Seat Problems - up/down + seat back stuck

[Jjim]

Hi, @Derick Mills where about are you based? As there might be someone on the forum who lives near you that could help

 

[Derick Mills]

Hi, @Derick Mills where about are you based? As there might be someone on the forum who lives near you that could help

Hi Jjim thanks for getting in touch. I don't live to far from you, I live just outside Retford.

 

[mrscalex]

Hi Jjim thanks for getting in touch. I don't live to far from you, I live just outside Retford.

Well volunteered @Jjim

 

[Derick Mills]

Well volunteered @Jjim

hey i don't live to far from you either lol

 

[mrscalex]

That would depend if you called 3 hours far or not. You're practically in Scotland to a southerner like me

Actually my daughter is at Loughborough university now so I do get quite a bit closer to you from time to time. In fact we were up Sun/Mon. And a couple of weeks before that too when I happened to call round to jjim.

 

[Jjim]

Hi Jjim thanks for getting in touch. I don't live to far from you, I live just outside Retford.

If the car is driveable in the current seated position, your more than welcome to pop down to I'll have a look at getting it moving for you.
I'm actually fitting a seat motor and seat bushes for another forum member on Saturday 2nd March. Let me know.

 

[Derick Mills]

If the car is driveable in the current seated position, your more than welcome to pop down to I'll have a look at getting it moving for you.
I'm actually fitting a seat motor and seat bushes for another forum member on Saturday 2nd March. Let me know.

Thanks for the offer but the z has no tax or test and I've only been doing it up for a couple of months, I used to be mechanic down the mines so I'm not going to let a seat beat me ( yet anyway) but again thanks for the offer

 

[Derick Mills]

If the car is driveable in the current seated position, your more than welcome to pop down to I'll have a look at getting it moving for you.
I'm actually fitting a seat motor and seat bushes for another forum member on Saturday 2nd March. Let me know.

Dun it, it took a while to fathom out the prob as to why the seat wouldn't move, the worm mechanism on both sides were Jamed, don't know why, but the motor wouldn't turn them. I removed both sides using a L shaped star driver , it took an age could only move the screws a fraction at a time as they are in the runner. Once out I ground a longish bolt squar to fit the hole where the spindle is when removed and put the cordless on the bolt and presto the seats moved so I could get to the rear bolts ( seat out) only prob I need to sauce two seat adjusting worms ?

 

[Jjim]

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Dun it, it took a while to fathom out the prob as to why the seat wouldn't move, the worm mechanism on both sides were Jamed, don't know why, but the motor wouldn't turn them. I removed both sides using a L shaped star driver , it took an age could only move the screws a fraction at a time as they are in the runner. Once out I ground a longish bolt squar to fit the hole where the spindle is when removed and put the cordless on the bolt and presto the seats moved so I could get to the rear bolts ( seat out) only prob I need to sauce two seat adjusting worms ?

Glad to see you managed to get it out

As for parts:
@spurs fan in a coupe @mrscalex @Synclare

 

[mrscalex]

I have a couple of motorless seat bases. You can have them for free. But I can’t post them as they are too heavy. And I’m in Swindon which is a trek for you.

 

[Derick Mills]

I have a couple of motorless seat bases. You can have them for free. But I can’t post them as they are too heavy. And I’m in Swindon which is a trek for you.

Thanks for that but I only need a couple of worm adjusters and I'm done, now got to get the carpet out . Is any job on the Z easyGetting there

 

[Derick Mills]

Glad to see you managed to get it out

As for parts:
@spurs fan in a coupe @mrscalex @Synclare

Thanks for the info talkin to spursfan looks like he has some