1988 BMW 3 Series "recliner seat broken" Questions

...seat back will not lock in upright position.It will only lock in total recline position. The moter hums but will not bring the sea back up. The gears for the recliner has been misaligned/broken. ...

broken. The top part of the seat is reclined nearly all the way back. Is it something that can be welded? Someone mentioned to me that this is somewhat of a common problem. Yes, it is a common problem

...seat, may be broken or damaged, preventing the seat from reclining. You can try to manually operate the recline mechanism to see if it is working properly. Obstruction: There may be an obstruction, ...

...back and forth When I hit the lever to recline I can feel the motor engage but the seat will not recline. Someone will have to remove the seat and check the motor and linkage to see what is

...seat works fine). not sure if a 'stopper' is broken or why is goes back farther than the passenger seat back. thx some have a limiter on them some go to a full recline for sleeping..the best way to ...

...up....switch on side of seat does not feel like it is actually working...which im fine with...but why is seat reclining all the way back Because that switch is broken and stuck in the recline

the recliner is the outside seat hinge and has 4 bolts holding it to the seat cushion and seat back.The seat covers need to be pulled back to gain access to bolts.Can be done with seat in the vehicle

recliner seat broken my seat will not lock in to place when reclining..now I have no back support..any suggestions? what car what year.? sure, get it fixed. or find the broken part , and then get it ...

...Te right side. Nothing. Any help would be great. Thanks. Remove the seat from the floor and re-connect the cable that drives the seat from the end of the motor. If cable is broken, replace

...recliner,this is a problem as it only a two door I TAKE IT YOU CAN'T USE TILT ON YOUR SEATS MOST LIKELY TO BE BROKEN CABLES YOU WILL REQ CABLES & BOTH SEAT HANDLES TO DO JOB OULD NOT RECOMMEND IT ...