question on power seats

[dominick]

ok so my powered seats in my 90 RRC work but it doesnt go foward (closer to the steering wheel) it can go back , but not foward. I accidently leaned on the button and its getting too far back,

is there a way i can manually push the seat closer to the steering wheel.

[GKChesterton]

What worked for me is to get some electrical connection cleaner such as CRC brand in autostores --not the one with the lubricant for electric motors, but connection cleaner and spray it into the switch area as much as you can. A contact is probably corroded in the switch. Worth 4.99 for a try.

[yieldsign2]

if you pop the switch knobs off , then pop the switch plate off, and finally, remove the gasket aroudn teh edge and undo the two screws you can pull the switch mechanism out. You have to unplug the plugs from the bottom of the black piece. Fromt here, if you have two wires with prongs on the end (like for a multimeter) or put nails in the clips, you can figure out how to jump the switch in the plug slots. This used to be hwo I ran my seats. You have to use two wires though, its some kind of weird arrangement of 4 diffferent slots. I think one of the slots is power, the slot next to it is ground (use a voltmeter to check), and you put one wire in each then with the other ends put them in random places and youll figure out which way you need to do it.

Then you can also take apart the switch assembly, and do it in a box so you dont lose all the parts, because inside si a bunch of springs, pivot washers, and miniature ball bearings. If you clean these up well from all corrosion, carefully balance them in their correct position, and snap the housing back together (hoping they all stay where they should be, a little grease might help) then you have a pretty good chance the switch will work again.

the switches are 110 new last time I checked.. it's worth a try.

[OkieRover]

Usually just cleaning them works.

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

[Funrover]

Originally Posted by GKChesterton

What worked for me is to get some electrical connection cleaner such as CRC brand in autostores --not the one with the lubricant for electric motors, but connection cleaner and spray it into the switch area as much as you can. A contact is probably corroded in the switch. Worth 4.99 for a try.

X2....... that's what I did!

[RageRover]

x3 Mine did the same thing, only wouldn't go back or forward, and I was way too far back in my seat. LOL I was like a granny sitting low and drivng slow. I ended up cleaning the switch and it started working right after, only I removed the switch totally, and cleaned it on my kitchen counter.

[OkieRover]

The only thing I would add is clean it on a plush towel. That way if the ball bearings fall out they don't go bouncing around and get lost.

[Badger1]

Clean the switch. Like stated in the numerous posts above that will most likely cure your problem. Be very careful when you pull the switch apart as there are little springs and ball bearings that will fly everywhere.

On my 89 the motor for reclining the seat was just dead. Just disconnected the worm drive line that runs that function and used my power drill to turn the worm gear to recline the seat where I wanted it. Not pretty, but it worked and it was a hell of a lot cheaper than sourcing a power seat motor.

[heiff]

It is worth the trouble to pull the switch apart and clean it up properly. Even though they look very intimidating when you pull them apart, they really aren't difficult. I had mine apart right after I got my LWB a few weeks ago, because the green button (that stores the memory settings) wasn't working.

To what has been mentioned above I will add that tweezers were a HUGE help when reassembling. Bear in mind that all the pieces are just perched on top of one another, so *something* is likely going to astray during the process of removing the cover. In troubleshooting my problem with the green button, I had the covers off three times, and at least a couple ball bearings fell off their upper perch each time.

As far as grease is concerned, it can be very helpful for reassembly, but be careful to not use too much, or you'll attract dirt. I found that I only needed to put a tiny bit on the bearings that sit on top of the springs. They're the only parts that don't have another part sitting on top (at least until you put the cover back on).

The picture on OkieRover's website is a great reference - the switch "stalks" on the bottom left and right will fit in ways other than that shown in the picture, but you'll find that the switches won't move (ask me how I know this!).

[OkieRover]

Originally Posted by heiff

(ask me how I know this!).

Amen!