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Passenger seat recline problems

Everything on the Volvo S80. Sometimes called an "executive car", the S80 was Volvo's top-of-the-line passenger car. P2 platform.
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dcarlson12
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Re: Passenger seat recline problems

Post by dcarlson12 »

Further to my reply indicating that it was possibly the cable...
Do you hear the motor running which is mounted in the back of the seat? i.e. if the cable is the problem, the motor runs but the cable will not turn the worm gear assembly. If you don't hear the motor then the switch sounds like the problem. Lets us know how you make out.

coustyj
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Post by coustyj »

dcarlson12 wrote:Further to my reply indicating that it was possibly the cable...
Do you hear the motor running which is mounted in the back of the seat? i.e. if the cable is the problem, the motor runs but the cable will not turn the worm gear assembly. If you don't hear the motor then the switch sounds like the problem. Lets us know how you make out.
Darn EXCELLENT point I overlooked. Very good dcarlson. It was sooo long ago I forgot that is what someone suggested to me so that I went for the switch.
Jim
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Purpose
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Post by Purpose »

will do, did not get the chance to do it yesterday. might have to wait until the weekend when I can have some daylight.

And, I do not hear the motor running when I press the lever, so I think it does make sense that it would be the switch.

thanks again

Vicious942
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Post by Vicious942 »

Hope your solution worked out. I have a similar issue.

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