RE: Seat Problems

[Brian Wanamaker <bwanamaker@sofsol.com>]

No. What the hell is a tool? 
Thanks for the info, but no need to be sarcastic.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Billy T. [SMTP:btylaska@onramp.net]
> Sent:	Friday, September 25, 1998 10:08 AM
> To:	jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject:	Re: Seat Problems
> 
> Do any of you guys own a tool box?  Have you ever opened the hood of
> your car for any reason other than to show someone your neat red plug
> wires?  Take some initiative here, man!  The dealer will blow the
> tiniest little things out of proportion.  Sorry, I just had to vent a
> little bit.  Here is the good content...
> 
> 
> The first thing you need to check is the seat rail.  Push the seat all
> the way forward, and pop off the black plastic cover on the inside
> rail.  Use even force, so as not to break it.  If you see a little
> white
> piece of plastic plastic in the rail, this is your problem.  You need
> to
> get that piece back on the seat guide.  It may be possible to do this
> with out taking the seat off, it may not, good luck.  If you checked
> the
> seat track, and found no plastic in the rail, then try this.  There
> are
> two hex bolts located near the pivot point on each side of the seat. 
> These are sometimes loose from the factory.  Tighten them.  It should
> make the seat feel much more solid.
> 
> Here is a piece of advice.  If you don't want your car to rattle,
> about
> every 6 months, tighten every nut and bolt you can find.  All the
> phillips head screws in the dash, the torx bolts that hold the dash to
> the car, all the bolts on the seats etc...   It will really improve
> the
> overall quality to the ride(and I don't mean bumps and handling).  It
> has worked for me.
> 
> Billy T.