I took mine apart and they came out looking real nice. I found the rubber
pads under the clamps at a spring shop, unfortunately the rubber insulators
that go between the leaves are not available. I went to a plastic supply
and got some scrap teflon and made them with a drill press and hole saws.
-----Original Message-----
From: CANISDOG(at)aol.com <CANISDOG(at)aol.com>
To: alpines(at)autox.team.net <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, August 19, 1999 8:49 PM
Subject: Questions for Y'all and parts needed
>Got a few questions:
>
>* Got my new harmonic balance and it is bare metal. Was this originally
>black like most of the engine parts? I'm taking a bunch of stuff to have
>powder coated Monday and was going to include this item. I wonder if the
400
>degree heat in the bake oven will effect the rubber sandwiched in the
pulley?
>
>* I am doing a Series 3, anybody out there have a "bezel" for the gas
filler
>neck? I have the filler neck, but don't have the parts to connect it to
the
>body. I think this includes a "chrome bezel" and some kind of grommet
inside
>the body. Anybody have a lead on a series three being parted out?
>
>* Anybody restored their leaf springs out there? What is the best method.
>Should I take them completely apart and paint individual leafs and then put
>them back together or should I just clean and paint. And, if I do take
them
>apart, are the rubber pads under the clamps available? Or is there
something
>else to use.
>
>Thanks for the help
>
>Paul
>Colorado
>
>
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