it could be lack of those little black plastic strips Geo ......... but I find regular non-swivel seats working fine anyway with at least on of those missing, and the seat is not floppy or loose. I have seen ......on the seat swivels.........under the top part that turns ...... 4 white plastic bushings that are bearing points for the rotating 'turntable' top. I wonder if those are gone on yours . I'm not sure that all years of seat swivels have those either , but I know some version do for sure. Scott
----- Original Message ----- From: "Geo & Kathleen Hahn" <ahwahnee@CYBERTRAILS.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 12:57 PM Subject: Wobbly Seats
On a recent trip my passenger side front seat (84 Westy) coughed up a small bit of plastic. Later, during a seat adjustment, it ejected a strip of black plastic about 6 or 8 inches long. I recall seeing this piece when I had the seat removed in the past and supposed it was some sort of sliding shim that help the seat move yet remain stable. Anyway, it's apparently toast. The questions: Are these available? Would there have been 2 per seat originally? If they are NLA is there a alternative? Right now the seat seems to have a lot of side-to-side wobble and as the bolts on the 'turntable' are snugged up I expect these missing pieces are the cause. Not bad on the long & straight roads but most of our driving is mountain twisties and my passenger doesn't care for the extra tossing about. TIA for any advice offerred. Geo Hahn |
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