oil/grease springs ????

[jim tylee]

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......
any ideas anyone
Jim

[muddymesser]

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

[twiss]

Have you tried spray on PTFE lubricant? Could work...

[Darrell]

Don't waste your time, let the buggers rust
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 .

[jim tylee]

Might give that a try later this week
thanks jim

[jim tylee]

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
JIM

[ScottieJ]

Don't waste your time, let the buggers rust
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 .

x2 on this! I wouldn't bother unless it was to add PTFE tape between the leaves.

[ektoz]

Don't waste your time, let the buggers rust
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 .

+3 to that I have seen 30 year old landrovers here and they didn't do anything to the leafs