Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2017 08:49:52 -0600
Reply-To: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
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From: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Aux battery removal
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Also ~ While You have the Seat Out, Flip it Over & Make Sure that the
Bolts that hold the Slider Rails to the Seat are Tight ~ Recently had a friends
Van with "The Seat Won't Slide" condition ~ 2 of Those Bolts had come Loose
& Dropped into the Sliders & Jammed ~
ORR ~ DeanB
On 1 Jul , 2017, at 5:09 AM, Ryan Perry wrote:
> Take the 4 bolts off and clean, clean, clean. Next lightly grease the
> round area the 2 pieces meet. Also there are little plastic spacers, be
> sure to get those back in and note the positioning of the lock lever.
> Finally, bolt it down till just prior to snug. Play with the tightness, you
> will see. Good thing to do on both seats from time to time and makes a
> huge difference.
> Ryan
>
> On Sat, Jul 1, 2017, 2:44 AM PB <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I just read in the samba that if the seat won't rotate, the 4 bolts holding
>> down the swivel might be torqued too tight. I'll check that out tomorrow.
>> All this just to remove the aux battery to be replaced.
>> Patti
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 11:00 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Looks quite normal ~ You should only have to Push Down on the
>> "Loop"
>>>
>>> @ the Front of the Seat Base & Rotate the Seat Base 180º ~ Sometimes They
>>>
>>> can be Very Difficult to Rotate ~ My Pass'Side Seat would be Near
>>> Impossible
>>>
>>> to Spin if the Seat was Off so I did not have it for Leverage ~
>>>
>>> ORR ~ DeanB
>>>
>>> If it Refuses to Rotate, You may have to acquire a Leveraging
>>> Device ~
>>>
>>> May a Long Piece of Channel Stock that would fit across the Seat Base &
>>> into
>>>
>>> a Couple of the "Stop Groves" on each side ~
>>>
>>>
>>> On 30 Jun , 2017, at 11:17 PM, PB wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sorry - I know this is elementary, but I'd appreciate a virtual helping
>>>> hand.
>>>>
>>>> I have now removed the seat, and the rectangular plate overlaps about 2
>>>> inches over the battery cavity. I couldn't get the seat to swivel. I
>>>> guess I could remove the passenger seat and see what's different. The
>>>> Bentley and the original user manual that I have do not mention
>> anything
>>>> about the rectangular plate overlapping the aux battery cavity (and
>>>> couldn't find it on the samba) and I'm not sure of how to remove it.
>>>> Here's a link to a photo
>>>> <http://s74.photobucket.com/user/edtech2000/media/Westy%20Ba
>>> tteries/IMG_0552.jpg.html>.
>>>> Does everything look normal, or was it modified? It's probably easy to
>>>> remove, but I don't know exactly how the plate is attached.
>>>> Thanks again,
>>>> Patti
>>>> 90 Westy Automatic
>>>> Los Angeles
>>>> *****************************
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 3:40 PM, Dennis Haynes <
>> d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Turn the seat base 180 degrees. A battery post clamp lifting strap
>> will
>>>>> make this job a lot easier.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dennis,
>>>>> From my Windows phone.
>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>> From: PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM>
>>>>> Sent: 6/30/2017 6:05 PM
>>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>>> Subject: Aux battery removal
>>>>>
>>>>> I need to remove my aux battery, but after I remove the seat, how
>> would
>>> I
>>>>> move the pedestal back to free the battery? I'm not very experienced
>>>>> working on my van, so I’d like to know before I remove the seat.
>>> (Already
>>>>> saw GoWesty video on seat removal.)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> By the way, the driver seat swivel seems to be stuck. It should move
>> 90
>>>>> degrees, and I believe I have swiveled it in the past, but can’t move
>> it
>>>>> now. Passenger side easily swivels 180 degrees.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> Patti
>>>>>
>>>>> 90 Westy Automatic
>>>>>
>>>>> Los Angeles
>>>>>
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