No Sharon, just put a cardboard on the floor under the spring
and spray the edges inside and out and it will wick in
between the leafs. Don't get the "chain" lube which is meant
for motorcycle chain. Those products are basically a heavy
grease and when the solvents evaporate it will leave a
sticky mess on the springs. The "chain & Cable" spray is a
light oil that will penetrate in between the leafs.
I could not find the Brand (AGCO) that my friend gave me but
at any of the big box stores you should be able to find this
product which I believe is the same thing.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Blaster-11-oz-B-laster-Chain-and-Cable-Lube-16-CCL/205851095 Point being, this isn't rocket science, it's not the brand,
so just about any lubricant that you can get to wick into
the spring will work better than nothing. Even mixing any
oil that you may have on the shelf with some thinner and
applied with a spray bottle I would think is gonna work
just fine also.
After soaking the springs I wiped the access off of the
outside and haven't noticed any thing dripping on the floor.
No matter what you use to lub them, it's going to get worked
out fairly soon. The teflon/delrin liners are a permanent
fix. I never though much about this in the past and was
satisfied running leaf springs dry, but as I said before,
I'm a convert now.
dg
