Front Passenger Seat Stuck
 

the front passenger seat on my 1986 300E can't be moved forward or backward anymore - it is all the way back, making the back seat very uncomfortable. It can still be moved up and down - is there any simple solution where the seat could be returned to a decent lateral position and left there, or only more complex work? If more complex, what would it take?

Thanks,
Koby

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1986 300E and just 55K???

Fix/replace the switch

I'm not quite sure what you mean - Replace the switch in the door?

Just a little more info having toyed with the seat last night:
There is nothing blocking the movement of the seat, and the seat can move in any direction except forward and backward (it is all the way back). If i try to go farther back, the right side engages, but obviously can't do anything, i don't get the feeling of anything engaging on the left side. Could there be something wrong with just the left track?

Is the motor trying to go? Is the problem mechanical or electrical? So far the votes are electrical but I don't think you really said.

Mike

Thanks for the replies, I'll try the contact cleaner as soon as i can get my hands on some.

It strikes me as an electrical problem, given that i don't feel any motor engaging when i try to move forward, as i do when i try to move backward. I guess if i can't get the contact cleaner to work i'll try taking the switch apart.