Seat roller maintenance
I'm finishing up my interior and about to put the rollers back on the seat. I was going to clean everything real good and then lube the insert (bearing) that goes inside the rollers.
Should I use a light coating of grease or something else like TriFlow? Don't want to attract dirt with grease but since the insert is inside the roller I think it might be ok.
Any suggestions on how to lube the rollers?
Comments
Found an old article by Scott. I guess dry lube it is. No grease. Should of searched better before I posted.
McFarelane sells replacement rollers too. Mine were the wrong size on one of the seats and all better now. I think just about anything would work to lube the rollers.
Congrats on the final stretch for your interior!
Eric Panning
1981 Seneca III
Hillsboro, OR (KHIO)
I used lithium grease on mine but hard to know the best lubricant.
My PA32 maintenance manual says every 100 hrs. to use AERO LUBRIPLATE, FISKE BROS REFINING CO, MIL-G-771 1
Lon Stratton
n7xa.com
Oddly enough, I have 2 different sizes on only the adjustable seat. Not sure if it is suppose to be that way or not.
It is correct if there is little play when you lift the seat front
Mine were likely wrong for years (decades) until i researched and realized they had two different parts for the same years and either could be correct....
If you need the smaller size I think I might have kept them. It is more likely you need the larger size as I don't think the smaller ones would work at all if your frame was designed for the larger. radial delta is 0.1 inches.
Eric Panning
1981 Seneca III
Hillsboro, OR (KHIO)