Originally Posted by
shogun
Just found this company, they make gear parts for seats
Reclining Seat Gear
Motometer Units for E30/R/K series Motorcycles
E-39 Headlight Adjusters etc
and also for older clusters, even parts for E31 on order. If the steel gears which I have does not fit, contact this company
http://www.odometergears.com/bmw.html
I emailed him asking about the toothed wheel gear for the E34 Sport Seat Base elevation mechanism and received a friendly and generous reply which suggested my problem was with the cable sheaths needing shortening.. Does the Sport Seat Base not employ any wheel gears to raise and lower? Is it a worm gear on that metal wide toothed arm that raises and lowers the seat Base? He did reply quickly and invited me to ask him any questions I may have anytime though I thought I;m not sure he understood what I was asking I know about shortening the cable sheaths for the seat back twist and the head rest but I hearad this clikcing like stripped plastic turning when trying to raise the back of the seat base then nothing at all I assumed it was just worn now below any engagment... I'll have to look at that picture again of the seat and see what i need.. but looks like a valuable and helpful resource for sure.
1995 540i Manual build 1/95