Date:         Sat, 1 Jul 2017 11:09:21 +0000
Reply-To:     Ryan Perry <rjdperry@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Ryan Perry <rjdperry@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Aux battery removal
Comments: To: PB <pbrattan@gmail.com>
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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
> > >>
> > >> *♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪*
> > >> If it's not on my iPhone, it doesn't exist...
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> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > *♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪*
> > > If it's not on my iPhone, it doesn't exist...
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> >
>
>
>
> --
>
> *♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪*
> If it's not on my iPhone, it doesn't exist...
> ●▬▬▬▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬♥▬▬▬ஜ۩۞۩ஜ▬▬▬▬▬●
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