Rivinator
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I manged to fix this issue on my own, maybe it will help someone else.
The problem with the seat was it being stuck in the rear most position, limited to a couple of inches of travel. I could move it back and forth within those few inches by activating the switch, but that was it. It was like it was hitting a hard stop trying to move forward. There was no grinding noise, no motor sound, nothing.
Because it was all the way back, it was impossible to get to the rear bolts holding the seat tracks in place, so pulling the whole seat out to investigate was not an option.
I wound up purchasing a borescope to have a look. There are many to choose from, but this one worked well for me: https://a.co/d/3xo76XO. The camera head is small enough to fit inside the seat track, and I found an obstruction of some sort on the inside track. It looked like it was a piece of cloth, not very big. I then made myself a poker with a coat hanger wire, and was able to poke it in there and break up whatever it was. After that, the seat was able to move normally.
I never did see what the obstruction was for sure. I saw a piece of something using the borescope, but it didn't look that solid. It could be coincidental and the poker dislodged something else. It was surprising to me that the seat did not try and move at all once it was stuck. It was more like it hit a limit switch and cuts power. The seat motors are plenty strong - just try and hold the seat in place while you activate forward/reverse. I would have thought something in the tracks would result in the motors trying to push through it.
A borescope might be overkill, but I highly recommend getting one of these flexible claws with a light and keeping it in your vehicle https://a.co/d/ihbLO6d. Could come in real handy someday!
The problem with the seat was it being stuck in the rear most position, limited to a couple of inches of travel. I could move it back and forth within those few inches by activating the switch, but that was it. It was like it was hitting a hard stop trying to move forward. There was no grinding noise, no motor sound, nothing.
Because it was all the way back, it was impossible to get to the rear bolts holding the seat tracks in place, so pulling the whole seat out to investigate was not an option.
I wound up purchasing a borescope to have a look. There are many to choose from, but this one worked well for me: https://a.co/d/3xo76XO. The camera head is small enough to fit inside the seat track, and I found an obstruction of some sort on the inside track. It looked like it was a piece of cloth, not very big. I then made myself a poker with a coat hanger wire, and was able to poke it in there and break up whatever it was. After that, the seat was able to move normally.
I never did see what the obstruction was for sure. I saw a piece of something using the borescope, but it didn't look that solid. It could be coincidental and the poker dislodged something else. It was surprising to me that the seat did not try and move at all once it was stuck. It was more like it hit a limit switch and cuts power. The seat motors are plenty strong - just try and hold the seat in place while you activate forward/reverse. I would have thought something in the tracks would result in the motors trying to push through it.
A borescope might be overkill, but I highly recommend getting one of these flexible claws with a light and keeping it in your vehicle https://a.co/d/ihbLO6d. Could come in real handy someday!
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