92 Lumbar pump
 

I just purchased a new pump but the 3 hose lengths are not the same as what is on the car. Can I pull the hoses off the old and reattach to the new or will that cause a problem?

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Charlie,

I would disengage existing carefully and reattach to the new pump.

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Will try to pry off the rubber hoses and hope they reattach. If I lose my nerve, might wait for next maintenance day and do it under the watchful eyes of WAZOO's who know what they are doing.
If anybody can use the old lumber pump, they are welcome to it.
Also got my Hurst short shifter in the mail.

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Yeah, Be careful Charlie, I have two seats right now both with broken hose couplers, need to come up with a fix to make them functional again.
Rich

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Ouch, do not need to go down that road...........

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Rich,
If the parts will do you any good you are welcome to have my old one.

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Thanks Charlie,
I just picked up two seats worth of spare parts from Pete, should have them this week. Thanks for the offer.
Rich

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You going to Maintenance Day on Saturday at Jim's? Will bring the Fisher House photos on a disk.

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Don't think I'm going to make it Saturday. I've got the wheels off my car right now with the centers removed for polishing. Will be pulling my exhaust off this Sat to install some emission compliant cats from Phil so I can get my emission test done this month :pray. If you want to leave it with Jim, I'm sure I will get there eventually.
Thanks
Rich

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Sorry we will miss you this weekend and good luck with the emissions. I will leave the disk with Jim. I put Maryland Historic plates on mine so do not have to have inspection or pass emissions. In Maryland, 20 years old and you qualify. Cost of plates is 1/4 of regular plate price as well.

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Hello Charlie,
If you have to extend the length of the tubes, I might have some (Bullets) it's a plastic piece to connect two tubes together. Not sure what sizes I have. Let me know the size of the tubes.
Have a good day,
Nelson

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Thanks Nelson,
If you come over on Saturday, bring what you have just in case. I think the game plan is to remove the tubes from the broken pump and install on the new pump.

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Hello Charlie,
I have some (bullets) . They are connectors to extend small tubes. I don’t know what sizes I have but I can check later when I get home. Let me know the size tube that is used on the pump. By the way where did you purchase the lumbar pump, the ones in my car don’t work?
Have a good day,

Nelson

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Nelson,
Got the 84-93 sport seat lumbar pump assembly at zip for $144.95
http://www.zip-corvette.com/ProductDetails/ProductDetails.aspx?pid={b59182cc-4658-4916-ad76-605f8b0c6221}&gid={84dc6c8b-f811-46cf-b677-4cbbf8ed0fe1}&GroupName=Sport+Seat+Hardware&pname= 84-93+Sport+Seat+Lumbar+Pump+Assembly&Referer=&Alias= &ptct=SGR-SR&CTitle=&

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Success,
WAZOO installed the new lumbar pump and now for the first time, I have been able to enjoy and adjust the lumbar support in my sport seat. Thanks Jim!

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Hello Charlie,
Were you able to change your lumbar pump last Saturday, I had to leave early? I am going to change both of mine when I get a chance.

Nelson

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We sure did. Nice to have the seat fixed right.

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What were the steps required to install it?
Thanks
Nelson

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It took about 30 minutes total. First you take the bottom seat out, push down and pop out the front clip, takes less than 30 seconds. The pump is on the front left side of the seat. Disconnect the two electric pins from the old and connect the new pump to test. You will feel air if it is working. The 3 lumbar air hoses were not the correct length on my new pump so we pried the 3 hoses off the new pump (careful not to break the plastic connectors) and pried the 3 hoses off the old pump. The old pump is attached to the seat by 3 bolts with a 7mm head (I think). Remove the 3 bolts and nuts (it is a pain in the neck as you need to reach under the seat). Disconnect the 2 electric power connectors and remove the old pump unit. Push the 3 original air hoses onto the new pump and install the pump to the seat using the 3 nuts and bolts. Connect the two power plugs and your all set, just put back the seat bottom.

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Thanks Charlie,
I think I can do that install myself.. I had to call Jim earlier concerning a electric problem and ABS light coming on. I am going to post the problem on the forum and see if anyone can up on where to start to trouble shoot.
Have a great day,
Nelson