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Old 11-15-2013, 08:00 PM   #35
Tom Wesenberg
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Default Re: Dry lubricant for leaf springs

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Originally Posted by JackA View Post
My mentor, an old time mechanic, taught me a trick about squeaky springs. Unload them until you get a gap between the leaves and put a penny on the bearing spot. No squeak! Better hurry though, Canada just did away with pennies, can the US be far behind?
Today's pennies are zinc with a very thin copper plating, so you'd be better off with a thin piece of copper stock from the hardware store. I'll stick with grease and graphite sprinkled on the grease.
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