

| Subject: | Re: Is there a "best way" to loosen up passenger seat 's "rotation"? |
| From: | Randy Bergum |
| Date: | Tue, 8 Dec 1998 08:50:34 -0800 |
Dudes!
I have the opposite problem of having lubricated my driver seat
rails with moly grease. Now when I brake or corner, the seat slides a
little bit back and forth. Is there an anti-grease available? (made
with anti-matter........)
Ideas appreciated,
Randy
Darrell Boehler wrote:
> -----------------------------Hi Marshall, I have been working with
> these swivels a lot lately and they get a bit sticky and dirty at the
> base over time. But they are easy to remove and clean. Slide the seat
> forward until it slides off, you eventually need to raise a small
> catch on the left side rail. With the seat off you will note the
> swivel is held on my 4 nuts. Remove the swivel by removing said nuts
> and clean the swivel. Clean and relub with a bit of user friendly
> lubricant like Vaseline or lubriplate ( white engine prelub) The
> swivel will now function as it did when new. If it is still too
> tight you might want to try some washers on the bolts / studs between
> the swivel and the wheel well mount, this shouldn't be necessary
> unless something is warped. Happy swiveling. Darrell
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
> To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
> Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 12:07 AM
> Subject: Is there a "best way" to loosen up passenger seat
> 's "rotation"?Hi Everybody! Here is my problem of the
> day: My passenger seat is really tough to rotate around. The
> thing is, it has to be rotated with a person (my wife)
> seated in it. Background: We bought the Westy becuase it is
> the ONLY stock van (that we know of) where a person in a
> wheelchair can use it without having to raise the roof or
> lower the floor. Besides, It's something I've always wanted
> ( I digress) Anyhow, she tranfers into the passenger seat
> from her wheelchair, and then we rotate the seat around
> untill it locks. Not easy! I'm afraid if I use a heavy
> grease, it will get over everything. What do you
> think? Thanks in advance; Happy Holidays! Marshall Ruskin84
> Westy
>
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