

| Subject: | Re: Passenger seat swivel base is loose <NVC> |
| From: | Todd Last |
| Date: | Fri, 1 Mar 2013 12:03:34 -0800 |
Geez - is this "thin skin" Friday? Ken, I'm lightness-challenged (aka Fat) and take no offense at the comment. Though I do wish the water tank on my Westy was on the passenger side... Todd '88 Westy On 3/1/2013 11:47 AM, Jeff wrote: > You'd tried to be funny, but only ended up sounded like a bigot. > > > > From: kenwilfy@gmail.com [mailto:kenwilfy@gmail.com] On Behalf Of kenneth > wilford (Van-Again) > Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 9:16 AM > To: Jeff > Cc: Vanagon List > Subject: Re: Passenger seat swivel base is loose > > > > OK, "weight enhanced" passenger syndrome. Better? > > Ken > > On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Jeff <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > > Wow. That's a pretty offensive comment... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > kenneth wilford (Van-Again) > Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 5:38 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Passenger seat swivel base is loose > > How do the welds look that hold the swivel to the old seat tracks? You > could be suffering from Fat Passenger syndrome. Try to move the seat and > see if the welds are cracked loose. > > Ken Wilford > John 3:16 > www.vanagain.com > On Mar 1, 2013 6:31 AM, "Dean Staltare" <predsmaniac@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> On to the next issue; Apparently someone in the past of this vehicle's >> ownership has removed the passenger seat and the entire swivel base to >> what I can only assume,was to access the battery compartment. In doing >> so I don't think all components have been replaced on the base >> plate,once the swivel and seat were re-installed as this seat is >> extremely wobbly. It appears to be that the wobble is emanating from >> the base swivel plate which seem's to be the culprit of the wobbly seat > syndrome. >> Question; are there any other components underneath that swivel base >> that are missing? The only components there are the 4 evenly spaced >> plastic spacers attached to the base plate? Even without the seat >> replaced on the track this base is very loose once it is re-bolted >> down with the locking nuts ? >> >> 1985 Westy Vanagon >> Again much thanks to all. DS >>
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