R34 GTR Seats / No longer reclining

[bilbo117]

Hi all,

Long time since I've posted here. Looking for some advice on what I can remove to further identify the cause of my issues. 

I can move the passenger seat forward and back but the knob used to adjust the seat angle is pretty much free spinning, there's very little resistance. 

Removing the side cover I can see that the chain is intact but the shaft for the adjustment spins without the gear attached to it moving. 

What's my next step for disassembly here? Is this a common fault? Just being a little cautious as I didn't want to start removing bolts for a spring to fly out or something equally as stupid. 

Cheers

[GTSBoy]

Pull them out and pull more apart. You can't do shit with them still bolted to the floor of the car.

[bilbo117]

You don't have an R34 service manual for the body do you? Have found plenty for the engine and drivetrain but nothing else

[GTSBoy]

47 minutes ago, bilbo117 said:

You don't have an R34 service manual for the body do you? Have found plenty for the engine and drivetrain but nothing else

Nah - but you won't find anything on dismantling the seats in any such thing anyway.

[Duncan]

Just to get this straight if you turn the splined shaft to the outside, it turns freely but the chain does not move?

What happens when you move the chain, does the splined shaft turn?

Surely the shaft is snapped, or the chain is seized and it took the teeth off whatever great is behind the steel bracket