Seat motor/transmission help!~

[83Regal]

Ok so I have the factory bench seats in my 83 regal limited. However the seat motor transmission has crumbled. Like the motor works, but the seat will not move, so i am forced to drive around very very uncomfortably close to the dash. The lady i bought the car from was about 5'7 and im 6'1. So my questions are;

Is there any way i can move the seat back?

Where/how much can I get the seat transmission for?

Will the trasmission from any G-Body work?

Any of Yall got one for sale?

How hard is it to replace?

Thanks,
Tyler

 

[illregal82]

so its a 60/40 split . its not that hard to change you can get new tracks to replace the old burnt out ones. have you checked the fuse ? it might not be the motor itself . it could be the connection, the wire somewhere along the the way it could be grounded out . try conecting a car battery charger to the power and ground wire coming out of the seat . if that doesnt work its the motor in the seat .

 

[srercrcr]

First check for a jamb, junk, loose carpet, even old '80s condoms.

 

[83Regal]

Its definately the transmission. When I touch the switches on the side of the seat, the motor spins, its just that the seat doesn't do anything.

 

[85t5mcss]

Remove the seat, flip it upside down and see if anything is loose or jambed like mentioned above. IDK if there is a manual adjustment to bypass it or not. I've seen these motor/trans assemblies go for some high dollars, though. Check E-bay, http://www.mikesmontes.com/, http://www.dixiemontecarlodepot.com/, http://www.gbodyparts.com/
IIRC, all G-bodies use the same motor/trans on the seat.

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

If you have a u pull it yard locally, I would go there and see if you can find one. It should be less than $30 if the yards by you are like the ones by me. Heck, a whole Th200 4R can be had for $65 the last time I looked, so you should get away cheap. Owning an old car you should really be going to those places once every few weeks anyways. I go 1-2 times a week and have 4 yards to choose from. Last time I went (2 days ago) I saw about 30 or 40 G bodies in one yard alone. I live around Tampa FL BTW and go to the LKQ U Pull It yards (3 of them) and Big 3 U Pull It. There are also locations of LKQ in Daytona Beach and Orlando that I know of ( I noticed that you live in FL)

 

[83Regal]

If you have a u pull it yard locally, I would go there and see if you can find one. It should be less than $30 if the yards by you are like the ones by me. Heck, a whole Th200 4R can be had for $65 the last time I looked, so you should get away cheap. Owning an old car you should really be going to those places once every few weeks anyways. I go 1-2 times a week and have 4 yards to choose from. Last time I went (2 days ago) I saw about 30 or 40 G bodies in one yard alone. I live around Tampa FL BTW and go to the LKQ U Pull It yards (3 of them) and Big 3 U Pull It. There are also locations of LKQ in Daytona Beach and Orlando that I know of ( I noticed that you live in FL)

Thanks for the tip, but there aren't really any yards near me.....any way you could get the part for me and send it to me and ill give you money?

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

I would if I had time to go do that sort of thing. I work 50-60 hrs a week and barely have time to do my own stuff. I am getting mine running again right now after a cam and rocker swap, then I need to find time to finish the body and paint ( The car is a gutted shell with a seat and dash as the only interior that's installed). However, I may consider doing such a thing in the future if I ever go back to school and I felt there was enough of a demand for it to be a profitable side business.

 

[jerrycad472]

1) You could probably switch it to a manual track which might be cheaper, with less stuff to break.

2) Search on-line for some places that sell used G-Body Parts and see if they will ship. Try Dixie Monte-Carlo, they will likely sell it to you but it will be more costly than if you go down to a local yard and pull it yourself.

 

[AlexPorti]

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