Tesla Model 3: Motor - Seat Tilt - Driver Seat (Remove and Replace)
Remove
- Remove the driver seat. See
Seat - Driver (Remove and Replace).
- Remove the driver seat outer side cover. See
Cover - Outer Side - Driver Seat (Remove and Install).
- Disconnect the electrical harness from the driver seat tilt motor
connector.
- Remove the bolts that attach the motor to the seat frame.
Torque 7.5 Nm
- Remove the bolt that attaches the motor adjustment arm to the
seat cushion tilt tube bracket, and then remove the seat tilt motor from the
seat frame..
Torque 16 Nm

Install
Installation procedure is the reverse of removal.
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Remove
Remove the drivers seat outer side cover. See
Cover - Outer Side - Driver Seat (Remove and Install).
Carefully release the clips that attach the seat cushion and seat back
buttons
Remove
Remove the driver seat back shell. See
Shell - Seat Back - Driver (Remove and Replace).
Release the clips that attach the outboard side of the seat back
cover to the seat ba
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Remove
Remove the LH front door trim panel. See
Panel - Door Trim - Front - LH (Remove and Replace).
Remove the rear of the inner belt seal from the door.
Release the rest of the seal from the door, and then remove the seal
from the door.
Install
Installation procedure is the rever
Remove
Note: Rear subframe assembly components have been removed
from illustrations for clarity. It is not necessary to
remove the rear drive unit from the rear subframe assembly
to perform