Passenger seat wobbles on swivel base

Post by **Cruz** » 23 Nov 2005, 15:10

On the van passenger seat I have an original VW swivel base but the seat wobbles. The nuts are tight as but the base surround wobbles like a good un which the wife isn't happy about. The seat is solid as a rock on the swivel base too so it's not the seat that's the problem.

I took the seat off to have a look. And on the fixed circular centre piece it has little metal anti-friction runners on it which seem in good fettle

Now when i lift the entire swivel base up there are 4 holes. Should these have anything in them like rubber grommets? It looks to me like they should which would no doubt stabilise the base surround.

Picture of holes - marked red

Any ideas peeps as I have forgotten what Simon Baxter told me to look out for.....slept since then

?

Cheers

Shaun

Post by **Aidan** » 23 Nov 2005, 19:29

Not washers but what VW calls guide piece, lower 251 881 320, 4 off - can't tell you the price as me ETOS has expired.

Post by **Cruz** » 23 Nov 2005, 19:46

You wouldn't happen to have a picture of it?

E D I T:

Found what the look like

http://www.gowesty.com/Merchant2/mercha ... p-i-p-misc

Going to ring my local VW dealer tomorrow

Cheers Beaker

Post by **Cruz** » 24 Nov 2005, 12:56

Part not orderable

Post by **Cruz** » 21 Feb 2006, 16:39

I rang loads of VW dealers when I first posted this and they all told me that the part was no longer orderable. I found the bits at Gowesty in california but baulked at the price and they sold out for good. So today I rang VW again on the off chance (smith knight fay in bolton) and now they are saying the parts are orderable and the van centre in manchester will get me them in 7-10 working days???!!!!

Still expecting to get a call saying they can't get them though.

Post by **Aidan** » 21 Feb 2006, 18:56

part ending 820 is not deleted as far as I know - it's on back order to Germany at the mo. Part ending 819 is however deleted which is a pain if you haven't any of these wedges.....lots of swivels coming off ebay seem to be incomplete in some way or other.

Post by **Cruz** » 21 Feb 2006, 19:06

Beaker wrote:part ending 820 is not deleted as far as I know - it's on back order to Germany at the mo. Part ending 819 is however deleted which is a pain if you haven't any of these wedges.....lots of swivels coming off ebay seem to be incomplete in some way or other.

The part is 251-881-320.

Did you mean ending 320? And what do you mean by wedges?

I had a conversation with some woman on fleaby who was selling a swivel base without the bolting plate that welds between the runners

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I've also found an english ETKA on a russian site

http://etka.auto2.ru/?lang=eng

Vans under Typ 2 1968-1992

Post by **Aidan** » 25 Feb 2006, 13:55

sorry yes 320
wedges - these bits of plastic.

Post by **Cruz** » 25 Feb 2006, 18:38

Beaker wrote:sorry yes 320
wedges - these bits of plastic.

I see what you mean, it's the upper guide piece thats unavailable part number 251 881 319. Usually the swivel plate still has them intact as they fit more securely.

The part I want is more loose and easily lost when taking the swivel off. The bit pictured earlier in the topic

Post by **Cruz** » 20 Mar 2006, 21:28

Finally got my hands on the swivel seat guides, lower from the VW van centre in manchester

So if you have wobbly swivel base get onto your vw van centre for the parts (4 needed) only about £1.50 each

Post by **Aidan** » 21 Mar 2006, 10:24

cool, I'll hassle my dealer, they are still on back order afaik