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Posted By Discussion Topic: Leaf Spring Lube -- page: 1 2     37RAGTOPMAN 02-12-2021 @ 6:32 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 1958 Joined: Oct 2009 leaf spring grease, GULF OIL CO, made a Graphite grease ,made special for leaf springs, any grease is better then none, my 2 cents 37Ragtopman RAK402 02-11-2021 @ 8:44 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 436 Joined: Jul 2015 Thank you, Mike! kubes40 02-11-2021 @ 8:19 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 3396 Joined: Oct 2009 Grease gun... Be forewarned, if the spring has not been apart and restored / cleaned, you are unlikely to get the lubricant where it needs to travel. Even the numerous NOS springs I have used in my restorations were gummed up by the original lubricant having dried out years earlier. Mike "Kube" Kubarth This message was edited by kubes40 on 2-11-21 @ 10:18 AM RAK402 02-11-2021 @ 7:53 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 436 Joined: Jul 2015 How would one get STP oil treatment into the spring (with a spring that is assembled and on the car)? supereal 07-20-2017 @ 1:13 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 6819 Joined: Oct 2009 Coming from a master restorer, that is high praise, Mike. Having misspent my youth as a "shade tree" mechanic, I landed a job at the local Ford dealer when I was seventeen (I am now 82). As the insurance ad says "I know a thing or two, as I have seen a thing or two". I had good teachers, as the old hands at the garage were willing to share the tricks of the trade. Having made more than my share of mistakes, I try to give my friends here a tip or two along the way, knowing that many old Ford hobbyists need help. After all, that is what our Club is all about. If you don't have a vehicle that you can trust, you are being robbed of the great fun it can provide. kubes40 07-19-2017 @ 2:56 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 3396 Joined: Oct 2009 Um, okay, I will wait patiently at the mail box. Seriously? I have looked up to you as long as I have been reading your posts. You have no doubt forgotten more than I'll ever know. Mike "Kube" Kubarth supereal 07-19-2017 @ 2:04 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 6819 Joined: Oct 2009 Thanks, Mike. "The check is in the mail"! kubes40 07-18-2017 @ 3:50 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 3396 Joined: Oct 2009 Super has offered you great advice indeed... the man knows his stuff! Mike "Kube" Kubarth supereal 07-18-2017 @ 12:22 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 6819 Joined: Oct 2009 Before you spend time and money lubing springs, it is usually time to remove and disassemble them. Springs tend to wear most in the area of where the tips contact the leaf below. There they form a pocket that prevents the leaf above from sliding as the spring assembly is flexed. These pockets can be reduced by carefully grinding the raised edge. Spring liner is sold by vendors such as C&G in 20 foot rolls. When in place, the spring clips must be replaced to accommodate the increased thickness. Using a substance such as Slip Plate is usually a better idea than coating with grease, as it doesn't collect road dirt. wmsteed 07-17-2017 @ 11:05 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 613 Joined: Oct 2009 When I was in my teens I worked at about every service station in town, and one Ford Agency pumping gas and doing general lube work. I can clearly remember that the majority of the better cars, including many EFV8's after '40 had covered springs. To lube the springs we would locate the hole in the spring cover, about mid way from the ends, attach a special "C" shaped affair over the hole, we then put the lube gun onto the grease zerk and hit the trigger on the grease gun long enough for about four pumps by the air driven grease gun. Of course the grease was just plain old every day chassis grease. Bill 36 5 win delx cpe

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