RE: Seat problems

["PSW1," <joem@maincontrol.com>]

There are plastic caps or tips that fit over the end of the seat legs
that run in the guides along site the seat.  If you find yourself
sliding/adjusting the seat up and back often, they may be slipping off.
These tips or caps are what makes contact with the guides or runners,
whatever you may call them. Sorry, don't have my Bentley book with me.
If they slide off, the seat will become very loose, rocking side to
side.  What may be happening at the shop, is that the service tech may
simply be sliding the old part (which can be found in the guide after
it's come loss) back on the leg of the seat.  I believe there is a clip
that holds this part on the leg. If it is broke the tip will continue to
come off.

Just slide the seat forward and you should see the tip in the guide
behind the "loss" leg.

My $0.02.

Joe


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Peter Loron [SMTP:peterl@cnw.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, June 23, 1998 12:16 PM
> To:	jettaglx@igtc.COM
> Subject:	Re: Seat problems
> 
> Mine are rock solid after almost 1.5 years and 30K miles.
> 
> -Pete
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Franklin Mosley <fmosley@voyetra.com>
> To: Jetta Mailing List <jettaglx@igtc.COM>
> Date: Tuesday, June 23, 1998 5:47 AM
> Subject: Seat problems
> 
> 
> >Quick question for you guys.  Has anyone run into problems with the
> driver
> >seat.  The reason I ask, is because this will be my third time taking
> my
> car
> >back to the dealer to have them fix my seat.  It seems three weeks
> the
> >drivers seat starts shaking.  For example, when I turn the car the
> seat
> will
> >lean in the direction that I am turning in.  It's driving me up the
> wall.
> I
> >have a really nice dealer and have no complaints about the service
> but
> >bringing the car back to the dealer to have the same problem fixed
> three
> >times within 2 months, is testing my patience.  I starting to wonder
> if my
> >VW just have crappy seats that loosen up over time.  To make things
> worst I
> >plan on taking a drive down to Baltimore from NY to go to the game
> today
> and
> >I have to deal with this all the way down and back.  If any one has
> any
> >suggestions on a temporary fix, I would appreciate it.  Thanks
> >