Exactly! Actually I don't lube them either, even with dry lube. My reasoning
is that friction is just another damper and that my armstrong shocks can use
all the assistance they can get!!!!! :-)
Actually, better dampers and zero friction is better but this is the land of
30-40
year old LBCs and such ideals are seldom seen!
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
To: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Cc: Mike Gigante <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; spridgets@autox.team.net
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, February 21, 1998 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: Leaf Spring Refresh
>Ulix
>
>Oil or grease on leaf springs will attract dirt, rocks, small road kill,
etc.
>This will grind up and down, in and out, and eventually wipe out the
springs.
>Graphite or simular dry lube would be the better way to go.
>I have never bothered lubricating my springs, Just never thought about it
untill
>this thread.
>Ulix Goettsch wrote:
>
>> Mike,
>> what do you mean by "dry" lubricant? Powdery stuff? Why?
>> Couldn't I use chain lube like you suggest (great idea) or white lithium
>> grease in a spray can?
>> Ulix
>>
>> On Fri, 20 Feb 1998, Mike Gigante wrote:
>>
>> > Personally I wouldn't bother taking them apart. You can use a dry
lubricant
>> > and squirt it on. Perhaps a motorcycle chain lubbe if there is a dry
>> > formulation.
>> >
>> > I've seen a couple of different types of clamps holding the springs
>> > together.
>> > The folding tab type don't take to reuse all that well (from
experience) but
>> > if you have an after-market u-bolt type, then that would be fine.
>> >
>> > To hold them together while I reclamped, I used a pair of large vise
grips
>> > to temporarily clamp the springs together.
>> >
>> > Mike
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
>> > To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> > Date: Thursday, February 19, 1998 2:57 PM
>> > Subject: Leaf Spring Refresh
>> >
>> >
>> > >Since I will be changing out my axle housing soon, I was thinking that
it
>> > >might be a good idea to take apart the leaf springs, derust and grease
>> > >them. I would expect that they would be more responsive when internal
>> > >friction is reduced.
>> > >
>> > >Is this a feasible project or will I never be able to get them back
>> > >together for some reason? Will I need new clamps (the ones that hold
the
>> > >springs together)? Any other tips?
>> > >
>> > >Thanks,
>> > > Ulix __/__,__
>> > >..........................................................
(_o____o_)....
>> > > '67 Sprite
>> > >
>> >
>>
>> Ulix __/__,__
>> .......................................................... (_o____o_)....
>> '67 Sprite
>
>
>
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