Date:         Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:39:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Brent Christensen <bpchristensen@MINDSPRING.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Brent Christensen <bpchristensen@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Westy Captain Chairs
Comments: To: Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>

Great post - thanks!  Question:  Is there a source for all of those little
plastic bits?  I think mine might be excessively worn, because the seats
(especially the PX seat) rattle around in their tracks.

Brent Christensen
'89 Syncro Westy "Klaus"
'91 Taurus SHO (For Sale)
'95 Cherokee Sport

----- Original Message -----
From: Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: Westy Captain Chairs


> Ray,
> I had the same problem... really difficult to swivel the seats and pretty
> stiff to slide fore and aft too. Also had a very squeaky passenger seat
(and
> I'm not even married :))
> Anyway, taking advice from some previous posts to the list I did the
> following:
> 1. Slide seats off tracks (you have to release the safety catch to do
this).
> Confirm that there is one plastic spacer in one of the slider tracks.
> 2. Remove the swivel plates by removing the four nylon lock nuts. Confirm
> that there are four plastic spacers in the swivel channel. (don't loose
> these).
> 3. Clean the swivel channel and the slider tracks with something that cuts
> old grease.. like simple green.
> 4. Wash with stiff brush and soap and water to get the grease cutter off.
> 5. Allow to dry completely then use white grease on he swivel channels and
> slider tracks. (don't get sloppy or this will end up on your carpet).
> 6. Reassemble paying particular attention that the four plastic guides are
> properly seated in the swivel channel and the plastic spacer is in one of
> the slider tracks (mine has only one per seat) and tighten nuts evenly to
> just snug.
> 7. Reinstall seats... they should swivel and slide like new.
> 8. If the swivel is still stiff... slide the seat forward and back off the
> nuts 1/4 turn. If the swivel is too loose or squeaks slide the seat
forward
> and tighten the nuts 1/4 turn.
> Good Luck
> Bill
> 90 Westy Syncro
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ray Perry <perryale@FIDALGO.NET>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Date: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 9:51 PM
> 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
> >