Thread: Broken seat back winder

Uh ... Sounds like it's broken !

I recently had the same problem. It could be one of 2 things. Hopefully for you it is just that you blew the 40 amp fuse which goes off with a little crack. This can be found under the passenger seat.
If the fuse is OK then it is likely to be the motor that drives your seat backwards and forwards that has failed. You can sometimes buy these on eBay (global) I bought an entire set of second hand 4 motors for $120 from the US recently. You will have to remove the seat to replace the motor but it is fairly straighforward. Good Luck .

Thanks mate. My motor is my hand...its a poverty pack! Generally that things break down less, but this goes against the trend.

Bump.

Cheers

They are a lousy design. The knob is in 2 parts which can be bought individually.It`s usually the inner bit that fits on the shaft that fails.
That`s the cracking noise you heard.
the word is that they are becoming hard to find new,so you may have to look around a bit.If you can find one from a wreckers the chances are it will be on the way out anyway.
My last one I repaired by making an insert with a grub screw to lock it in place on the shaft.

From memory new ones cost about $35 if you can find one.

If all else fails carry a small shifting spanner.

Cheers....Trev.

Thanks Trev mate. I will strip it down and try grub screwing it. Cheers!