Then the question is, can you hear the motor spinning when trying to
move the seat forward?
Luther KB5QHU Forest Park, IL
'87 300SDL (322,xxx mi)
'91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi)
On 1/26/2012 8:20 AM, Scott Ritchey wrote:
" wiring in the door-hinge-tube"
Unlikely. Same wires for fore and aft (reversed polarity). But flex cable
can work itself out of the socket to the point it only works in one
direction.
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] ..Seat problem.
Since the seat moves backward and not forward, I agree that it is most
likely the switch, or in a worse case senario, wiring in the
door-hinge-tube. Try contact spray (deoxit) in the switch and operate
the switch ~20 times. If that doesn't work, you will either be
checking wiring behind the door pannel or under the seat, or both.
Luther
On Jan 25, 2012 11:52 PM, Scott Ritchey<ritche...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
If it's like my 82 300SD, the switches are in the doors and there are 4
motors (including a recline in the seatback). The three under the seat are
fore-aft, front up-down, and back up-down. You have one of two problems.
If the motor runs but the seat doesn't move, the Teleflex cable that
connects the motor and the gearbox has "stretched". Bu that, I mean that
the end sleeves have walked off the casing making the casing too long for
the flex cable inside such that it slips out of the socket at one end. You
need to remove the seat to fix that. But, if you are lucky, it's the switch
(e.g. motor doesn't actually run on forward). That's easily fixed in most
cases by shooting contact cleaner into the switch without disassembling
anything except removing the seat-shaped knobs on the switch (just pull).
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