oil/grease springs ????

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oil/grease springs ????

Post by jim tylee » Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:28 am

Hi,
In the past i have used copperslip on the leaves...no weight on spring forcing them open a bit with a screwdriver and then forcing grease into leaves.....in there a less demanding way to oil these
as its quite a long task.....do not think wd40 sprayed onto outside would last long......
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Re: oil/grease springs ????

Post by muddymesser » Sun Apr 13, 2014 11:44 am

it all depends how involved you want to get . . . on mine i take the springs apart completly and give them a good going over with i wire brush and then paint them up so they are smooth and put abit of greese inbetween each leaf while putting them back together
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Re: oil/grease springs ????

Post by twiss » Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:39 pm

Have you tried spray on PTFE lubricant? Could work...
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Re: oil/grease springs ????

Post by Darrell » Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:50 pm

Don't waste your time, let the buggers rust :thumbup:
To be honest unless you put PTFE liners between the leafs it won't last 5 minutes.
Any oil just attracts dirt and dust and turns to grinding paste :thumbdown: .
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Re: oil/grease springs ????

Post by jim tylee » Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:50 pm

Might give that a try later this week
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Re: oil/grease springs ????

Post by jim tylee » Mon Apr 14, 2014 3:42 pm

jim tylee wrote:Might give that a try later this week
thanks jim
Think i will give them a treat with Waxoyl ..have a high pressure sprayer in garage
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Post by ScottieJ » Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:02 pm

Darrell wrote:Don't waste your time, let the buggers rust :thumbup:
To be honest unless you put PTFE liners between the leafs it won't last 5 minutes.
Any oil just attracts dirt and dust and turns to grinding paste :thumbdown: .
x2 on this! I wouldn't bother unless it was to add PTFE tape between the leaves.
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Post by ektoz » Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:27 pm

Darrell wrote:Don't waste your time, let the buggers rust :thumbup:
To be honest unless you put PTFE liners between the leafs it won't last 5 minutes.
Any oil just attracts dirt and dust and turns to grinding paste :thumbdown: .
+3 to that I have seen 30 year old landrovers here and they didn't do anything to the leafs
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