Power Seat Problem
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Power Seat Problem
2001 with full power sport seats. The passenger seat side bolster and lumbar adjustments are broken. When I move the buttons (three in total) on the switches, the motor runs but nothing moves. How do I fix this? Thanks.
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There are airlines running from the distribution valves to the seat back. If none of the lumbar supports are working or side bolsters, then look at the valves. The upper and lower lumbar supports are seperate but the two side bolsters are one system. The seat bladder appears to be terribly expensive, like $580 plus or minus and depending on the seat type.
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If you have a bladder problem 
do a search, there is a repair technique on the Forum somewhere.
edit: I believe the repairs are for pump diaphragms only. Sorry.
do a search, there is a repair technique on the Forum somewhere.edit: I believe the repairs are for pump diaphragms only. Sorry.
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Problems too
I also have problems with my side bolsters too 
. My two lumbar supports work and hold their air, but the side bolsters will fill up, but then deflate. I'm guessing that there is only one pump per seat, and it's working so the pump diaphragm fix isn't for me.
Is there an easy fix for the side bolster connection or should I look to replace the whole bladder unit
?
. My two lumbar supports work and hold their air, but the side bolsters will fill up, but then deflate. I'm guessing that there is only one pump per seat, and it's working so the pump diaphragm fix isn't for me.Is there an easy fix for the side bolster connection or should I look to replace the whole bladder unit
?
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That is what's happened to mine as well. The driver's seat side bolsters are inflating then loosing it, yet the lumbars are fine. The line going from the valve to the bolsters is a hard plastic line and I'm not sure how to remove it without cutting it. I need to get it off the valve in order to test whether its the bladder itself or the valve. Anyone know if heating up the hard plastic line will allow it to come off?
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Thanks guys. Understanding that BOTH the lumbars AND the bolsters don't work but the motor runs, would this isolate a common part? Do they both run off the same motor? Where are the valves for all this? Under the seat? Thanks.
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Here is a link to a post showing a picture of the pump pulled out of its pouch.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...09&postcount=1
Last edited by rda2w; Apr 28, 2008 at 10:41 PM.
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This is all helpful now that I know where to look. I located the vinyl bag with the pump motor inside... Nothing seems loose or to have fallen off. However, I noticed that the motor sounds like it's really struggling when it runs. It almost sounds like if it was battery operated, the batteries were run down. The other side hums along nicely.... Is the motor spent or is there something that may cause this? Thanks.
