Power Seat Stuck

[TjPhillips36]

I have a 95 Talon with power driver seat, unfortunately the motor has decided to quit working. I am trying to removed the seat to replace it, however the seat is stuck all the way back and I can not get to the rear bolts.

I have checked to make sure it's getting good power and ground and made sure it has a good connection, the motor just finally gave out.

How can I move the seat forward to get to the rear bolts to remove the seat completely and replace it?

 

[Redwidow]

Can you get an open end wrench in there at all? Possibly grind one down so its thinner? I know there isn't much room under there but thats about the only thing I can think of.

 

[TjPhillips36]

Seat is all the way back, I can barely get my hand inbetween the seat itself and the rear seats, the track when all the way back covers the bolt pretty well.

Pretty sure no wrench can get in their, any other ideas? Any way to get to them from the bottom?

 

[infantry]

no way to get them from the bottom. the back has bolts not studs like the front. best bet is to try the wrench somehow. ratchet wrench might be better too

 

[ReYnd]

A ratchet wrench is exactly what you need. Lay across the back seat and try to make some headway. If that doesn't work, try to go at it from under the front of the seat. Having long, skinny arms is a big plus a lot of times when you're working on these cars. And it's still frustrating.

I don't know anything about seat motors, but maybe a last resort would be to try to remove the motor first, to allow the seat to move?

Good luck!

 

[TjPhillips36]

Problem on a 2G is the motor takes up pretty much all the space between the seat and the floor so no way to get to it from the front, the seat is all the way back, their is barely enough room to get my hand/arm in between it and the seats.

Plus when the seat goes back the tracks go over the bolts so not really an option to get a wrench in that tight of a space and actually be able to turn it.

 

[Redwidow]

Maybe try taking out the center console and taking the plastic off of the sides of the seats and Maybe you can get something through there. Also you can take the back off the seat and give yourself some room. Pull the back cover and where the bottom and back meet is the hinge. If I remember its only four bolts to take it off.

 

[Metalpunk68]

Also in case you havent try pluggin in the seat and wiggling the wire it seems to be a common problem that the wire shorts out right there and you can wiggle it and itll move it forward a bit thats how i did mine

 

[kyouichiGST]

in a 2g, just take the back seat out. it gives you another 5 inches of vertical clearance to work with to start. Also there is a manual release switch for the motor that will send it all the way forward. you should be able to reach it from the front while feeling on the motor itself to the left slightly.