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#24814 01/29/2005 9:18 PM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | I just disassembled, cleaned and painted each and every leaf spring. Before reassembling these, what if anything should I put between the leaves to prevent squeeking when they are in use? I've seen plastic inserts on other brands or maybe some clear grease to lubricate them. Maybe I should wait to see if they even make noise. Has anyone used anything to "separate" the leaves to prevent paint wear and noise?
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#24815 01/30/2005 9:46 PM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 90 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 90 | I saw an episode of car restoration on diynet. They smeared wheel bearing grease all around the springs then wrapped them with duct tape and drove the car. This forced the grease between the springs. easy | | |
#24816 01/31/2005 4:15 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | I've still got all of the springs apart, so if grease was the answer (which I'm kind of leaning towards), I could do it before reassembly. I have some almost clear silicone paste I was thinking about using but wanted to see if there was anything "cleaner" out there.
Resto44, what's with being registered for a years and half with only 1 post, shy or the quiet type? Just kidding and thanks for the reply. What parts are you from?
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#24817 01/31/2005 4:22 AM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 | Those little Teflon buttons used by hot rodders work nice. One on each end so the springs slide against each other and won't squeak. | | |
#24818 01/31/2005 5:34 AM | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 112 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 112 | Do not use any type of grease between the leafs as it attracts dirt and will cause the springs to actually become stiffer.
The old model A's did use grease and were wrapped in a burlap type material but these are really a mess to deal with.
Best is to bevel the ends of each leaf with a grinder so as not to allow the leading edge of that leaf to dig into the adjacent leaf. That's really all that is necessary. Then assemble and paint the entire spring pack as a unit.
You can use the poly spring liner between leafs but in trucks it sometimes makes the suspension too soft.
OK I'll leaf off on this discussion here............... :-)
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#24819 01/31/2005 7:01 PM | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 19 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 19 | My 66 rolls royce has grease between the leafs, they are then wrapped in leather.
Don Meyer-PhD,mech engr
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#24820 01/31/2005 7:16 PM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 | I have thin teflon strips between the leaves ,, needed to put better shocks on to tie it back down to the road ...  ... is great now. | | |
#24821 01/31/2005 7:24 PM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 662 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 662 | | | |
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