The swivel seats can be difficult to turn if the nuts that hold them down are too tight. The way to remedy the situation is simple: slide the front seat off the track. See those four nuts arranged in a square? Loosen those until the swivel platform turns fairly easily. Make sure a previous owner has not removed the special nylon locking nuts and replaced them with generic nuts. The nylon locking nuts prevent the nuts from coming undone unexpectedly. Place the seat back on the rails, and enjoy. G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett & Associates www.bulley-hewlett.com Cary, NC USA 888.468.4880 tollfree
-----Original Message----- From: Ray Perry [SMTP:perryale@FIDALGO.NET] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 12:51 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Westy Captain Chairs Are the swivel seats designed to be rotated by a body-builder, or can a scrawny guy like me turn these seats easier if they were lubricated some how? What is the lubricant I should use and is it best to remove the seats to do this? TIA Ray 90 syncro westy |
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