Seats-power seat adjustment

[james walden]

I would love to be able to move my power seat back far enough to allow me to comfortably have my arm out of the open drivers window, but when I pulled up the front seat to examine the mechanism and moved the electric seat switch to the rear, the screw shaft turned fine but started to give a grinding noise when it still had about one inch to go before the pin in the shaft would have stopped the shaft from screwing in any further. I have the screw casing in the farthest back hole in the bracket the holds the shaft, and I don't see any way to move this bracket any farther back than it is. I hope this makes sense. If the seat is as far back now as it is meant to go it seems a tall driver with long legs would not be comfortable. I'm fine with the legroom but I'd sure like to have my arm out the window without feeling like I've only got half a window to use. Thanks for any advice.

[crystal59]

I would love to be able to move my power seat back far enough to allow me to comfortably have my arm out of the open drivers window, but when I pulled up the front seat to examine the mechanism and moved the electric seat switch to the rear, the screw shaft turned fine but started to give a grinding noise when it still had about one inch to go before the pin in the shaft would have stopped the shaft from screwing in any further. I have the screw casing in the farthest back hole in the bracket the holds the shaft, and I don't see any way to move this bracket any farther back than it is. I hope this makes sense. If the seat is as far back now as it is meant to go it seems a tall driver with long legs would not be comfortable. I'm fine with the legroom but I'd sure like to have my arm out the window without feeling like I've only got half a window to use. Thanks for any advice.

Viewing Barry in his photo standing beside his Mark II tells me that Barry would have the best answer about how tall persons seat themselves behind the wheel of a Mark II. Goodness gracious Barry, if I had known you in the 80s, Shaq would have been picked after you in the draft. Gary

[Barry Wolk]

Now Gary, I'm only 6'5", and white men can't jump. I proved that in HS basketball.

On the seat. When you pull the clevis pin will the seat move further back? If it will move back an inch you can move the floor bracket back a set of holes. I believe I made a thread on this. Your bracket might also be facing the wrong way. Is the clevis hole in the rear of front of the bracket?

Pictures?

Also, the linear actuator may have an internal burr that may be giving you the grinding noise. You can disassemble it and file down anything that's causing the noise. The nylon insert might be reversible to use on the good side.

[Barry Wolk]

There is another way.

It takes 4 bolts to remove the front seat. They attach through the bottom of the car through strengthened mounting holes. They thread into nuts that are welded to the seat track.

It just so happens that Continental engineers had the foresight to punch correct sized holes 2" fore and 2" aft of the original welded nut.

You could simply take the 4 bolts out, move the seat rearward 2" exactly and put the bolt up through the hole and secure it with a washer, lock-washer and nut or nylock.

I examined the potential to do this when I had my seat out and while it is a pretty confined area I think it can be done. Raising the seat all the way will give you better access.

I beginning to wonder if yours had been move forward at some time as I have no problem arm-out cruising.

Just out of curiosity I measured how far back my seat goes. The seat back comes to a point in the front at the bottom. From that point to the inner edge of the "A" pillar door opening I measured 30.5". That's as far back as the seat will go without moving the floor tracks.