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Lubricating leaf springs

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Devon-Rover:
Fair enough.

I like having a smoother ride and the added Articulation given.

Each to ones own.

 8)

screwy:
I have trawked through the Series 2 and 2A, and Series 3 Repair and Ops manuals, Haynes Repair, Haynes Restoration, MoD Series 3 Repair manual, MoD Operation and Service manuals and NONE of them say you shoudl lube the springs in any way shape or form.

However, it is common practice to do so and is really a matter of taste / opinion wether you do. Personally for the record, when I first got Rose, I lubed them with 50:50 mix of fresh engine oil and petrol, the petrol acting as a pentrating fluid wich subsequently vapourises. I would not use old engine oil as it contains contaminates and acids from it previous job of cleaning the engine. Since then they have been covered when I waxoyled the underside which should lube and keep crap out.

In regards to the wear argument, personally I can see the validity but then again two cast steel springs rubbing against each other anyway are likey to have as much friction hence wear than two lightly lubed with grit stuck in them... :?:

I can also agree with the opinion regarding the natural damping effect from dry springs, again it really comes down to individual choice in the end.

 :?

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