Checking out??? Na, I hope not, and I hope for a lot more than an additional
39,000 miles in the TC, maybe even a few in the J2 and TA Tickford. But the
30 years will put me to 93 and the odds are good I won't be driving much by
then. Still, you never know :)
Lew Palmer asked the thickness of teflon, I used a thin strip made from a
sheet about 1/32" thick. Rolled this into the spring eye and was able to
force the pin through. Of course the thickness would vary depending on how
good ( or bad ) the spring eye diameter was sized.
I lubricate my leaf springs with grease. I made a tool from a piece of 5/16"
steel tube, tapped one end 1/4" NF and inserted a grease fitting. Flattened
the other end and filed a couple of notches through the sides of the flat
area. Take the weight off the springs, insert a screw driver/punch between
the leaves, insert grease tool between the leaves and give a few pumps on
the grease gun. The outer ends of the long springs are most important to
lubricate. Extra grease will ooze out when the car is back on its wheels so
just wipe it off. Sure makes a TC ride easier.
Bob Grunau
Bob, Are you planning to check out early???????
BOB
Robert Grunau wrote:
> Thirty years ago I bought new front springs for my TC. The front eyes were
> very poorly made and too large so the pins flopped around. I installed a
> thin roll of teflon inside the eye and this took up the slack. I thought a
> bronze bushing would be too thin and break. I am now re-restoring the car
> paint all cracked before ) and when I removed the front spring pins the
> teflon was still intact and in reasonable shape after 39,000 miles. Spring
> pins were a bit worn as well. So I have replaced the teflon and fitted new
> spring pins and hope to be OK for another 30 years and 39,000 miles
which
> should see me through!! ).
> Regards, Bob Grunau
> Subject: Re: P type springs
>
> > 1. The pins for the front of the springs are new, however the eyes are
> worn
> > (to varying degrees). as the eyes were probably never true, how good a
fit
> > should they be? Do people get the eyes relieved and put in bushes?
>
> They need to be a nice snug fit or you will wear out a nice new pair of
pins
> quickly. I really like all 4 springs to be new as it really makes for a
nice
> firm ride. However, if you like the originals I would have the eys bushed.
> I've seen this done and it works. Keep in mind, though, that it might not
be
> a real kool fit up as the eye is a sprung loop rather than a solid chunk
of
> metal being bored out. It may give a bit.
>
> > 2. The fellow who did the chassis put in brass trunnions. Anyone have
> > experience of this. (I was planning to put in phosphor bronze, but if
the
> > opinion is that they are Ok then I will keep them).
>
> Bronze is certainly preferred for bushings but the brass should last for a
> while. I looked up the alloy breakdown comparing brass and bronze last
week
> (for the same reason) and there really isn't that much difference.
> Professional bushing people may differ!
>
> > 3. As there is no shoulder on the pin of the rear springs, how does one
do
> up
> > the nut as there is nothing to tighten it up to without clamping the
> spring?
>
> There is a hardened spacer INSIDE the spring and against the big shoulder
> on the pin. It is shaped like a smaller version of the front spindle
spacer
> inside the inner bearing. Outside the spring is another heavy spacer, like
a
> 1/4" washer, hardened.
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