Roger that Daniel. I remember an old blacksmith that used to weld a bead along
the inside face of the spring to "recondition" it and return its curve. But I
can't imagine that this would be worthwile for little bitty springs like on
Spridgets.
Geoff Branch
----- Original Message -----
From <Daniel1312 at aol.com>
To: <dougi@home.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: Rear spring restoration
> Hi Doug,
>
> Much as I beleive in re-conditioning parts I wouldn't re-condition springs.
> If the steel has lost its compliance it isn't going to get it back unless
> there is some sort of heat treatment that does the job?
>
> Daniel1312
>
> In a message dated 13/12/00 23:06:52 Pacific Standard Time, dougi@home.com
> writes:
>
> << More on the restoration of my rear springs, now that they are out of the
> car. I'm planning to take the springs apart, remove all the rust and crud
> with a wire wheel, grind smooth any gouges or other bad spots, paint, then
> reassemble. Anyone have any thoughts about using Teflon or some other
> plastic material between the leaves? The idea would be to reduce friction
> between the leaves. I would probably have to omit one leaf to make up for
> the added thickness of the plastic material.
>
> Comments? >>
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