98 M3 Sedan - Driver's seat motor gearbox seems to be busted.

I took the M3 out for a spin for the first time since October. When I
adjusted the seat I found that one thing had a problem. This is a
fully electronic adjustable seat; the seatback kept tilting backward.
I tried to get it to tilt back up but had no luck. I tried to run it
all the way back and then tilt it up. That was a mistake - now I look
like a kid with the seat reclined all the way. It seems to be stuck
or something. I hear the motor run but nothing happens. I took the
seat out of the car and took a look at the motors underneath. What a
mess. I can take it apart but it will be a long task - everything is
so tightly grouped together under there that I can barely get a tool
inserted into the hex-head slots.

Anyone out there have any tips, suggestions, or directions? I would
even consider buying a salvage seat if I could find one that matched.

HELP!!!! Thanks, JM

There's a guy on the 'net that sells the gear and has directions posted on
how to get to it.

Follow this link, then poke around the site for a while, you'll find the
Seat Gears on the main page ...

http://www.odometergears.com/






"jmiller0666" <jmiller0666 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

I took the M3 out for a spin for the first time since October. When I
adjusted the seat I found that one thing had a problem. This is a
fully electronic adjustable seat; the seatback kept tilting backward.
I tried to get it to tilt back up but had no luck. I tried to run it
all the way back and then tilt it up. That was a mistake - now I look
like a kid with the seat reclined all the way. It seems to be stuck
or something. I hear the motor run but nothing happens. I took the
seat out of the car and took a look at the motors underneath. What a
mess. I can take it apart but it will be a long task - everything is
so tightly grouped together under there that I can barely get a tool
inserted into the hex-head slots.

Anyone out there have any tips, suggestions, or directions? I would
even consider buying a salvage seat if I could find one that matched.

HELP!!!! Thanks, JM