PONTIAC FIERO 1988 Service Repair Manual

9H-18 SEATS - F STYLE
Adjuster assembly (23, Fig. 28).
Disconnect hoses from solenoid valve
(1, Fig. 29).
Head restraint (ref. Head Restraint procedures).
Boot (12, Fig. 28)
Screws from underside of
seatback outer panel
(13) and lift off panel
Inner panel (15)
Seatback trim cover (26)
Seatback pad (27)
Lateral bladders and hose assembly (19).
Lumbar panel
(22), lumbar bladder and hose
assembly (2 1)
1. SOLENOID VALVE
2.
PUMPIMOTOR ASSEMBLY
3. BOWER CONNECTOR
4. 10 AMP FUSE
6. PASSENGER SEAT CONNECTOR
8. HO9E COUPLING
7. RELAY H94577-9H-F
Fig. 29 - High Performance Articulating Seat - AQ9 (Underside View)
Install or Connect
Install reverse of removal procedure. Bladders
must be installed with rough side toward seat frame.
Seatback Assembly
Remove or Disconnect
1. Disconnect hose coupling (6, Fig. 29) and
electrical connectors (3 and 5). Remove seat and
place on clean protected surface.
2. Adjuster assembly (23, Fig. 28).
3. Disconnect hoses from solenoid valve (1, Fig. 29).
4. Head restraint (ref. Head Restraint procedures).
5. Boot (12, Fig. 28).
6. Screws from underside of seatback outer panel
(1 3) and remove panel. 7.
Two upper
1/2" bolts
from recliner assembly
(38). I
8. Inboard finish panel (29).
9. Inner hinge pivot bolt (33).
I
10. Seatback frame assembly (16).
Install or Connect
Install reverse of removal procedures.
Switch Assembly
Remove or Disconnect
Reach behind switch assembly (Fig. 30) and
release two of the switch retainer tangs. Withdraw and
disconnect switch.
Install or Connect
Install reverse of removal procedure and locate
tab on switch body with slot on finish panel (29, Fig!
28).
1. SWITCH
2. RETAINER TANGS
2
Fig. 30 - Removing Switch Assembly (AQ9 Seat)
Relay, Solenoid Valve and Pump/Motor
Assembly
Remove or Disconnect
1. Disconnect hose coupling (6, Fig. 29) and
electrical connectors (3 and 5). Remove seat and
place on clean protected surface.
2. Adjuster assembly (23,
Fig. 28).
3. Relay (7, Fig. 29).

SEATS - F STYLE 9H-19
4. Pump/motor assembly (2).
5. Solenoid valve (1).
Install or Connect
Install reverse of removal procedures.
Recliner Assembly
Remove or Disconnect
1. Switch assembly (ref. Switch Assembly
procedures).
2. Outer finish panel (29, Fig. 28).
3. Head
restraint (ref. Head Restraint procedures).
4. Boot (12)
5. Screws from underside of seatback outer panel
(13) and remove panel.
6. Upper
and lower bolts securing recliner assembly
I (38) to seatbaek frame (16) and cushion frame
(37).
REAR SEATS
REAR SEAT CUSHION ASSEMBLY
Removal and Installation
Remove 38 mm seat cushion attaching bolts
located at center of right and left sections of rear seat
cushion (Fig. 31). Lift cushion upward and remove
from vehicle.
To install, reverse removal procedure. Torque
seat cushion attaching bolts 16 to 21
N-m (11 to 15
ft-lb).
ATTACHING BOLT
I SECTION A-A I
Fig. 3 1 - Rear Seat Cushion
FOLDING REAR SEATBACK
The folding rear seatback provides additional
load floor area when lowered. The rear
seatback has a
positive acting
seatback lock located on the right side. The
lock must be disengaged to lower the seatback.
When the rear
seatback is raised to the up position, the
lock hook engages the striker and locks the
seatback
securely in place (Fig. 33). Some styles may be
equipped with a split folding rear
seatback which has
a positive-acting
seatback lock on both the right and
left sides. The split rear
seatback is not designed to lay
flat but allows for additional load floor area and allows
for a third passenger in the rear when one side is folded
down (Fig. 32).
VIEW A
1. FOLDING REAR SEATBACK ASSEMBLY
2. LOCK ASSEMBLY
3. STRIKER
4. LOCK ASSEMBLY
5. WHEELHOUSE SUPPORT
6. FOLDING REAR SEAT STUD
7. WHEELHOUSE SUPPORT SLOT
8. INNER PIVOT SUPPORT
8. FLOOR PAN PIVOT PIN
10. PIVOT SUPPORT BRACKET
11. REAR SEAT STUD
Fig. 32 - Split Folding Rear Seatback lnstallation
PIVOT SUPPORT, SPLIT AND FULL WIDTH
FOLDING SEATBACK ASSEMBLY
Removal and Installation
1. Remove rear seat cushions.
2. Remove left and right folding rear
seatback panel
pivot support bracket retaining nuts (Fig. 34).

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3. Remove inner seat pivot support from floor pan
pivot pin on left and/or right
seatback panel.
4. Remove left and/or right seatback panel by
lifting on outboard portion of seat for clearance
and remove from car.
5. Place folding seatback assembly on a clean work
surface. Using a striker bolt removal tool,
J 23457
or equivalent, remove pivot assembly bolt (Fig.
33).
6. To install, reverse removal procedure.
7. Drive attaching pivot bolt to a torque range of 24
to 34
Nem (18 to 24 ft-lb).
VlEW A
6
VlEW B
1. LATCH ASSEMBLY
2. LOCK BOLT
3. WASHER
4. PIVOT SUPPORT BRACKET
6. PIVOT SUPPORT RETAINING BOLT
Fig. 33-Folding Rear Seatback Hardware Attachments
FOLDING SEATBACK LOCK
The full width folding second seatback has a
seatback lock located on the right side of the seatback.
The
seatback can be folded down by pulling the lock
handle forward while lowering the seatback. The split
folding
seatback has a seatback lock located on both
the right and left sides of the
seatback panels.
Removal and Installation
1. Remove seat cushion.
2. Remove folding
seatback assembly.
3. Remove lock bolt that secures latch assembly to
folding
seatback panel (Fig. 33).
4. To install, reverse removal procedures. Drive
compartment lock bolt to a specified torque of
12
to 16 N.m (9 to 12 ft-lb).
REAR SEATBACK LOCK STRIKER
Removal and Installation
1. Fold rear seatback forward.
2. Using lock striker removal tool 5-23457, BT-7107
or equivalent, remove striker (Fig. 35).
3. To install, reverse removal procedure. Torque
lock striker 46
N.m (34 ft-lb).
Fig. 34-Rear Folding Seat lnstallation

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SEATS - F STYLE 91.1-21
STRIKER BOLT
VIEW A
G92612-9H-F
Fig. 35-Rear Seatback Lock Striker Bolt Installation

ELECTRICAL - F STYLE 10H.1
SECTION 10H
ELECTR
CONTENTS
Wiring Harness Illustrations
.......................................................................................................................... Cross Car !OH-2
Shroud, Left Side
................... .. .......................................................................................... 10H-3
Front Door, Left Side ............................. .. ....................................................................... IOH-4
Rear Compartment
....................... .. ................................................................................... 10H-5
.................................................................................................... Underbody, Left Side I OH-6
See Section
8A in the chassis portion of this manual for detailed diagnostics.