Wobbly swivel seat is MOT failure

[gti mad man]

ahah this be why mine wobbles then doh anyone any updates on availability of the bushes or anyone got some to copy mine are missing

[Aidan]

ask classic parts, if enough requests made hopefully they will get them remanufactured, but I guess it depends wether the tool still exists or not

[silverbullet]

ask classic parts, if enough requests made hopefully they will get them remanufactured, but I guess it depends wether the tool still exists or not

May be able to assist... What's the demand like? Maybe this is a part that is just "coming into bloom".
Anyone got a pic or pattern for a look?

[neil3965]

I'd be looking for a full set!

[gti mad man]

TBH this is only going to be be soemthing that is only going to go up in demand.!!!!!
Wouldnt imagine they are hard to manufacture as only plastic/nylon.???????
Alas mine are totaly missing maybe someone could size one up and or photograph?

[Gunslinger]

I could do with a full set too if anyone decides to do them

[syncropatrick]

ask classic parts, if enough requests made hopefully they will get them remanufactured, but I guess it depends wether the tool still exists or not

May be able to assist... What's the demand like? Maybe this is a part that is just "coming into bloom".
Anyone got a pic or pattern for a look?

I have both parts brand new unfitted, waiting to go into my van. I could post them to you for a butchers if you want. I'm after some more, as don't have enough for both swivel seats.
cheers
Patrick.

[gti mad man]

patrick maybe silverbullet maybe able to help?

[silverbullet]

Patrick,
I'll pm you with my details and I'll get them measured up asap. It's dead quiet at work so I can do this quickly and get them back to you. Although I'm looking forward to a nice break...
Ian

[gti mad man]

are they esentialy just nylon blocks?

[silverbullet]

are they esentialy just nylon blocks?

Judging by the parts book pic (page 1 of this post) they look like an 'L' section with a large radius to match the bearing diamater. I'll go for a high-strength nylon 66 or similar.
Whoever's got one in bits, could you let me know the inner and outer diameters of the recess (mm not old money, ta) that these parts sit in please? I don't have a seat base of my own to measure...

[gti mad man]

ment the 20a's?

[silverbullet]

20a's look a little more tricky, but they are available so no point struggling to make them just yet...
If folks keep ordering, then the tooling won't get scrapped!

[gti mad man]

you say that but i did a classic parst search and it didnt come up with them

[silverbullet]

If you remove the 4 bolts and then split the swivel base into it's three parts you will see the glide pieces. The uppers (20a) are still available from vw classic parts 251-881-319

however the lowers (20b) 251-881-320 are not available from anywhere unless someone has a spare but you could improvise and make some up using a bit of angled plastic

20a coming from Classic Parts at 77 cents each. 20b coming from Aidan. In the meantime bunged it up with foam insulation to stop it moving.
Ta all.
Patrick.

I was going by this ^