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What is this =E2=80=9Crecycling bin=E2=80=9D that you refer to? If it is the=
blue plastic bin which beer bottles go into, and you pay someone to empty f=
or you, I would suggest that you get yourself another bin, which gets filled=
with metal scrap, and which you take to the scrap yard on an as needed basi=
s, at which point, your scrap turns into beer money.=20
Long winded way of saying take them to the scrap yard.=20
Tom Coradeschi
tjcora@icloud.com
> On Feb 12, 2023, at 10:42 PM, old dirtbeard <dirtbeard@gmail.com> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BF
> Hi guys,
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> I just replaced the rear leaf road springs on my 1954 MG TF, and they are w=
orking well with new urethane bushings, etc. Handles and rides great now! Wh=
at a difference from the old sagging springs and the perished rubber bushing=
s! Not a bad job to do, either. Fortunately I have a four post lift, some ai=
r jacks and a sliding center panel on the lift so all of the work was done s=
tanding with a good headlight shining on the underside of the car.
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> That is not the problem/question, however.
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> Now I have a set of MG TF leaf springs that I removed and I do not know wh=
at to do with them.
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> I can stack them in the corner of the garage, but I doubt that I would eve=
r use them again.
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> I always can just toss them in the recycling hopper, but I wondered if any=
of you figured out some good "second life" for the spring steel there?=20
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> I suppose I could make knives or something...
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> I thought about taking them apart and saving a few of the longer leaves fo=
r potential future welding projects, etc.=20
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> I cannot foresee ever trying to rebuild and reuse them when the new ones a=
re reasonably priced and available.
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> I just sort of hate dumping some 69 year old MG leaf springs in the recycl=
ing bin...
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> --=20
> Best,
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> Doug
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">What is this =E2=80=9Crecycling bin=E2=80=9D=
that you refer to? If it is the blue plastic bin which beer bottles go into=
, and you pay someone to empty for you, I would suggest that you get yoursel=
f another bin, which gets filled with metal scrap, and which you take to the=
scrap yard on an as needed basis, at which point, your scrap turns into bee=
r money. <div><br></div><div>Long winded way of saying take them to the=
scrap yard. <br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Tom Coradeschi<div>tjcora@icloud.=
com</div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Feb 12, 202=
3, at 10:42 PM, old dirtbeard <dirtbeard@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></bl=
ockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D=
"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Hi guys,</div><=
div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D=
"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I just replaced the rear leaf road=
springs on my 1954 MG TF, and they are working well with new urethane =
bushings, etc. Handles and rides great now! What a difference from the old s=
agging springs and the perished rubber bushings! Not a bad job to do, e=
ither. Fortunately I have a four post lift, some air jacks and a slidin=
g center panel on the lift so all of the work was done standing with a good h=
eadlight shining on the underside of the car.</div><div class=3D"gmail_defau=
lt" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D=
"font-size:small">That is not the problem/question, however.</div><div=
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"g=
mail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Now I have a set of MG TF leaf sprin=
gs that I removed and I do not know what to do with them.</div><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail=
_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I can stack them in the corner of the ga=
rage, but I doubt that I would ever use them again.</div><div class=3D"gmail=
_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" s=
tyle=3D"font-size:small">I always can just toss them in the recycling hopper=
, but I wondered if any of you figured out some good "second life" for the s=
pring steel there? </div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-siz=
e:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I s=
uppose I could make knives or something...</div><div class=3D"gmail_default"=
style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"f=
ont-size:small">I thought about taking them apart and saving a few of the lo=
nger leaves for potential future welding projects, etc. </div><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_=
default" style=3D"font-size:small">I cannot foresee ever trying to rebu=
ild and reuse them when the new ones are reasonably priced and availabl=
e.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><di=
v class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I just sort of hate dump=
ing some 69 year old MG leaf springs in the recycling bin...</div><div><br><=
/div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"=
ltr">Best,<div><br><div>Doug</div></div></div></div></div>
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