Lancia Beta Forum

Good afternoon.
So I finally got around to trying to improve the forward and backward movement of the front seats in my Spyder using the excellent guide I found on this forum. Thank you for that.
As expected, lots of hardened greaseon the slides and rollers gunged up.
Worst of all I have found one of the 4 rubber rollers on the driver's seat had split. Also 2 of the springs on the driver's seat have broken.

Does anyone have any spare rollers they are prepared to let go and a couple of springs or alternatively point me in the direction where I might obtain some?

Cheers
C

Hi Clifford

Do you have a photo of the spring you are after?

Also the roller what is the diameter of it, I seem to remember I have seen two different sizes or just seen two which look similar but different diameters …..?

Peter

Thanks Peter.
I didn't measure the roller at the time as I assumed there was only one size but I need to have the seat out again next week to do some more cleaning up on it and so will measure it then.  I have one of the broken springs, (i guess the other has long disappeared somehow) and so will take a photo.

Clifford,

I think I have what you need if Peter doesn't.

Hi

As I remembered, pretty good for me, there are two different runners. I would gues pre and post facelift. The ones in my pre facelift are approx 26mm in diameter. I have found a couple of them, but need to check if I need any for the HPE.

Peter

Thank you Nigel and Peter.
 I was convinced there was no way would I be able to get these, so your help is much appreciated. I will get back on Tuesday after measuring up.
Enjoy the long weekend !
C

Hello both.
Nigel those springs look exactly like the ones I need and indeed the roller is the size you show in your photo and so if you are happy to let me have them I would be very grateful. 
Peter yours do look bigger and so may be from the earlier models as mine is a 1980 Spyder.

I also noticed today there are other rollers which look similar under the main frame which is bolted to the seat itself and they are clearly shot. I will leave these for the time being as plenty to do already on other parts of the car but this appears to be the part which moves on tilt.

C

Hi Clifford

That makes sense as the facelift seats must have different runners.

Peter

Hi Clifford,

PM me your address, i'll pop them in the post.

Regards
Nigel

Thanks both.
I have pm'd you Nigel
C

Just a quick update to this old thread. I had thought the smaller rollers were from facelift cars, but I recently stripped my pre facelift HPE seats and it has the smaller rollers, so it looks like the size of roller goes with the model, not the era.

Peter