In a message dated 3/5/11 2:44:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, kkalnsf@GMAIL.COM writes:
> We have an 87 Syncro. The armrests are loosening up. According to the > Bently > shop manual there are caps on the sides of the armrests that pop off for > access to the mechanism. > There are no such caps and no obvious way to access the mechanism to > tighten > them. > > There must be something we are missing because we have had them tightened > up > in the past by our local VW mechanic. > > Thank you in advance for any help. > 87 -91 have no caps. you need to drive the set pin out w/ a centerpunch. PITA. check the archives plenty of info on this up there. |
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