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Date:         Tue, 6 Jun 2006 23:46:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Best lubricant for Westy Spinny Seats?
Comments: To: Phil Zimmerman <philzimm1@oberon.ark.com>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2006060702275277@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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Hey look, that's an All-Canadian thread you guys just laid down!

Sorry, just noticing, Jake

On 6/6/06, Phil Zimmerman <philzimm1@oberon.ark.com> wrote: > > On Tue, 6 Jun 2006 22:15:39 -0400, Tabe Johnson < > greentabe-vanagon@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > >One of my front seats is very, very stiff. I've taken > >it apart but now it comes time to lubricate it before > >reassembling. Any opinions on what lubricant to use? > >The obvious choice so far is grease, since that was > >what was there originally. > > > >Anyone have better ideas? > > > >tabe johnson/87 westy > > Tabe, > > A couple of things you might try to get and keep the seats spinning > easily. For lube, some form of > "dry" lube has worked in not attracting more gunk over the years. > > The 4 nylon/polyethylene rubbing-bumpers in the seat grove must be in good > shape. Suggest > replacing if they are worn or chewed-up. > > The torque on the four nuts that secure the swivel is real critical. > Overly tight and the force > required to turn the seat gets real high. Too loose and the seat clunks, > rattles and puts the most > annoying motion into your backside while driving on rough roads (at least > in this drivers sensitive > backside). > > So, how much torque to put on those self-locking nuts? Just enough and no > more! As the nuts are > self-locking, error on the loose side of tight. Personally, with > self-locking nuts, I tend to over > tighten them..... Bad thing here.... so go easy... perhaps 3-5 > ft/lbs. Trial and error or if you have > real small hands and a long wrench, you can reach in under the seat an > "tweak" the nuts. When > you get it right, the seats will turn with one hand and with only modest > effort. Makes rotating the > seat into the Camping-napping-relaxing-Position a real joy instead of an > annoying struggle. > > good luck > > Phil Z. >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com


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