Fear not the seat pot (potentiometer) How to rebuild one without removing it.

Thanks Ernie!

 

Just wanted to say, again, that this is an EXCELLENT Thread!

Mike

 

THANKS!!!!

Awesome write up. Never had the problem but it's just a matter of time before I do.

 

I just played with the roof and it seems that you can get the roof to work just fine by simply flipping the seatbacks forward - without moving the tracks all the way forward - anyone else find this?

Edit: I mean if you are using the emerg. switch

 

I am surprised that with your low miles this thing failed so soon. Do you think oxidation on the potentiometer is the culprit? Like an old stereo with scratchy pots. I'm thinking maybe some good contact cleaner. I use this stuff called "Deoxit" D5. It removes oxidation. You can google it. It is the best stuff period!
I know your car has low miles. I'm thinking maybe by long periods of non-use that the oxidation occurred. Just a theory.
Mike

 

Thanks for the recommendation on the Deoxit D5, I'll check it out.

The potentiometer itself was in perfect shape, electrically. It was just the plastic ball joint that drives the potentiometer which failed. I've had several old cars and at about 14 years old, they all seem to start snapping plastic bits here and there.

 

It eats plastic for breakfast. The joys of city living. Just a theory.

 

Some add-on's to a waaaay back thread that is still relevant as i fix my seat pots. .

 

I did tonight:
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We having fun yet?
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Did you fix it?

 

This thread is so good I saved it twice. I must have read it a long time ago when I was learning about the 355, and thought it was worth bookmarking. Tried to bookmark it again last night!

 

excellent thread

if this thread has not been added to the "348/355 - Master Sticky Thread Index" yet it should be now.

 

They are dry and look good. But not installed yet. That will be a few weeks out as the seat belts are out for a cleaning and new webbing.

The pots track the KOHM pretty close so they should be fine.

I will post my results, but it will be a few weeks.

 

Nice thread. Has anyone though of using Super Glue for this?

 

I wish someone would fix mine
So I would have a spare, my wallet still hurts from buying a new one.
I don't even have the skill set to see what broke on mine.
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Ha. I think that's salvageable. PM if you want me to stitch that up.

 

Something in this area, I seem to be missing a part ?
If someone has the parts to repair this .... and the skill set
I would gladly pay you next Tuesday
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Sent you a PM

 

From a different thread:

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High,

many thanks for your great post - as it is (sometimes) raining in germany!

Kind regards

Rolf

 

Guys- I am just done performing this fix on my 95's driver seat.

I would like to add that we set it at 4.4 and it didn't work. We then checked and matched the passenger's seat forward value which was between 5-5.4 and it worked.

So I would say to anyone trying this procedure with at least one good seat go based off of the others seat value VS 4.4

Thank you again for this great post

 

Great work! Good for you diving into that and fixing it so soon into your ownership.

 

The seats are often different from each other. The computer has no need for them to be matched so they often are not particularly if one has been previously repaired. There is a program just to teach it where they are now and operate off of that information.

 

I have not done this....yet. But couldnt you put the seat all the way forward or back and then just mark it when you take it apart. Then put it back exactly how it was oriented?

I assume that is what Watson was suggesting in his post above.