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5th Gen ('95-'99): Seat removal?

Old Jul 28, 2015 | 09:05 PM
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I have a 98 Monte Z34,I need to remove the driver seat to get under the carpet (dropped a tool).
I see some GM "genius" used Torx bolts to hold the seat to the floor.
While I can remove the front ones,the rear bolts seem to be totally inaccessible no matter how I adjust the power seat.
Any ideas?
 
Old Aug 1, 2015 | 04:17 PM
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Never mind,one of the height adjuster motors came loose,blocking the seat from moving forward,used a screwdriver to lift it and got it.
 
Old Aug 1, 2015 | 05:45 PM
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They can be fun to remove I have had them out a few times, and the Console is a fun one as well.
 
Old Aug 2, 2015 | 09:17 PM
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I had the center console out today....not as bad as I thought. I'm still trying to resolve an issue with the shifter.
 
Old May 9, 2016 | 04:44 PM
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I'm having the same problem, only my seat is stuck all the way back and won't budge. Pretty difficult for my 5'1'' wife to drive lol. Is there a way to manually move it forward? Im pretty sure the motor is dead but can't access anything to even think about repair/replacement
 
Old May 9, 2016 | 05:00 PM
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You can see if this works for you to manually move the seat, I had to do this in a Buick once

 
Old May 9, 2016 | 05:12 PM
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Wow, thanks for the quick reply!
So I stuck my head under there to try and figure out how to disconnect those flexible drive cables, and discovered the harness was disconnected from the 3rd motor! I have no idea how that happened, but I plugged it back in and everything works just fine.
 
Old May 9, 2016 | 05:34 PM
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Here is a little tip I got at the Salvage yard. The fellow told me to use a 9 volt battery to hook up to the wiring harness clip and it was a success. I just unhooked the clip and plugged in the wire I got for the 9 volt at Radio Shack and it all worked. If you do this bring several with you it will drain the 9 volt I think it took 1 to go back and 2 to go forward.
 
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