•    Tools Needed:  Grinder and Welder
•    This is not an easy repair.  The power seat assembly was not made to be disassembled.
 
You will need to grind two spots to disassemble and reweld for reassembly.
2007-2013 Forward / Backward adjustment steel gear kit is good for one seat repair for Forward / Backward movement due to broken gears.  The kit comes with two steel gears mounted on two custom machined shafts and a lifetime warranty for steel gear breakage.  During installation, reuse the factory, small worm gear.
 
This kit also comes with a new front thrust washer, a small bottle of grease, as well as detailed instructions with colored photos. You will reuse your rear thrust disc and other mounting hardware.
This product fits all Cadillac STS/Escalade with Power Seats.
 
The part numbers for the seat tracks which these gears fit into are : 22-80-44-17 (228044170, 22-80-44-18 (22804418), 22-80-44-19 (22804419), 22-80-44-20 (22804420), 20-77-91-09 (20779109), 20-77-91-10 (20779110).