My new '90 RR Classic County

[lonestarrover]

This site has alot of RR info.

http://www.rangerovers.net/

[matthewk121]

Originally Posted by lonestarrover

This site has alot of RR info.

http://www.rangerovers.net/

HaHa... way to take the easy way out!

Yeah, I've been there. Lots of info. But any hellp with the questions?

[OkieRover]

THe seat switch probably just needs to be cleaned. It's common for them to get gummed up and stop working.

http://www.okierover.com/seatswitch.htm

Good luck.

[matthewk121]

Well i cleaned the switch. The inside is pretty interesting once you take it apart (8 springs, 16 ball bearings, and such). Funny thing happened when I put it back together and tried it again. The seat would still not move forward, but the seat would tilt back and not forward. Before the seat would tilt forward but not back... so I have no idea what that means. I took it apart again and same thing happened. So I have a drivers chair that can only move in 4 of the 6 directions. I'm probably going to take the seat out and check out the motor, but as I've never done this before I won't really know what to look for. Any tips? Do these motors fail in a couple directions but still work in others or would all the directions stop if the motor was out? Any help would be appreciated!

[OkieRover]

I would want to see if the another switch fixed the problem. I know sometimes those switches can be really persnickety. Make sure the contacts are good and clean. I had trouble on my buddies switch and it turned out to be really bad connections. There was carbon build up on it from years of use.

Good luck. If the motors pass a continuty test meaning they work it's got to be the switch.

[John C]

Originally Posted by matthewk121

Well i cleaned the switch. The inside is pretty interesting once you take it apart (8 springs, 16 ball bearings, and such). Funny thing happened when I put it back together and tried it again. The seat would still not move forward, but the seat would tilt back and not forward. Before the seat would tilt forward but not back... so I have no idea what that means. I took it apart again and same thing happened. So I have a drivers chair that can only move in 4 of the 6 directions. I'm probably going to take the seat out and check out the motor, but as I've never done this before I won't really know what to look for. Any tips? Do these motors fail in a couple directions but still work in others or would all the directions stop if the motor was out? Any help would be appreciated!

There are four fuses under the driver's seat: two for the driver's seat and two for the passenger seat. They are 30 amp fuses and control the forward/backward movement and recline/upward movement. Check the fuses before messing with the switch. BTW, they use a Mercedes Benz switch on the RRs and you can get them brand new for $70 on GermanStar.com