taskytaskerson Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 The controls for the power seats in my '89 are shot. Is there any way to adjust the seats without the electric controls? Also, how do I remove the seats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest F14CRAZY Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 No way that I know of to manually move the seats. The bad circuit may be under the carpet under the seat (any water in the interior ends up there) or in the door hinge area (doors opening and closing thousands of times kills the wires). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 As F14Crazy stated, there could be a number of reasons why the power seat is not working. If you know for sure the switch is bad, it really very easy to replace. It prys out of the door panel with little trouble. Once out, it unplugs. Just reverse the procedure to put it back together. I bet Jim, would have a good switch that he would sell for a reasonable price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taskytaskerson Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 Actually, it is the wire harness that connects to the switch that is damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest martinla Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 HELP!! I have a 1964 Buick Riviera with a power drivers seat. I just purchased this car and it has a new electric motor. It works,I can hear it come on when I move the switch. The seat seems to be stuck, it does not move but I can hear the motor.larrymartinrealty@rocketmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 HELP!! I have a 1964 Buick Riviera with a power drivers seat. I just purchased this car and it has a new electric motor. It works,I can hear it come on when I move the switch. The seat seems to be stuck, it does not move but I can hear the motor.larrymartinrealty@rocketmail.comRight barn but wrong stantion. You need to ask at the Rivieria site... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 The power seat technology is ancient..... the only thing the car manufactures have done is cost reduce the parts. The motors have short flexable drive shafts. You may have a bad drive shaft or it may have come out or the gearbox. There are bolts at the front and back of the seat that bolt it to the floor. Depending on where the seat is... you can probably get to either the front or back bolts pretty easily. The other two may take some effort because the seat is in the way. Once you get the seat out you can flip it over on a table and work on the mechanism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 If your seat is like the Reatta seats, here is what you will see on the bottom. (click photos to enlarge) Under seat view Squeeze to disconnect cable Cable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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