Greg writes:
> I do suppose that oiling your spring for improved ride quality
>has about the same order of magnitude effect as putting a second coat of
>wax on the front of your bonnet to reduce wind drag.
Maybe it just makes the squeaks and squawks quieter, so you think it is riding
more
smoothly?
Actually, it might be that some oil penetrating between the springs will make
the
springs "softer", as the frictional resistance (not the resistance of the dirt
on the
springs) is probably a significant factor in the spring stiffness? Certainly
the
frictional forces are overcome and the spring leaves move relative to each
other, but
the frictional resistance is not insignificant, right?
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Name: Ray W. James
Texas Transportation Institute
Civil Engineering Department, Texas A&M University
E-mail: Ray James <rwj4123@sigma.tamu.edu>
Date: 10/19/94
Time: 18:07:43
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