RonnyRally
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I have a BMW 320d e91 (touring) with sport seats (manual, not electrically operated), and today when riding in the passenger seat I noticed that it had gotten stuck and would not slide back and forth any longer.
A closer assessment revealed that the visible part of the main mechanism is operating properly (both driver seat and passenger seat is behaving the same), however with one vital difference. The passenger seat is not lifting the bolt/pin that need to be elevated from the groves to allow sliding the seat back and forth.
I am very puzzled because the mechanism looks rather sturdy from what you can see from outside.
Do anyone know how to dissect this area to allow for a better inspection and assessment. To start with there is a plastic cover on the sides of the sliding rails which I believe to hide a lot of what I want to see. Unfortunately these plastic covers seem to be manufactured to modern standards (hard enough to resist gentle removal, brittle enough to finish its duty when forced).
I am utmost grateful for any tips and tricks concerning this, because according to Murphy's law it surely got stuck when it was almost fully slidden forward, making the passenger seat basically unusable.
A closer assessment revealed that the visible part of the main mechanism is operating properly (both driver seat and passenger seat is behaving the same), however with one vital difference. The passenger seat is not lifting the bolt/pin that need to be elevated from the groves to allow sliding the seat back and forth.
I am very puzzled because the mechanism looks rather sturdy from what you can see from outside.
Do anyone know how to dissect this area to allow for a better inspection and assessment. To start with there is a plastic cover on the sides of the sliding rails which I believe to hide a lot of what I want to see. Unfortunately these plastic covers seem to be manufactured to modern standards (hard enough to resist gentle removal, brittle enough to finish its duty when forced).
I am utmost grateful for any tips and tricks concerning this, because according to Murphy's law it surely got stuck when it was almost fully slidden forward, making the passenger seat basically unusable.