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What are common issues and fixes for electric slider seats that don't slide?


msupra1

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I bought a set of stock cloth seats, the car they are going into did not have the plug-in socket for the seats. I now had them wired up. Before this, at the top of each slider there is a bolt, if you twist them that will move the sliders forward or back. So I fiddled around with that to adjust the rails a bit, also on the left side edge there is this plastic white bolt that twists.

 

So after plugging the seat up today for the first time, I just placed it flat in the car so I can see the bottom side. The right slider rail was on the only one operating, left side wasn't moving. I adjusted the left side plastic white bolt, which seems to adjust the tension on how fast the motor operates.. that did nothing. So I adjusted the bolts at the top of each slider to see if that would do anything, now the right slider won't move. The motor operates, but neither slider will move. I tried to adjust it many times and I just don't know what to do at this point.

 

If the motor is working but neither slider is moving what could the issue be? just been frustrating to figure out

 

 

Cheers

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If it moved before you may have adjusted one side too far so the other side is stuck.

I had the same issue with my GZ seats, the cam gears for the rail are made out of plastic and wear over time so the motor will work but they won't move on the rails.

You can check this by stripping down the rails and the gearing to see if they are worn. If they are then it's a case for either replacing the rails or getting new cogs.

This is what mine looked like image

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