My 9-5 has two rear head rests that are able to fold down onto the back shelf to improve visibility when there are no passengers back there that wanted a head rest. The problem is that the spring inside one of them has come loose from the bar inside the headrest. The head rest works by pressing a button on the outside to be able to release the head rest from the upright position. Inside the head rest there are two slotted disks that have pre-determined slots based on where the headrest should be able to lock into the upright position. This sliding bar that is attached to the button slides out of the way when pressed to allow the headrest to move, and then springs back into position when you release it, and if there is a slot lined up, holds the head rest up, if not, it allows it to lay flat. In this bar there is a hole in which the spring arm drops into.
The problem I have recently been having is that if the head rest is used without holding the button when putting it upright, the bar/button springs back too quickly and knocks the spring arm out of it's hole and then becomes unusable. Over the weekend I took the head rest off my car and easily pulled the leather back. There is a hard foam blocking the access, so I cut into that with a mat knife at an angle in such a way that it would sit back in that specific position easily when I put it back together. With that spring exposed, I can see the problem, but I don't know how this problem developed or how to fix it. If the button is released slowly, the arm does not go back as far and does not knock the arm loose, but I don't think that is something I can control once it's back in the car. I've attached a few photos of the inside of the head rest. Does anyone have any suggestions on what could be more than a temporary fix for this problem?
The problem I have recently been having is that if the head rest is used without holding the button when putting it upright, the bar/button springs back too quickly and knocks the spring arm out of it's hole and then becomes unusable. Over the weekend I took the head rest off my car and easily pulled the leather back. There is a hard foam blocking the access, so I cut into that with a mat knife at an angle in such a way that it would sit back in that specific position easily when I put it back together. With that spring exposed, I can see the problem, but I don't know how this problem developed or how to fix it. If the button is released slowly, the arm does not go back as far and does not knock the arm loose, but I don't think that is something I can control once it's back in the car. I've attached a few photos of the inside of the head rest. Does anyone have any suggestions on what could be more than a temporary fix for this problem?
