An easy way to identify if the cable has worn and the gears are not staying engaged is to find the cable and move it around while you have someone hit the switch.
I used to have some luck with tie wrapping the cable in a different spot, so as to put some pressure on the jacket and force the gear into the gearbox. That will buy you some time until you have to finally replace the cable. Dan Sent from my iPhone On Jan 26, 2012, at 2:33 PM, "Scott Ritchey" <ritche...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > Correct. > > -----Original Message----- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] > On Behalf Of Benz Hogs > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:17 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] ..Seat problem. > > Then the question is, can you hear the motor spinning when trying to > move the seat forward? > > Luther KB5QHU Forest Park, IL > '87 300SDL (322,xxx mi) > '91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi) > > On 1/26/2012 8:20 AM, Scott Ritchey wrote: >> >> " wiring in the door-hinge-tube" >> >> Unlikely. Same wires for fore and aft (reversed polarity). But flex > cable >> can work itself out of the socket to the point it only works in one >> direction. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] >> On Behalf Of Luther's Benz >> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 6:22 AM >> To: Mercedes Discussion List >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] ..Seat problem. >> >> Since the seat moves backward and not forward, I agree that it is most >> likely the switch, or in a worse case senario, wiring in the >> door-hinge-tube. Try contact spray (deoxit) in the switch and operate >> the switch ~20 times. If that doesn't work, you will either be >> checking wiring behind the door pannel or under the seat, or both. >> >> Luther >> >> On Jan 25, 2012 11:52 PM, Scott Ritchey<ritche...@nc.rr.com> wrote: >> >> If it's like my 82 300SD, the switches are in the doors and there are 4 >> >> motors (including a recline in the seatback). The three under the seat > are >> >> fore-aft, front up-down, and back up-down. You have one of two problems. >> >> If the motor runs but the seat doesn't move, the Teleflex cable that >> >> connects the motor and the gearbox has "stretched". Bu that, I mean that >> >> the end sleeves have walked off the casing making the casing too long for >> >> the flex cable inside such that it slips out of the socket at one end. > You >> >> need to remove the seat to fix that. But, if you are lucky, it's the > switch >> >> (e.g. motor doesn't actually run on forward). That's easily fixed in most >> >> cases by shooting contact cleaner into the switch without disassembling >> >> anything except removing the seat-shaped knobs on the switch (just pull). >> >> >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
