Re: Another Seat Question (archive)

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I had the same problem with my driver's seat not reclining on one side. I fixed it this weekend. I did not use the 8mm fuel hose method as I thought that was more complicated than another posted fix. First, you don't need to remove the seat to do the fix! The motor to locate is mounted transversely under the front edge of the seat. Locate the cable going to the side of the seat that doesn't recline (there are two cables coming from either end of the motor. Before starting, simply sit in the seat and adjust the recline until the seat back is even (ie. not twisted). Then remove the three screws (hex head) that hold the cable in the motor. Remove the cable from the motor and pull the cable out of the black plastic cable housing. Next, simply cut the cable housing right where it enters the metal collar at the end of the cable housing. Now, holding the metal collar with a pair of pliers, apply heat to the collar with a butane lighter for a few seconds to warm the remaining piece of plastic cable inside the collar. Once hot and flexible, push the plastic cable inside the collar out (I used an allen wrench that was smaller than the diamter of the inside of the collar to push the plastic cable housing piece out). Next, reheat the metal collar and push the new end of the cable housing into the collar until it bottoms out inside the collar. Apply a twist to be sure the cable housing is recurely in the metal collar to properly seat the plastic cable housing. Now, insert the cable all the way back into the cable housing (more of the cable end should now be protruding out of the cable housing). Finally, put the cable back into the motor and tighten the three screws holding the cable to the motor. Test for the seat for proper operation. I did it in about 30 minutes. Worked like a charm. I got so confident after that success that I then fixed passenger seat head rest that was not operating following the same procedure in 15 minutes. This procedure is much less complicated then the fuel hose method and works great.

Alan.

: I'm trying to locate a previous message concerning an uneven seatback. The poster gave instructions on not only fixing the cables, but gave instructions on getting the seat back in alignment. HELP, I've searched
: the archives with no success.

: BTW, the message mentioned having the back reclined, and reaching into the back seat when it broke.

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