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RE: Seat Problems



A "Tool" is a new alternative band which rocks the west coast.


At 11:11 AM 09/25/1998 -0400, you wrote:
>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.
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