Date:         Fri, 1 Mar 2013 10:02:20 -0800
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Passenger seat swivel base is loose
Comments: To: Dean Staltare <predsmaniac@HOTMAIL.COM>
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I don't understand how the swivel can be wobbly if it's bolted down to
contact the four plastic "glides" on the base. Can you rock it with the seat
off?  Or is the seat wobbly, which could be due to failed tracks on the seat
bottom or swivel.

Whatever it is, fix it because a seat breaking off in an accident is very
bad, especially when someone is sitting in it!

Good luck,

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Dean Staltare
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 3:32 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Passenger seat swivel base is loose

On to the next issue; Apparently someone in the past of this vehicle's
ownership has removed the passenger seat and the entire swivel base to what
I can only assume,was to access the battery compartment. In doing so I don't
think all components have been replaced on the base plate,once the swivel
and seat were re-installed as this seat is extremely wobbly. It appears to
be that the wobble is emanating from the  base swivel plate which seem's to
be the culprit of the wobbly seat syndrome.

 Question; are there any other components underneath that swivel base that
are missing? The only components there are  the 4 evenly spaced plastic
spacers attached to the base plate? Even without the seat replaced on the
track this base is very loose once it is re-bolted down with the locking
nuts ?

1985 Westy Vanagon
Again much thanks to all. DS