2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Power seat motors

[bsappington]

Does anyone know a fix for the power seat motors? When I bought the truck The motor for raising the front of the seat was stuck. I managed to free it however soon after the one for raising and lower the rear of the seat got stuck. Is there a way to fix this?



Thanks,

Ben

 

[Joe Mc]

Don't even bother calling the dealer for "a" motor. The "unit" is sold as a set and runs upwards of $400. 00. No, you can't buy just the motor(s) and when I checked the after market, it was dealer only. So, you can try to take the motors apart clean them up and lube all the parts like I did and waste an afternoon. Or, as I did after wasting the afternoon, adjust the rear butt part of the seat where you like it and leave the motor disconnected electrically. If you have both front and rear height adjustments screwed up the best bet is a salvage yard. Remember the dealer will tell you the "unit" they want you to buy is not serviceable - I had mine all apart including the motor to clean the brushes etc. it is serviceable. Salvage yard is your best bet. Good luck.

 

[WestTN]

By "serviceable" the dealer means "get parts for". They have no parts listing, only an entire unit available.

 

[Joe Mc]

Exactly - they want you to spend $400 because a $30 motor bit the dust. #%$^@^&!

 

[bsappington]

Fixed it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well it took me a while and I had the motor apart several times. I noticed when I had it unplugged for a while it would work for a few seconds and slow down till it stopped. I then found the resistance was high after using it and it would go down slowly. This is most likely due to heat. To make a long story short I found it to be the 2 copper plates that are stuck together between the plug and one of the brushes. I am not in a place were I can solder so I grabbed a staple here in the office and bent it over the two plates and used the clip the holds the plates in place to hold it. Works better than before. I am not much of an electrician but my guess is that the plate is used to regulate the speed of the motor. I don't know what the long term effect will be as I just did it and I will solder it later (probably when it quits working).

Anyway for $400. 00 I figured what do I have to lose.



I am at work so I don't have anything better to do.



Have a nice day,

Ben

 

[Joe Mc]

Wow! Great fix there McGuiver! Can you weld with a set of jumper cables and a nickel too? lol. Just kidding - I'll have to re-evaluate my dead motor now that you

ve probably figured it out.

 

[bsappington]

I have welded with a penny and jumper cables before. Hey you do what you have to do.

I hope it works for you,

Ben

 

[JGK]

American ingenuity is alive and well in the TDR world! A staple manages to fix a motor and save the day in spite of Dodge's efforts to sap the guts out of a customer's wallet!



Good job.



-Jay