Issue with driver side seat
Thread Starter
Rennlist Member
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 662
Likes: 32
From: Kingwood/Humble
Issue with driver side seat
I moved my driver side seat all the back to do some carpet cleaning. the electric seat adjustment was working fine. However, when I finished the seat would not move at all in any direction. No power at all at the switch.
The passenger side works fine so I assume it is not a fuse unless there are separate fuses for each seat. Did a quick search under "electric seat" with no luck.
Can anyone give me some quick advice on the possible culprit.
Thanks
Lon
The passenger side works fine so I assume it is not a fuse unless there are separate fuses for each seat. Did a quick search under "electric seat" with no luck.
Can anyone give me some quick advice on the possible culprit.
Thanks
Lon
Nordschleife Master
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 5,952
Likes: 326
From: Kaukauna Wisconsin
Is it still plugged in?
Really. It's possible that moving it all the way back pulled the main harness plug under the seat apart.
And my 85 has separate fuses for each seat (20 left & 21 right). Your 87 may be different.
Really. It's possible that moving it all the way back pulled the main harness plug under the seat apart.
And my 85 has separate fuses for each seat (20 left & 21 right). Your 87 may be different.
Thread Starter
Rennlist Member
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 662
Likes: 32
From: Kingwood/Humble
Thanks, W.J. Figured it was probably something along those lines. Will check the fuse first, but I think your assessment of the plug is more likely.
Hopefully the wires did not catch on anything and pull apart.
Lon
Hopefully the wires did not catch on anything and pull apart.
Lon
Rennlist Member
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 6,115
Likes: 344
From: Texas
The other thing that can happen is that the seat will move far enough back that it will move beyond the threads of the threaded bar under the seat that allows the seat to move. This causes the seat to jam, the motor is still on and the fuse can blow. the seat jam happens when the rubber piece that is supposed to stop the seat from moving that far deteriorates.
Rennlist Member
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 4,715
Likes: 89
From: Tasmania, Australia
What can also happen is that the dried out grease and grit on the threads, gets pushed to the front extremity of the thread, against the white plastic limit disc, when the seat is all the way back.
The build up of grease and grit can be a little more on one side or the other, which forces the runner back on one side more than the other, which jams the seat at its extreme limit of travel.
The back and forward drive rods are most prone to jamming, as they are closest to the floor, and the grease on them and the runners is more likely to become dry and mixed with dirt and dust. Definitely worth taking seats out, cleaning the threaded drive rods and runners, and greasing with fresh lithium grease. The result is that the seats will move much more freely, and won't overload the motors, or jam up.
Pics shows clean track and drive rod, and application of spray lithium grease.
The build up of grease and grit can be a little more on one side or the other, which forces the runner back on one side more than the other, which jams the seat at its extreme limit of travel.
The back and forward drive rods are most prone to jamming, as they are closest to the floor, and the grease on them and the runners is more likely to become dry and mixed with dirt and dust. Definitely worth taking seats out, cleaning the threaded drive rods and runners, and greasing with fresh lithium grease. The result is that the seats will move much more freely, and won't overload the motors, or jam up.
Pics shows clean track and drive rod, and application of spray lithium grease.
Trending Topics
Rennlist Member
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 6,115
Likes: 344
From: Texas
In Dave's second picture, it clearly shows the travel limiter on the threaded rod. It also shows the end of the threads that the runner can be jammed on, in the event of deterioration of the travel limiter. Old grease and general nastiness are always a fight with the location of these threaded rods.
It's a good plan to keep them as clean as possible and well lubricated.
It's a good plan to keep them as clean as possible and well lubricated.
Rennlist Stories
The Best Porsche Posts for Porsche Enthusiasts
Talos Takes Your 991 Porsche 911 GT3 to the Next Level for a Cool $1.13 Million
Verdad Gallardo
9 Vehicles Porsche Helped Engineer that Aren't Porsches
Verdad Gallardo
9 Features and Characteristics That Only Porsche People Understand
Verdad Gallardo
I've Written 500 Rennlist Articles: Here's How Porsche Has Changed Along the Way
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Unnecessary Porsches Ever Built (And Why We Love Them)
Verdad Gallardo
Porsche 911 GT3 S/C vs 718 Spyder RS: 10 Categories, One Winner
Joe Kucinski
This Builder Is Turning Heads With Its Slantnose 911 Creation
Verdad Gallardo
Porsche 911 GT3 Artisan Edition Pays Homage to Japanese Culture
Verdad Gallardo