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FlexSteel chairs

I've been working in the coach and tonight Jo Ann came out to fold clothes while we practiced living in it. I sat in the navigator's chair and discovered that the seat has a definite tilt to the left! What to do? I'm not sure that I really want to spend a ton of money right now for new chairs up front, and we're still so new to the coach that we really don't want to make major redecorating decisions just yet. Can I shim it somehow? The driver's seat seems okay.

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Reply #1 –
David, the entire chair tilt or simply the cushion pressed down more on one side (I guess not from what you wrote) as the cushion can be rebuilt

Mike
Mike
2001 U320 4010 Build 5878 (Gus)
Wrangle Unlimited Toad
Nacogdoches

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Reply #2 –
Our chairs are Villa, but I would guess that the mount is the same. IIRC, ours is RV-620 tilt/slide mechanism. The chair is bolted to the top. The tilt/slide unit is bolt to a swivel mount. There are four bolts up top and four down bottom. One could shim with washers. Lie on the floor with a flashlight and look it over. You will figure it out.
J D Stevens
1997 U295 CAI 36' Build #5085
2002 Subaru Outback
Motorcade 16869
Bellville, TX

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Reply #3 –
I had the co-pilot's chair in our '93 GV (U225) out last fall and it would be easy to add washers on the side that is tilted; it's a 4-bolt square mount. I think I would swivel the chair around and see if the "tilt" follows or if something changes before adding shims.

Craig

1993 U225 36' Unihome GV with PACBRAKE exhaust retarder, Banks Stinger and Solar Panels.
Toad: 1999 Jeep Wrangler 2-door soft-top.

"No one has ever had to evacuate a city because the solar panels broke."

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Reply #4 –
I've seen lots of women (probably guys too) who kind of curl up in a seat with all their weight on one side.  That would do it.  Have dw practice curling up on the opposite side.
1994 U225
build #4514

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Reply #5 –
Check and see if the pedestal is cracked, if so you can take it out and re-weld it or have it re-welded.
Bill
Wild Bill Colston
1997 Class A Towing 2016 ford F150 XLT extended cab with Golf cart in 8 ft bed or a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Retired Aircraft Maint Tech A&P Line Crew Chief
Pilots lisc--------Commercial and Multi Eng

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Reply #6 –
We had the "tilting problem" in our '96. Left side on passenger and right side on driver's. Probably from plopping down for a short visit with someone. Got them both re-stuffed with denser foam for about $400.00. They took them out and put them back in.
Larry
1996 U295 36'
Build # 4805
Actually we sold it but just like to lurk

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Reply #7 –
The foam STUFFING is available from Flexsteel, I did both of mine.  Call them and give them the model number that you will find on the underside of the seat.
Gary B

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Reply #8 –
You can put washers in to reverse the tilt but you well need to get it stuffed again sooner or later.  They are pretty old.
2025 Wanderbox Outpost 32 on F600 Expedition Motorhome
2015 Born Free Royal Splendor on Ford 550 nonslide version  for sale
Former Coaches  covering. 360,000 miles
1999 34 U270
2000 36 U320
2001 42' double slide U320
2018 Jeep Rubicon
 

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Reply #9 –
Too bad I can't use the extra stuffing in me for the chairs. That would take care of two problems at once.