Atwell
I haunt the plastics suppliers and fabricators who use the stuff
looking for offcuts. You need only bits about 2" square. Also use
Delrin, or even Lexan.
> Where do you find nylon that thick? Or are you stacking
> thinner pieces?
>
> >I shim up the rear springs with nylon sheet. I cut a square about
> >1/4" thick the width of the spring leaf, drill a hole in the centre of
> >it.
> > Then I put a bolt through the hole, and chuck it in a lathe,
> >and machine down most of the square, leaving a circle raised in the
> >centre. I think It's about 3/4" diameter. This fits up into the dimple
> >at the ends of each spring leaf. Been driving on these for 6 years.
> >Cheers, Fred
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Fred & Wendy Griffiths
Calgary, Canada
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