Some time ago I shaved the rubber on the rollers because it had flattened and made it nearly impossible to move a seat. This worked fine with the driver's side seat because you put weight on it. But the slightly smaller rollers will roll randomly when breaking or accelerating because nothing keeps them in place.
If you've fixed or replaced them successfully, I'd love to know what you did.
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replace them..
We made them from Delrin on a lathe…. Not a complicated job for any machine shop…
from the other thread:
OD .950
Width .620
I got the dimensions to machine mine from Brian Graham.
I used 1/2" umhw poly plastic and a Milwaukee big hawg carbide hole saw,1 3/8 od,1" Id. Was simple and cheap,works great, and any one with a drill press can make them.
Are there 8 rollers per seat (4 per track) or 8 rollers for the pair of seats?
2 per track,4 for each seat, 8 total for both seats
Thanks, Lane!
Hall Pantera has those rollers in brass on their website. $125
I made a set from 1" Delrin rod from Amazon for $13. It's actually enough to make several sets.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M..._asin_title&th=1
First photo shows rounding the edge on a belt sander. Second photo shows using the chop saw with a C clamp stop to ensure correct length. Fourth photo shows checking for correct fit. You can easily cut them a little bit long and then belt sand them to fit.
I just spoke to Larry at PPC, who did not have tracks. Neither does Wilkinson, or any other vendor I tried. I'm going to use Recaro seat tracks, which look like they will pretty easy to adapt.
Thank you for all the suggestions. I'm going to try the Delrin Rod solution.
