91 Jeep Cherokee Limited it has the electric seatsthe switch works and the motor activates but the seat doesnt move can the gear be changed on the electric motor or does the whole motor need changed?

Answer 1

jag seat same problem

I have a broken plastic gear in my seat motor also.. seems silly to buy an entire motor for 170 dollars when a ten cent gear is all i need. where do you get these things..??

Have just stripped my 1991 Jeep Cherokee seat motor assembly, because it has the same problem.

There are 3 motors connected by flexible drive shafts into a sealed gearbox. In order to open the gear box you need to drill out all the rivets holding it together. The middle motor drives the forward/back rack assembly. The other two do the front and rear lift levers.

In my gear box, the middle motor drives some worm and gear links to toothed racks on each side of the frame. The worm gears are metal and the connecting drive gears are plastic.

The plastic drive gear linked to the motor worm gear has lost a number of teeth. I doubt if anyone will supply a replacement gear.

I am investigating the possibility of having one made by a local engineering company.

If anyone knows of a ready made gear supplier please post their name and phone number.