Dudes! I have the opposite problem of having lubricated my driver seat rails with moly grease. Now when I brake or corner, the seat slides a little bit back and forth. Is there an anti-grease available? (made with anti-matter........) Ideas appreciated, Randy
Darrell Boehler wrote: > -----------------------------Hi Marshall, I have been working with > these swivels a lot lately and they get a bit sticky and dirty at the > base over time. But they are easy to remove and clean. Slide the seat > forward until it slides off, you eventually need to raise a small > catch on the left side rail. With the seat off you will note the > swivel is held on my 4 nuts. Remove the swivel by removing said nuts > and clean the swivel. Clean and relub with a bit of user friendly > lubricant like Vaseline or lubriplate ( white engine prelub) The > swivel will now function as it did when new. If it is still too > tight you might want to try some washers on the bolts / studs between > the swivel and the wheel well mount, this shouldn't be necessary > unless something is warped. Happy swiveling. Darrell > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA> > To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM> > Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 12:07 AM > Subject: Is there a "best way" to loosen up passenger seat > 's "rotation"?Hi Everybody! Here is my problem of the > day: My passenger seat is really tough to rotate around. The > thing is, it has to be rotated with a person (my wife) > seated in it. Background: We bought the Westy becuase it is > the ONLY stock van (that we know of) where a person in a > wheelchair can use it without having to raise the roof or > lower the floor. Besides, It's something I've always wanted > ( I digress) Anyhow, she tranfers into the passenger seat > from her wheelchair, and then we rotate the seat around > untill it locks. Not easy! I'm afraid if I use a heavy > grease, it will get over everything. What do you > think? Thanks in advance; Happy Holidays! Marshall Ruskin84 > Westy >
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