1987 944S Removal of Front Power Seat
 

Hello,

I need to remove the driver front seat from a 944S 1987.
I have pictures, I cant get to the back bolt. I have been trying to do this for many moons... this is the only thing holding me up from redoing the seats, carpet and interior.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1274512756.jpg

The seat in this picture is as FAR FORWARD as it will go.
I almost destroyed the front gear wire (which looks like an allan wrench which goes in the automatic gear box) by trying to attach it to a power drill and moving the seat forward.

can the seat be removed ANY other way?!? I cant get to this bolt.

thanks for any help!

Every time I have removed the seats in a 944 I move the seat to the rear and remove the front bolts there. After this I move the seats forward and remove the rear bolts - they were installed at the factory this way and they should come out this way. Sometimes with age and usage the seats do not easily move as far as necessary - they must move enough for access to the bolts, period.

I would be surprised if you haven't damaged part of the drive mechanism by applying the power tool. That manual drive is meant to be an emergency method of moving the seat by turning the mechanism normally turned by the electric motor. The gears are plastic, and not designed for any significant torque.

However, that isn't what is causing your limited seat motion forward. Something is binding on the track, or both of the threaded rods that the seat travels along are stripped at that point. In any case, your best bet will be to try to apply steady, firm pressure directly to the back of the seat while either turning the mechanism manually or by electric power. Of course, check for anything like carpet or similar obviously preventing the seat from moving at the front. You might want to first move the seat as far back as possible to carefully inspect the condition of the rails at the front.