General drivers seat jammed

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Today I got in my car to discover that my drivers seat is jammed, I don't mind personally as I've got it all the way back, but my partner also drives the car and needs the seat moving forwards, I've tried a good dose of wd40 and gently tugging on the seat but to no luck, unless something is stuck in the rails under the seat, but I've not noticed anything stopping it moving,does anybody know how to un jam the seat?

Many thanks
Paul
 
Today I got in my car to discover that my drivers seat is jammed, I don't mind personally as I've got it all the way back, but my partner also drives the car and needs the seat moving forwards, I've tried a good dose of wd40 and gently tugging on the seat but to no luck, unless something is stuck in the rails under the seat, but I've not noticed anything stopping it moving,does anybody know how to un jam the seat?

Many thanks
Paul

If its a 3 door take a look at the release wire for the seat-back release...
 
Thanks for your replies, Sorry I forgot to mention its a 5 door, are the bolts on the rails easy to get to, its getting a bit dark to look now, I'll have a dabble at it tomorrow after I've finished work, I have noticed though that when I push the bar up to move the seat, it is moving the pegs out of the rails ready to move the seat but it still remains stuck, is there a possibility that the seat has moved too far back in the rails making it jam?
 
I've had a look at it now in the light, when I push the bar up to move the seat, it pushes the teeth down into the rail but the seat will not move at all, I've looked at the passenger seat to check for any clues on what is happening but the passenger seat does exactly the same and moves, does this mean I will have to take the seat off the rails like johnlad has told me?

Cheers
 
I've managed to sort it, I found a small metal ball bearing down one of the rails, no idea how it managed to get there but the seat is now moving fine, just hope the ball bearing hasn't fell off anything :/

Thanks for all your help anyway!
 
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