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I think my seat broke
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 4:44 am
by Bunji
Was driving along yesterday, and my drivers seat made a popping noise. It now seems to be a bit saggy when sitting in.
Has anyone else experienced this? Would it be a broken spring(s)?
Re: I think my seat broke
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:25 am
by xvivalve
Sounds as if you’ve burst the rubber diaphragm…
Re: I think my seat broke
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:34 am
by Bunji
xvivalve wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:25 am
Sounds as if you’ve burst the rubber diaphragm…
Can you order a replacement?
Re: I think my seat broke
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:30 am
by xvivalve
If you have the wider HL seats, then yes, as the Club had them remanufactured a few years ago.
If you have the narrower seats, we found there were three or four varieties of diaphragm fitted, and whilst we started investigations about a common fit, the nonsense of the last few years meant it was never concluded...
Best thing is if you unbolt the seat and have a look at the underside; the damage should be plainly evident. Some folk have had success repairing with Pirelli webbing
Re: I think my seat broke
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:21 pm
by Bunji
xvivalve wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:30 am
If you have the wider HL seats, then yes, as the Club had them remanufactured a few years ago.
If you have the narrower seats, we found there were three or four varieties of diaphragm fitted, and whilst we started investigations about a common fit, the nonsense of the last few years meant it was never concluded...
Best thing is if you unbolt the seat and have a look at the underside; the damage should be plainly evident. Some folk have had success repairing with Pirelli webbing
It's a 72 Toledo so I'm guessing it's the narrower seat?
Re: I think my seat broke
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:34 pm
by Bunji
Looking in the early Toledo parts catalogue it references 569944 for the diaphragm.