Re: Dry lubricant for leaf springs
My experience with slip-plate is that it does provide a form of lubrication-up to a point. In an application where it can be reapplied on a regular basis it works great but it does wear off pretty rapidly leaving bare metal at points of friction. I used to use it on the large circle gear on a road grader, it really needed to be applied regularly to prevent wear.
The last springs that I recently did, I cleaned,painted, and applied Mystic jt6 grease. I plan to periodically lube the springs with oil and cover with spring covers. I believe this is the best way to prevent them squeaking and rusting. I am assuming that the applied oil will migrate into the springs. Our area experiences wet weather so our springs get a lot of abuse.
Your results may vary.
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