This weekend I had to repair a passenger side seat that had become twisted. No problem. I also had to balance out the rails that had gotten out of wach due to the seat. No problem. After getting the seats back in the car I decided to repair the headrest. I can hear the motor running but no movement in either driver or passenger seat. So I removed the back of the seat as instructed. Removed the 8mm screws (what a PITA). I could barely get the motor off the cable because the cable was sticking into the motor a good inch and a half. Really no need to repair. The issue was that there was no cable in the portion of the mechanism that made the seat move. so i pushed the cable back and placed it back in the motor and secured the motor to the bracket. Yes! Finally after three years the headrest operated properly.

Filled with pride over my accomplishments of the day (I had also completed my application of Leatherique), I returned to play with the headrest once more before repairing the driver's side. Nothing... well I be darned (not the exact word I used at the time but you get my drift). So I removed the screws, tilted the motor enough to remove the cable and like a bad magic trick, the cable had returned to the original length making the headrest inoperative. Well I'll be a son of a gun. Has anyone else experience this oddity? Anyone have a solution?

Thanks in advance,

David