Re: [MV] M38 Leaf Spring Lubrication???

fv74@altavista.net
Mon, 20 Sep 1999 08:12:59 -0400 (EDT)

Jonathon

I remember seeing someone putting full length strips of Teflon between their leaf springs. This was supposed to make the vehicle ride smoother. I never tried it, I doubt the strips would stay put.

Dave Fillman
45 MB

---- you wrote:
>
> Somewhere I saw were they put strips of some plastic between the leaves.
> Not sure what plastic, a nylon maybe. I would think most of the
> thermoplastics would flow to easy and the acetal's, etc might crack to
> easy???? . The other issue would be, do you have the strip go full length
> such that they are subject to the pressures of the U bolts, or just shorter
> pieces at the ends? Hmmm, oil is a lot easier!
>
>
> je

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