Thank you for sharing this. Seems worth the try. Curious if the squealing noise is coming from that cable would removing the inner portion and lubricating solve the problem? What else could cause that noise other than being dry?Here's the part needed and solution to address this:
Thank you for sharing this. Seems worth the try. Curious if the squealing noise is coming from that cable would removing the inner portion and lubricating solve the problem? What else could cause that noise other than being dry?
Getting ready to attempt this tomorrow. Picked up the socket this evening. In the video when in stalling the drive shaft you first say it's important to install in reverse order. Put in the console side first. Later in the video you say you put in the motor side first. Which did you do? Thanks!I didn't attempt lubrication, but if you give that a try please let us know. My guess (only a guess) is that it won't fix the issue since the sound is coming from vibration. You can hear the difference between the old cable (start of video) and new cable (end of video) - the cable is definitely the source of the problem. Replacing the entire seat base is a waste of money (although it would get you a new cable).
Great “How To” video and I wish the forum still kept the “How To” section like it used to be, and this should belong to there!Here's the part needed and solution to address this:
I’m having this problem. Seems the bolt/joint is warn out. Can’t seem to find the part hopefully I don’t have to replace the whole assembly my car if out of warranty.
Looks like your have the loose rivet on your driver seat. This’s a known issue and has been discussed many times before:I’m having this problem. Seems the bolt/joint is warn out. Can’t seem to find the part hopefully I don’t have to replace the whole assembly my car if out of warranty.
This is an old thread, but I wanted to update with what I found after taking my drivers seat out and looking at how it is put together as this thread seems to have the most comprehensive info on the issue.
I just bought a 2013 CX-5 GT and after getting home I noticed the seat rocks. It rocks side to side as well is 'up and down'. Front to back is fine.
I took the seat out of the car expecting to find a loose bolt, but it turns out to just be supported by large rivets that are used as pivot pins for the motized seat. This one pictured below in particular is the culprit for side to side movement (there is a sister rivet on the other side).
http://s108.photobucket.com/user/deeno35/media/2013 CX-5/5b7f772d-8de7-4dbb-ac10-49302a19e7e8_zpspphfhqsq.jpg.html
This is the other side of it:
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n32/deeno35/2013 CX-5/e14f86f2-c320-43a6-be15-0fef38d5d267_zpsd75fhp92.jpg
This rivet is meant to allow motion in one direction (rotation around the pin). What happens is either the rivet is not pressed tight enough from the factory, or it is stressed out in some way in the side to side / twisting direction and once that happens it will never return to being tight (ie only moving along one axis again). I can literally 'twist' this joint and move the seat rail with my pinky when the seat is out of the car.
After seeing this it's no mystery that many of the seats have this problem and the fix is to replace the entire seat base sub frame. One could technically drill the rivet out and use a large nut+bolt with a split and a flat washer on each side to solve this problem (ie same setup as the lower seatbelt anchor found on many cars). So far I am not desperate enough to do so, but if I hear of any crash reports where the seat failed, I will do it.