P38 4.6 HSE seat recline fault

alan4693 · May 10, 2015

I reclined my seat back in error leaning across the drivers seat to adjust a long load I was carrying. The seat back is now fully reclined and will not return, just making a clicking noise. I have had the seat out, checked all connections and switches. If anybody has any ideas it would be very helpful.

wammers · May 10, 2015

alan4693 said:
I reclined my seat back in error leaning across the drivers seat to adjust a long load I was carrying. The seat back is now fully reclined and will not return, just making a clicking noise. I have had the seat out, checked all connections and switches. If anybody has any ideas it would be very helpful.

You have stripped or broken something in recline mechanism. Remove seat and take out recline motor and check damage. Guide to do this in RAVE.

alan4693 · May 13, 2015

Motor powers down ok but not up is theee a possibility of a faulty relay?

West Slope Rover · May 13, 2015

alan4693 said:
Motor powers down ok but not up is theee a possibility of a faulty relay?

You may have a duff seat control switch.

Datatek · May 13, 2015

alan4693 said:
Motor powers down ok but not up is theee a possibility of a faulty relay?

Relay or switch.

wammers · May 14, 2015

Datatek said:
Relay or switch.

If the seat is motoring down power relay is fine. Switch just swaps polarity to motor to drive it one way or the other, has to be that can't be a lot else. Although OP did mention a clicking noise which would indicate something stripped or broken. Not been mentioned since though.

alan4693 · May 28, 2015

Wammers was right, it was the mechanism, followed RAVE and took out seat and removed seatback. Stripped back covering to find that the small single bolt securing the motor was only holding on by a couple of threads and consequently the pinion was disengaged. Quite how it work one way and not the other is a mystery - torque moving the motor back into pinion engagement? Anyway quick tighten up and not so quick putting back together of the seat and all now working well.

wammers · May 28, 2015

alan4693 said:
Wammers was right, it was the mechanism, followed RAVE and took out seat and removed seatback. Stripped back covering to find that the small single bolt securing the motor was only holding on by a couple of threads and consequently the pinion was disengaged. Quite how it work one way and not the other is a mystery - torque moving the motor back into pinion engagement? Anyway quick tighten up and not so quick putting back together of the seat and all now working well.

Bloody hell i should be charging Accy for being on here.

P38 4.6 HSE seat recline fault

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