

(A)

(A)

SE-00361

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SEATS

Rear Seat

5) Loosen the screws to remove armrest from
backrest assembly RH.

NOTE:
The armrest cannot be removed when the backrest
assembly RH side does not mate with the armrest
pin position.
6) After this operation, refer to the step 2) to disas-
semble the backrest assembly RH
7) Remove the hook and detach armrest cover.

8) Remove the hook and hog rings and detach
headrest cover.

9) Remove the hog rings (A) on the rear side of
seat cushion.

10) Remove the hog rings (A), and then remove the
seat cushion cover.

D: ASSEMBLY

Assemble in the reverse order of disassembly.

NOTE:
• Do not contaminate or damage the cover.
• While installing the hog rings, prevent the seat
from getting wrinkled.

CAUTION:
• Always use new hog rings.
• Secure the hog ring using hog ring pliers.
• Install the hog rings to the specified points
securely and make sure that no wrinkle or twist-
ing on the backrest cover.

E: INSPECTION

Check that no tear or fray on the seat cover.

SE-00358

SE-00356

SE-00357

: (A)

SE-00399

: (A)

SE-00398