Date:         Tue, 8 Dec 1998 13:13:29 -0600
Reply-To:     Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Is there a "best way" to loosen up passenger seat
              's"rotation"?
Comments: To: Davidson <wdavidson@jps.net>, vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Hi Bill,
    There should be a thin piece of plastic in the slide between the  fixed
slide and the seat slide . Maybe you are missing this piece.
Darrell

-----Original Message-----
From: Davidson <wdavidson@jps.net>
To: Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET>; vanagon@VANAGON.COM
<vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: Is there a "best way" to loosen up passenger seat 's"rotation"?


>Darrell,
>Any suggestions on how to stop a pretty obnoxious passenger seat squeak? I
>can stop it by putting something of 5 or 10 Lbs. on the seat or reaching
>over with my right hand and putting light pressure on the left most part of
>the seat. But I don't want to have to do this. Maybe the answer is to get
>married? :)
>Bill
>90 Westy Syncro
>Lake Tahoe
>
>----------
>From: Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET>
>To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Is there a "best way" to loosen up passenger seat
>'s"rotation"?
>Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 4:35 AM
>
>-----------------------------
>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 Ruskin
>    84 Westy
>
>
>
>