Bolsters not working?????
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Bolsters not working?????
just noticed this a little while ago. It worked fine when i bought the car and a few months later.....now it doesnt do anything. Pass side works find...drivers doenst. You can hear the motor under the seat makin noise....but doesnt move the bolsters in or out. I tried takin the seat out but didnt want to get to involved...cause i got no clue what im looking for under there..lol. Any thoughts guys??
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just noticed this a little while ago. It worked fine when i bought the car and a few months later.....now it doesnt do anything. Pass side works find...drivers doenst. You can hear the motor under the seat makin noise....but doesnt move the bolsters in or out. I tried takin the seat out but didnt want to get to involved...cause i got no clue what im looking for under there..lol. Any thoughts guys??
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The bolster pump and fittings are in a small vinyl pouch attached to the seat bottom. You may also find the pump vanes themselves are shot. I was going to replace the pump only. Can't do it. GM gets about $350.00 for the whole assembly. RIP OFF!
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Your car is an 01. The bladder tubes have plastic elbows and they have probably broken at that part. You may be able to splice a new piece on it but if it can't be repaired you need to buy new stuff and it isn't cheap. Take seat out and pull top seat cover off and take a look. I think in 02 is when they started using brass elbows for the fittings and they don't break.
I replaced the drivers side bladders two years ago. One of the elbows was broken off and another one was cracked. . I tried to repair them, but everything I tried lasted less than a month. The air pump is still working fine. With out a doubt this is the biggest GM rip off of all time.
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The plastic bladders push on a plastic hinged plate that is riveted to the seat body. Mine had pulled the rivets out. I replaced them with small bolts/nuts and everything worked fine. Good luck.
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damn...thanks for the replys. Ill have to take a peak and see what i can find....$350 bucks huh??.....talk about a rip off....plastic elbows.....unreal...youd think they would of gone through more testing before they put them in the seats.
