it could be lack of those little black plastic strips Geo .........
but I find regular non-swivel seats working fine anyway with at least on of
those missing, and the seat is not floppy or loose.

I have seen ......on the seat swivels.........under the top part that turns
......
4 white plastic bushings that are bearing points for the rotating
'turntable' top.
I wonder if those are gone on yours .
I'm not sure that all years of seat swivels have those either , but I know
some version do for sure.
Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Geo & Kathleen Hahn" <ahwahnee@CYBERTRAILS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 12:57 PM
Subject: Wobbly Seats

On a recent trip my passenger side front seat (84 Westy) coughed up a small
bit of plastic.  Later, during a seat adjustment, it ejected a strip of
black plastic about 6 or 8 inches long.  I recall seeing this piece when I
had the seat removed in the past and supposed it was some sort of sliding
shim that help the seat move yet remain stable.  Anyway, it's apparently
toast.  The questions:

Are these available?
Would there have been 2 per seat originally?
If they are NLA is there a alternative?

Right now the seat seems to have a lot of side-to-side wobble and as the
bolts on the 'turntable' are snugged up I expect these missing pieces are
the cause.  Not bad on the long & straight roads but most of our driving is
mountain twisties and my passenger doesn't care for the extra tossing about.

TIA for any advice offerred.

Geo Hahn