1987 911 drivers side power seat not working

[ned903]

Folks, the drivers side power seat on my 1987 911 has decided to freeze in the rear most position. I can hear what sounds like the motor trying to move the seat, but the seat does not move either forward or back. I can not get to the rear bolts because of the seats rear position,

Any help appreciated.

[76FJ55]

Assuming it is the same as the 928 seat base, which I think it is, there should be a manual drive in the front center(ish) area just below the front of the lower seat cushion. this is a partial bevel gear that you drive with an Allen wrench. do not try to drive it fast with a drill or similar. it will be slow going when driven by hand, but trying to drive it fast runs the risk of damaging the gear since it is only a partial gear and therefore has intermittent engagement.

[Lyle O]

It is exactly the same for the '87 911 seats. Since your issue is with the driver side, the manual adjuster is closer to the driver side door...

[rokemester]

There are some good threads here that demonstrate the usefulness of good electric contact cleaner. You might get lucky and get the seat to operate properly. I did!

[jgurnari]

sounds like a cable pulled out of a motor