Does the 3rd row seat need lubed?

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NoJive

Discussion Starter · Dec 21, 2012

Just noticed my 3rd row seat sometimes will not raise unless I lift it a bit to get it started. I'm wondering if there is anything that needs lubed? Battery seems fine.

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Katie,

I would take it to my local Cadillac dealer, however, bring that it is out of warranty, I will probably take it to the GM dealer that I purchased it from. They gave me a 30 day warranty, as well as a 10 year, 100,000 powertrain warranty. I was just hoping it was something I could do myself.

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NoJive

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jan 10, 2013

Excellent advice! I lubed what I could see, and saw the cables, just had no clue how to get them out to lube them. Any ideas?

Jive

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NoJive

Discussion Starter · #9 · Jan 10, 2013

Thanks for the info, and the picture. I'll lube the cables on mine, and hopefully that will fix the issue. It's funny though, that once I get the seat raised, I can then raise and lower it without any problems. The other day, I lubed all the pivot points I could see, and it was working very smooth. But the next day, it wouldn't raise at all without help. I may end up pulling the seat out, and going over everything.

Jive

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NoJive

Discussion Starter · #11 · Jan 12, 2013

Ok, I'm gonna try and work on this today. I did give them a quick look the other day, and could not see how to disconnect the cables. I see where they go into the gearbox on the ends of the rails, but didn't see any screws there. I thought maybe if I could remove the bottom seat cushion, I'd have better access.

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NoJive

Discussion Starter · #12 · Jan 13, 2013

I may have fixed it, time will tell. I could not figure out how to unscrew the cables at the rail end. I ended up removing the three bolts from the back seat, and tilting the seat up for access. From there I was able to unscrew the cables from the motor, and the cables themselves were gunked up pretty bad. I cleaned/lubed them, and the seat is a lot quieter now. I believe that the cables only control the seat sliding forward, and do not actually lift the seat. There is a 2nd motor that drives gears on either side that probably raises the seat. I lube those as best I could. Got my fingers crossed! Here is a pic of the cables going to the motor.