It's remove the 6mm allen head screw.. ( under a plastic cap if it's
still there. )
then tighten the two 4 mm allen head screws that hold the post to the seat.
  Then grease that post nicely.
All early armrests need this service.  They get loose and dry ..
and somany vanagon owners just let it get dry and worn and looseand
worse and worse forever.
< no one on this list I'm sure ! >
   I have even seen one siezed solidly on the post ....it was so badly
neglected.
and so easy to avoid too. Takes like 6 minutes max per arm rest.

On 2/27/2013 6:10 AM, Jonce Fancher wrote:
> Hi Dean
>
> Remove the arm rest ( Hex Allen Bolt ) then tighten the 2 Phillips
> head screws that have come loose.
> Reinstall the arm rest.
> The screws for the mount have come loose from the seat, No the arm
> rest from the mount.
>
> Hope that helps
> Jonce
>
>> In my excitable exuberance of receiving my first 85 Go Westy package and
>> doing my first fix..new antennae..ok so I am starting small..I
>> managed to
>> un plug what I think is the end spade of the drivers side cabin dome
>> light..she worked up until this time..and it appears to be coming
>> down the
>> drivers window column . I managed to unplug it while fishing the new
>> antennae cable up through the dash-cluster removed- where does this
>> spade
>> plug into..for the life of me I can't find or see it's rightful
>> place..and
>> no Bently (on order) to reference.
>>
>> Also I have tried to tighten up the drivers seat arm rest's,using the
>> hex
>> bolt with no luck both flop around like a dead flounder..any tricks
>> to get
>> these tighter?
>>
>> Much thanks in advance.
>> DS
>
> Jonce Fancher
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> 56 Single Cab
> 66 Square back
> 66 Sunroof Bug
> 66 Porsche 912
> 71 Sunroof Bus
> 78 Convertible Bug
> 85 Vanagon Westy Zetec
> 1 Understanding wife 2 Kids and Molly ( Beagle / Terrier Mix )
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