Two-Way Manual Seat Adjuster Mechanical Diagnosis Chart
Condition
| Possible Cause
| Correction
|
Adjuster Will Not Lock
|
| • | Seat Adjuster handle twisted or bent. |
| • | Adjuster lockbar return spring broken. |
| • | Lock sticking or binding on adjuster. |
| • | Obstruction or bent lockbar. |
| • | Crosswire missing or disconnected. |
|
| • | Straighten handle to ensure both sides release and lock at the
same time or replace. |
| • | Lubricate lockbar pivot with AutoLube A. If lockbar binding,
eliminate cause of binding or replace adjuster. |
| • | Route crosswire correctly or replace crosswire. |
| • | Connect or replace crosswire. |
|
Seat Hard To Move Forward or Backward
|
| • | Adjusters new, not broken in. (Required break in period 20 cycles). |
| • | Adjuster(s) improperly lubricated. |
| • | Adjuster(s) binding due to bent or damaged channels. |
| • | Adjuster binding due to bearing out of position. |
|
| • | Operate seat to full-forward and full-rearward positions several
times to work new tightness out of channels. |
| • | Lubricate adjuster channels with AutoLube A or equivalent. |
| • | Push on adjuster full-forward (into stops) to rephase. |
|
One Adjuster Track Looks Ahead of The Other Track
| Seat System assembled with
one track ahead of the other.
|
- Move the seat fully forward.
- Remove two assist springs.
- Loosen the adjuster to floor and adjuster to seat bolts.
- Latch seat in full-forward position and tighten adjuster to floor
bolts to 42 N·m (31 lb ft) and the adjuster to
seat bolts to 24 N·m (18 lb ft).
- Reconnect the two assist springs.
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