http://www.frankies-bmw.com/8series/...ries_seats.php
http://www.bmwccae31.com/DOCS/Howto/52 - Under Seat Repair.pdf
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...OyYftb2PD_rOhy
That sort of shows you there are indeed 6 bolts per seat.
As for the broken gears, do a search... they are in gearboxes in each seat rail.
With the seats actually out, it is easier to get to all the problem areas.
Last edited by cartoonz; 09-17-2018 at 07:42 PM.
'91 Dinan 860 Stage III (new 6L engine)
'91 Dinan 850 TT stage III (brand new engine) 21st Century Tech meets 18th Century Dinan...
'91 850i 6sp (mint) (sold)
'90 Dinan 750iL TT stage III (Guido - The Beast)
'94 850 CSi The Detroit Auto Show car (restored to factory perfect) (sold)
'96 850Ci, The George Carlin car
''73 3.0 csi, '08 535i, '03 X5 4.6is
...and a few other non BMW cars
Here is one of the gears that I had cast to replace the split gear on seat rail mechanism. They don't look great and need to be cleaned and polished a bit. I also had a machinist true the bore and size it to fit the spline gear shaft that is inside the seat rail. He pressed the gear onto the shaft almost like a broaching job because splines in gear did not come out well enough in casting.
Here is the link to shop that has made replacement gears in the past. You do need to send your gear to him so he can use it for a pattern but I think it is destroyed in casting method he uses so he can only make one gear at a time. I had a mold made so I can reproduce the gear multiple times but I used brass so its not as easy to press onto shaft as plastic would be.
http://www.odometergears.com/product...s+E31+89-99/40
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Last edited by JDP530; 09-16-2018 at 11:28 PM. Reason: add
cartoonz,
The second link you show in your post above does not come up for me. Can you provide a better link? Looking to do this job soon, and want all the info I can find! Thanks for your help.
Gary Knox
Gary Knox
'97 BMW 840 Ci
'03 MB SL55 AMG
'07 Mini Cooper S hatchback
'09 Aston Martin DB9 Volante
'13 Audi A8
'90 MB 560 SEC and '94 Porsche 928 GTS recently departed but long enjoyed
50 or so others over the past 70 years of driving
'91 Dinan 860 Stage III (new 6L engine)
'91 Dinan 850 TT stage III (brand new engine) 21st Century Tech meets 18th Century Dinan...
'91 850i 6sp (mint) (sold)
'90 Dinan 750iL TT stage III (Guido - The Beast)
'94 850 CSi The Detroit Auto Show car (restored to factory perfect) (sold)
'96 850Ci, The George Carlin car
''73 3.0 csi, '08 535i, '03 X5 4.6is
...and a few other non BMW cars
Thank you Cartoonz. Perfect and very helpful.
Gary
Gary Knox
'97 BMW 840 Ci
'03 MB SL55 AMG
'07 Mini Cooper S hatchback
'09 Aston Martin DB9 Volante
'13 Audi A8
'90 MB 560 SEC and '94 Porsche 928 GTS recently departed but long enjoyed
50 or so others over the past 70 years of driving
Hi JDP530,
Can you direct me to where you sourced these nylon gears. I am having trouble finding any gears for a 1991 850i seat with memory and heaters. I don't think the heated seat matters, but I understand that the memory feature has a different motor with a counter.I'm at a loss for finding parts, and apparently the E31 850i uses different parts. Can anyone tell me if the E32 750 Uses the same parts
One source for the plastic is gear is here: http://www.odometergears.com/product...s+E31+89-99/40
You will need to send your gear for him to mold another and he can only make one gear for each gear sent in.
Thank you for the information JDP530, is this seat rail mechanism unique to the 850 series?
Did you get the brass gears from the previously mentioned Odometergears, if not may I ask where you procured the replacement part's.
Again, thank you for your time.
Last edited by McKennaM; 10-10-2018 at 08:54 PM.
I have no idea of this rail is used in any other models. I could not find the correct replacement gears through any sources I checked. But, Odometergears can cast a plastic gear if you provide him with the old one.
I had a vulcanized mold made of the gear from my seat. Then we cast a few of them in brass. My machinist squared up the gears and drilled them so they could be pressed onto shaft. I will send you a PM.
Thank you all again for the advice and assist.
MM
JDP530,
Would you also include me on the info you sent McKennaM via a PM? IF it is easier to do via email, I'll forward you my email address.
Thanks for help.
Gary
Gary Knox
'97 BMW 840 Ci
'03 MB SL55 AMG
'07 Mini Cooper S hatchback
'09 Aston Martin DB9 Volante
'13 Audi A8
'90 MB 560 SEC and '94 Porsche 928 GTS recently departed but long enjoyed
50 or so others over the past 70 years of driving
Just a quick shout-out to all of the folks who've documented repairing the Seat Twist issue. My rail gears were fine, but the outboard (driver's left side) driver's cable end had retracted by 3/8". About an hour's work later and the driver's seat is moving properly again (but still reversed under manual control until the SMM is repaired). Now to fix the passenger seat twist and repair the lumbar supports. All in good time! Thanks again to all that have come before and helped address this!
Hello everyone, I finally decided to tackle this seat twist repair for my driver side seat. As I tried to test the cable with a drill I could feel that the cable was just spinning without any resistance also I could literally slide the cable out from the casing - is this by design OR and indicator of broken cable.
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91 850i 6-speed, 2018 M550 - wife mobile, Lexus GX460 - Family mobile
Sorry for reviving this thread. I have 95 840 Ci non sport and looking to refurbish front seats. Does anyone know if this seat design was shared with other models and where would be a good place to look for replacement of bottom cushions and back rests leather? It is Lt silver gray based on mdecoder info.
thank you in advance!
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