94 E320 Wagon--218K miles, 1995 E320 Sedan--101K miles, 1994 E500 Sedan--78K miles
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Common problem.
Reengaging flexible drive shaft will work for a while, eventually, the inner shaft will again migrate out of the drive gear (or motor) and you'll have the same problem again.
The DIY fix is to shorten the the outer housing of the drive cable by about 3/8 of an inch. To do this drill the crimps of the end sleeve, remove the sleeve, cut off 3/8 inch of outer housing, reinstall sleeve, recrimp where sleeve metal has not been drilled.
Another fix is to insert a short piece of piano wire (or nail of proper diameter) in both drive and motor end. This prevents the square inner cable end from migrating out of the motor and/or drive assembly.
I may have posted about this on peachparts several years ago, do a search and you should find it.
By the way, the seat has to be removed and partially disassembled to accomplish this fix.
J. M. van Swaay
Reengaging flexible drive shaft will work for a while, eventually, the inner shaft will again migrate out of the drive gear (or motor) and you'll have the same problem again.
The DIY fix is to shorten the the outer housing of the drive cable by about 3/8 of an inch. To do this drill the crimps of the end sleeve, remove the sleeve, cut off 3/8 inch of outer housing, reinstall sleeve, recrimp where sleeve metal has not been drilled.
Another fix is to insert a short piece of piano wire (or nail of proper diameter) in both drive and motor end. This prevents the square inner cable end from migrating out of the motor and/or drive assembly.
I may have posted about this on peachparts several years ago, do a search and you should find it.
By the way, the seat has to be removed and partially disassembled to accomplish this fix.
J. M. van Swaay