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08-17-2019, 11:16 PM | #21 |
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Re: Sanity check on lubing springs in place
Here is a Leaf Spring Greaser I fabbed to lube my springs. Patterned after one designed for Austins, Bentleys and Rolls. After lubing I installed spring covers.
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08-17-2019, 11:46 PM | #22 |
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Re: Sanity check on lubing springs in place
The Model T and other cars that have the springs exposed can be greased with this very elegant tool.
There are also a lot of variants on this tool that separates the leaves in a controlled fashion. I just found this post by Tom Wesenberg where he mentions a problem I also noticed, which is that the rear springs are tucked way up inside the cross-member, making it difficult to access them for greasing. That's why I originally was hoping to remove the hanger nuts, to try to drop the spring down so I could get between the leaves. The post includes a photo of his greasing tool, although I can't really see how it works. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showp...90&postcount=2 That's going to be the real trick, getting the grease up in the midsection that's tucked into the cross-member. |
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08-18-2019, 03:00 PM | #23 |
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Re: Sanity check on lubing springs in place
In the above pic you tighten the handle after the tool is positioned against the leaves, it spreads the leaves apart, after the leaves are spread a bit, insert grease. I picked one up very similar a while back.
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08-19-2019, 10:20 PM | #24 |
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Re: Sanity check on lubing springs in place
Just squirt ATF or oil on the springs and go for a drive. The oil will migrate between the leaves. When I first bought my 29 Tudor, the springs were bone dry and lightly rusted, so the car rode like a lumber wagon. I squirted oil on them and drove it over the bumpy paths in the junk yard. It now rides quite smooth. Squirt them down a few times over a few weeks, and they will get lubed.
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08-20-2019, 10:16 AM | #25 |
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08-20-2019, 11:38 AM | #26 |
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08-20-2019, 01:24 PM | #27 |
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This looks like the tool Y-Blockhead was talking about. Marked "Herbrand."
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08-21-2019, 01:48 PM | #28 |
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OK, all the discussion about specialized spring lubrication tools got me intrigued, so this weekend I'm going to attempt to build my own spring separator using a 4" C-clamp, a steel rod that I'm going to cut/grind into the wedge shapes, and some JB weld. Will post an update if it's successful.
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08-21-2019, 11:40 PM | #29 | |
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Here is one on eBay but they are easy (and cheap) to make. Beside, I get a certain satisfaction of making specialty tools, if I can. https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-VINTAG...MAAOSwL49b8ucZ Last edited by Y-Blockhead; 08-21-2019 at 11:49 PM. |
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09-02-2019, 09:29 PM | #30 |
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Re: Sanity check on lubing springs in place
Following up, here is the process I actually used that actually worked:
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09-03-2019, 05:31 PM | #31 |
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Re: Sanity check on lubing springs in place
Do you think your great granpa lubed the springs?
KISS Spray the springs on both sides with https://www.brattons.com/graphite-lube.html and drive it. Ted |
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09-04-2019, 08:00 AM | #33 |
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Re: Sanity check on lubing springs in place
If the springs were squeaking, I assume my great-grandpa would have taken it to the repair shop like a normal person. I don't get the critique here though - the Bratton's product you linked to says to spray it on both sides of each leaf, which is exactly what I'm doing. The rest of the process is just a workaround for how to do this without taking the springs off the car, which is what you're "supposed" to do. End result is the same.
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09-04-2019, 11:29 AM | #34 |
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Re: Sanity check on lubing springs in place
Indeed, spraying the outside of the spring with a dry lube spray isn't going to accomplish much between the leaves. I removed my back spring and after cleaning and painting the overlap areas with a longer loose center bolt poured some old motor oil on it (like grandpa probably would have). It worked out well.
I did the same to the front except the clean and paint and now I have rusty oil dripping out of it. Half measures... |
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When your Great Granpa drove his Model A it wasn't NINETY years old !!! (Just the new guy chiming in) ET |
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