Hi All
I posted this the other day, it could be cut into little lengths I will send
some to any one who supplies me an address or perhaps just ship to someone
who is willing to share them around.
Ps where I work we get offcuts of ptfe strip 1/2" wide by 1/4 inch thick or
there abouts (it can be shaved or machined down in thickness) in lengths
about the right size for a leaf width, I may be able to do something for the
price of shipping!
Graham.
----- Original Message -----
From: T. .R. Dafforn <td214@cam.ac.uk>
To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Cc: MikeC <mikech@sprynet.com>; Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: rear spring
>
> I put moly grease in between the leaves..
> does this have any advantage over standard lithium grease?
> cheers
> Tim
>
> Joe Curry wrote:
>
> > Mike,
> > What I did is go to Eagle Hardware and buy some thick nylon washers that
> > are the exact diameter of the indentations at the ends of the leaves. I
> > disassembled the spring and when I put it back together, I inserted
> > those washers in the dimples. It offers a better alternative to metal
> > on metal. If you can find teflon washers, that would probably work even
> > better.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > MikeC wrote:
> > >
> > > I picked up my freshly de-arched rear spring today. I measured before
I
> > > took it off the car and decided that 1.5" was enough drop. I
reinstalled it
> > > tonight and it seems to be just what I wanted. The place I took it to
said
> > > they didn't have any kind of teflon strips to put in-between the
leaves, so
> > > when I got it home I spread the leaves slightly with a screwdriver and
> > > sprayed some white lithium grease in there to reduce friction. I
didn't cut
> > > the ends off the second leaf after hearing the breakage horror
stories. Best
> > > part of the story is the shop only charged me $10, I think it was a
mistake
> > > but I questioned it and the guy replied *That's what the ticked says.*
> > > MikeC
> >
> > --
> > "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> > -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
>
> --
> Tim Dafforn
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