How to tighten vanagon armrests:
>
> 82-86 capt chair armrests:
> remove plastic plug in armrest and remove allen bolt. slide armrest off
> shaft.
> tighten smaller allen bolts that hold shaft to the seatback.  if a bolt
> head
> has sheared off, leaving the threaded shaft in the hold, you need to use a
> needlenose pliers and carefully move back the vinyl so you can get to the
> back
> side of the sheared off bolt.  continue to TIGHTEN the bolt - all the way,
> and
> the whole bolt will eventually come out thru the backside.  then you just
> repl
> ace with a new allen bolt, or slotted bolt (metric) avaialbe at your local
> hardware store or i have some.
> ***Note: before installing armrest back on shaft, place a few drops of oil
> on
> the shaft to ease installation and to prevent rust which could make the
> armrest sieze up on the shaft..
>
> '87 -'91 adjustable armrests:
> the '87 up capt. chair armrests are put on with a set pin.
> use your fingers and compress foam on the armrest between armrest and
> seatback, so you can see the set pin. you might need a small flashlight
> you can hold
> in your mouth while you do this. you will need a centerpunch just under
> the
> diameter of the set pin, or a large framing nail just under the diameter
> of the
> set pin with the tip flattened to use as a centerpunch.
> the setpin will be sticking out more on one side of the shaft.  use your
> centepunch and tap the set pin out on the side opposite to the side its
> sticking
> out the most.
> ****NOTE:  you must put a credit card or putty knife between the set pin
> and
> vinyl armrest to guide it out so it doesnt get hung up on the vinyl, or
> the
> set pin will gouge/tear the armrest vinyl when you are punching it out.
>
> once setpin is out, slide the armrest off the shaft.   tighten or replace
> the
> little allen bolts that hold the shaft to the seatback as per the
> instructions for the '82-'86 armrests.
> apply drop of oil to shaft, then lightly tap setpin in place in the
> armrest
> socket, and line it up with the corresponding hole in the armrest shaft.
> this
> is a pain in the ass.  so have patience.  i usually put another framing
> nail
> of the same diameter in the bottom hole opposite of the hole your'e
> tapping
> the setpin into, to line them up.
> once you got the setpin started in the whole, do not tap it in all the
> way,
> only as much as it was originally tapped in.
>

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Michal" <jeffmichal@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 10:02 AM
Subject: Armrest Fell Off

> Volks,
>
> My drivers seat right side armrest in my 90GL has gotten loose and is dangling
straight down now..  How can I fix it?  I think it just came loose, and I need to
tighten something up.  My instinct is to cut a hole in the vinyl over the axel on the
armrest to access the bolt I can only assume is in there.  Is this the right choice?
Perhaps I have missed something?  Any tips appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> 90 GL
>
>
>
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