Drivers seats wont recline? bad switch?
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Drivers seats wont recline? bad switch?
I just picked up a 96 Discovery SE7 and i reclined the drivers seat all the way back to see how far back it would go. well i started to move the seat back up and it just stopped moving forward. it still goes down but it wont go up anymore. Im supposed to be taking it up to the snow tomorrow but i dont think ill be able to drive it like that for long distances. i already checked the fuses under the hood and under the seat, they are all good. its just the recline up function that doesnt work. any ideas on what it could be? a bad switch or something? help a new Disco owner out!!!
Camel Trophy
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RE: Drivers seats wont recline? bad switch?
carefully clean the contacts in the switch. Might have burned a contact. They get dirty from not being used, and you played with it too much...
Like the saying goes, use it or lose it.
Do you know how your CDL works in the truck?
Like the saying goes, use it or lose it.
Do you know how your CDL works in the truck?
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RE: Drivers seats wont recline? bad switch?
My 99 D2 did the same thing when I bought it. However I wiggled the switch back and forth a few times and it worked fine. I'm sure you've tried that already, but you never know.
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RE: Drivers seats wont recline? bad switch?
ORIGINAL: okdiscoguy
carefully clean the contacts in the switch. Might have burned a contact. They get dirty from not being used, and you played with it too much...
Like the saying goes, use it or lose it.
Do you know how your CDL works in the truck?
carefully clean the contacts in the switch. Might have burned a contact. They get dirty from not being used, and you played with it too much...
Like the saying goes, use it or lose it.
Do you know how your CDL works in the truck?
Camel Trophy
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RE: Drivers seats wont recline? bad switch?
I think there is a way to pry open the switch to get to the guts. Not sure how electrically inclined you are, but if you can find the hot wire and the output for that position, you can OHM it out to see if it is the switch. I don't have power seats, so I can't tell you.
For the CDL-Center Differential Lock..... You have a little shifter in front of your regular gear selector. Forward is low gear, and back is high. Only shift this way in neutral while the truck is stopped. Sometimes you have to roll just a little to get it to shift back in. The shifter can also go left and right. Should be to the right, that is the unlocked position. Slide the shifter to the left (should get a yellow light on the dash), and it locks the front and rear driveshafts together. The front and rear differentials are still open, but with the CDL unlocked, you can still sit there with one tire spinning...With it locked, you have to spin one on the front and one on the rear. You have to be under 5MPH to shift from left to right. Oh, and don't drive over 40 and for sure not on dry pavement with the CDL locked. It can grind things up.
You said you were going to play in the snow, so I thought you might want the info...It is a good idea to shift it once a month to keep the linkage free....
Cheers
For the CDL-Center Differential Lock..... You have a little shifter in front of your regular gear selector. Forward is low gear, and back is high. Only shift this way in neutral while the truck is stopped. Sometimes you have to roll just a little to get it to shift back in. The shifter can also go left and right. Should be to the right, that is the unlocked position. Slide the shifter to the left (should get a yellow light on the dash), and it locks the front and rear driveshafts together. The front and rear differentials are still open, but with the CDL unlocked, you can still sit there with one tire spinning...With it locked, you have to spin one on the front and one on the rear. You have to be under 5MPH to shift from left to right. Oh, and don't drive over 40 and for sure not on dry pavement with the CDL locked. It can grind things up.
You said you were going to play in the snow, so I thought you might want the info...It is a good idea to shift it once a month to keep the linkage free....
Cheers
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RE: Drivers seats wont recline? bad switch?
ORIGINAL: okdiscoguy
I think there is a way to pry open the switch to get to the guts. Not sure how electrically inclined you are, but if you can find the hot wire and the output for that position, you can OHM it out to see if it is the switch. I don't have power seats, so I can't tell you.
For the CDL-Center Differential Lock..... You have a little shifter in front of your regular gear selector. Forward is low gear, and back is high. Only shift this way in neutral while the truck is stopped. Sometimes you have to roll just a little to get it to shift back in. The shifter can also go left and right. Should be to the right, that is the unlocked position. Slide the shifter to the left (should get a yellow light on the dash), and it locks the front and rear driveshafts together. The front and rear differentials are still open, but with the CDL unlocked, you can still sit there with one tire spinning...With it locked, you have to spin one on the front and one on the rear. You have to be under 5MPH to shift from left to right. Oh, and don't drive over 40 and for sure not on dry pavement with the CDL locked. It can grind things up.
You said you were going to play in the snow, so I thought you might want the info...It is a good idea to shift it once a month to keep the linkage free....
Cheers
I think there is a way to pry open the switch to get to the guts. Not sure how electrically inclined you are, but if you can find the hot wire and the output for that position, you can OHM it out to see if it is the switch. I don't have power seats, so I can't tell you.
For the CDL-Center Differential Lock..... You have a little shifter in front of your regular gear selector. Forward is low gear, and back is high. Only shift this way in neutral while the truck is stopped. Sometimes you have to roll just a little to get it to shift back in. The shifter can also go left and right. Should be to the right, that is the unlocked position. Slide the shifter to the left (should get a yellow light on the dash), and it locks the front and rear driveshafts together. The front and rear differentials are still open, but with the CDL unlocked, you can still sit there with one tire spinning...With it locked, you have to spin one on the front and one on the rear. You have to be under 5MPH to shift from left to right. Oh, and don't drive over 40 and for sure not on dry pavement with the CDL locked. It can grind things up.
You said you were going to play in the snow, so I thought you might want the info...It is a good idea to shift it once a month to keep the linkage free....
Cheers
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RE: Drivers seats wont recline? bad switch?
Once you shift it forward into low, you'll see. Around 40 and it is wrapped up. Feels like you are going to pop a wheelie, though. tremendous pulling power...
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