Congrat's on the "new" ride . . .
& welcome to the board.
It's a pain to remove the 2 screws on the motor but they must be removed to get the cable out of the motor end. Pulling it out with brute force will only guarantee that it might break something or come out again by itself. A 1/4" ratchet with a short extension works. I forget how the cable is attached at the other end. Here's some more details:
http://www.nmia.com/~dgnrg/page_33.htm
Easier with the motor out...
Use Gale's helpful page link and remove the motor from the seat. It's also a easier if the seat is out of the car (clean all that nasty mess on the carpet under the seat too!). Then you can access the seat back from a comfortable position. Gently tug on the leather and you can pull it off from the clips that attach it to the frame. Undue 4-5 attachments from the seat side and it's easy to access all the motor screws necessary to complete the job.
I went with the 1/4"-3/8" long coat hanger method and it worked fine.
http://home.comcast.net/~fongman1/re...epairpage.html
Cheers,
Roland