Passenger Seat Problems
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Three Wheelin'
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Passenger Seat Problems
My wife and I carpool a few days a week so the other day I went to move the passenger seat back and there was a problem. One side of the seat moves (the side closest to the door), but the other doesn't so it won't go all the way back and it's crooked. Does the seat have two motors or can it get off of one track somehow?
I need to figure this out because I like taking my car on our carpool days. With less leg room on that side from the fuse panel, the seat only half way back and the wife being 6'-2", it's not so comfortable for her so we can't take the shark
Thanks!
I need to figure this out because I like taking my car on our carpool days. With less leg room on that side from the fuse panel, the seat only half way back and the wife being 6'-2", it's not so comfortable for her so we can't take the shark
Thanks!
928 Barrister
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Try cranking it backward manually using the handcrank you'll find in the tool tray under the rear hatch latch. Insert the crank in the female socket located in the plastic cover at the front of the seat. The seat should crank backward and forward, though only at a snail's pace. At least you will have some relief until you find time to remove the seat and catch the gremlin that is corrupting proper motion.
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From: Bonnie Scotland
I've had this on drivers side, there is a black cable which is positioned at the front of the seat that had popped out, it is driven by a small cog. I dismantled it in order to understand it a wee bit better and it does'nt appear to have anything to lock it in position, so I just popped it back in.
I guessed that it was my brother fishing about underneath to move the seat backwards instead of pressing the handy electric seat buttons!!
I guessed that it was my brother fishing about underneath to move the seat backwards instead of pressing the handy electric seat buttons!!
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From: Topsham Me.
I have a similar problem with my 86 s. difference is i can use a drill to adjust forward and back. the control will move the seat to the rear only... no forward. the cables and rails are straight and true and the ends are square and clean. the question is... is it the switch or the motor. Help please! Brian
