Headrests stuck . . . dealer says $30...

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Author Message   Sam Hayes (Mulesnx) New Member Username: Mulesnx Post Number: 25 Registered: 09-2003 Posted on Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 04:50 pm:    My 97 disco with electric seats has a stuck headrest on both sides. A guy at the dealer said that they will have to take off the leather and fix the place where the bar goes into the seat from the headrest. That is $300 work of labor. Has anyone had a problem like this? Any ideas of how to get the headrests off so I can put on some water proof seat covers?   Sam Hayes (Mulesnx) New Member Username: Mulesnx Post Number: 26 Registered: 09-2003 Posted on Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 11:55 pm:    no ideas, huh? bummer   Greg Crow (Gregcrow) New Member Username: Gregcrow Post Number: 7 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 12:07 am:    My drivers headrest is stuck on my 97, gonna look at it one of these days, if I find something that works to get it unstuck I'll let you know.   Sam Hayes (Mulesnx) New Member Username: Mulesnx Post Number: 27 Registered: 09-2003 Posted on Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 02:09 am:    thanks   Jack Leitch (Liveattheedge) Member Username: Liveattheedge Post Number: 113 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 02:38 am:    it'll most likely be a code, that takes a while to fix on the auto logic that we used at the shop. You have to find the faulty code and re-program it. A local auto logic equipt garage will be able to fix it for a lot less. Cheers Jack   Jamie (Rover_puppy) Senior Member Username: Rover_puppy Post Number: 837 Registered: 05-2003 Posted on Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 11:37 am:    This thread has me wondering if perhaps they tend to get stuck when they are not used? I've got a D2 and have only removed mine a few times. The last time I removed them so that I could throw my water proof seat covers into the washing machine - it took me about an hour to get all 5 of them off. I really thought they were stuck in there for good. It took alot of force to finally free them. I wonder if lightly lubricating them with something occassionally would help? Jamie   Stuart Scantlebury (Paavscan) New Member Username: Paavscan Post Number: 24 Registered: 07-2003 Posted on Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 02:15 pm:    Here is a close up of the shaft on a 97 disco head rest. Removal took less than 5 seconds. I just pulled straight up. Firt time was very hard, heat may have set ridges in the plastic/nylon sleeve that the post glides in. Now it is a snap Stuart   Danno (Danno) Senior Member Username: Danno Post Number: 348 Registered: 08-2002 Posted on Sunday, February 08, 2004 - 08:02 pm:    use alot of solvent. i used Breakfree CLP (gun cleaner/lube), sprayed down the shafts, let sit, and then pull up really hard.