I remember my seats being difficult to swivel when new, but they work pretty
easily now.  I think it's more of a knack than anything else.  You need to
be sitting in it, pull up on the handle (or is it push down?), and twist
(kinda like Chubby Checker).   Once they start, they move pretty easily.

Karl Wolz

-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Perry <perryale@FIDALGO.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 9:50 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
>