The quality of the pull mechanism is laughable - there is a wire which goes
into a cheap plastic box and engages into a slider inside. From the other
end of the slider there are two wires coming out. The problem is that the
wires engage into the slider by a push fit, and wear causes them to pop out.
I cut the a hatch into the plastic box , made a slider out of a bit of scrap
metal properly crimping it onto all 3 wires, and closed and braced the
plastic box with ties and a bit of sheet metal. It has lasted 3 years so
far, which is longer than the original did.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"Paw" > wrote in message ...
> har! My 98 TJ over the weekend broke just how you describe - can't get
> it to work with the pull tab anymore... If I reach over the top and push
up
> on the plastic tab, then I can get it to move... but something below is
> either stuck/broke - and w/ the rain like it is today, I am not going to
try
> and figure it out now... If I do - I'll let you know asap.
>
> Paul
>
> "HG97TJ" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > I'm back in the Jeep club after a 4 year absence. I bought a '97 TJ
> > Sport over the weekend. Looking forward to my first Jeep wave.
> >
> > Just a quick question:
> > As far as the passenger seat goes, Isn't the entire base/seat supposed
> > to tip forward to gain access to the back seat? The seat slides
> > forward and the seat back tips forward OK but unless I'm doing
> > something wrong I can't get the entire seat/base to tilt forward. Hell
> > - maybe it's not supposed to but I thought it did in my old YJ.
> >
> > Any tips are appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Howie
> >
>
>