Power seat problem

1997 328 Convertible. Passenger power seat will move back, but not
forward. Before I rip it out to go hunting, does anyone have any experience or
advice with them?
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Jinks ('86FXRS, '07 FLTR)
#64
Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"

On Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:31:40 -0500, Jinks > wrote:

> 1997 328 Convertible. Passenger power seat will move back, but not
>forward. Before I rip it out to go hunting, does anyone have any experience or
>advice with them?
>-
>
>Jinks ('86FXRS, '07 FLTR)
>#64
>Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"

I had similar problem on Rover 800 - it was an old rag jammed in the gears.

Check it out.

--

Sir Hugh of Bognor

The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.

Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it!

Hugh Gundersen

Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK

wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:31:40 -0500, Jinks > wrote:
>
>> 1997 328 Convertible. Passenger power seat will move back, but not
>> forward. Before I rip it out to go hunting, does anyone have any experience or
>> advice with them?
>> -
>>
>> Jinks ('86FXRS, '07 FLTR)
>> #64
>> Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"
>
> I had similar problem on Rover 800 - it was an old rag jammed in the gears.
>
> Check it out.
>

Or a dime.

-dk

On 4 Feb 2009 19:56:44 -0500, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

>In article >,
>Jinks > wrote:
>> 1997 328 Convertible. Passenger power seat will move back, but not
>>forward. Before I rip it out to go hunting, does anyone have any experience or
>>advice with them?
>
>Most likely the control switches. The meter will tell you for sure.
>--scott

I can hear it try to operate the motor, but thanks.

Jinks ('86FXRS, '07FLTR)
#64
Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"

On Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:23:48 -0500, D K >
wrote:

wrote:
>> On Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:31:40 -0500, Jinks > wrote:
>>
>>> 1997 328 Convertible. Passenger power seat will move back, but not
>>> forward. Before I rip it out to go hunting, does anyone have any experience or
>>> advice with them?
>>> -
>>>
>>> Jinks ('86FXRS, '07 FLTR)
>>> #64
>>> Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"
>>
>> I had similar problem on Rover 800 - it was an old rag jammed in the gears.
>>
>> Check it out.
>>
>
>Or a dime.

hsg, & DK, Good idea! The car was my wife's. She got the
new car, I get the hand-me down. Could be anything up under that
seat. Guess I'll just have to go lookin'. Thanks!

Jinks ('86FXRS, '07FLTR)
#64
Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"

Jinks > wrote:
>On 4 Feb 2009 19:56:44 -0500, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
>
>>In article >,
>>Jinks > wrote:
>>> 1997 328 Convertible. Passenger power seat will move back, but not
>>>forward. Before I rip it out to go hunting, does anyone have any experience or
>>>advice with them?
>>
>>Most likely the control switches. The meter will tell you for sure.
>
> I can hear it try to operate the motor, but thanks.

Does it sound like the motor is turning freely or jammed? I bet a nickel
that if you pull the seat out you will either see something visibly broken
or something visibly jammed in the mechanism. Look at each one of the
gear boxes, and while you have them open, clean them all out and
put new white grease in.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."