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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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