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ROAD-SPRING TIP

■ Aftor a car has been in use for some consi'Vj'rablo time the springing usually bec.o'f's harsh, duo, oi' course, to the Inclc of lubricant between tho leaves. The only satisfactory way to overcome this defect is to dismantlo tho spring and thoroughly to clean all tho rust away, filling tho interstices with grease afterwards. The .tip end of each leaf, however,, will us.ually bo found to havo dug into the follow leaf above it (in tho case of semi-elliptic springs), which gives rather' a jumpy movement to tho. spring when it has been "greased. The best thing to do is to hammer back tho tips of the leaves, whilo the spring is dismantled, bo that tho grooved portion of tljo next loaf will not foul tho tip. In this way a means of-lubri-cating the cxtremo end of tho leaf is made, which operation can bo effected: by sliding the hand, or rag, covered with grease along tho underside of the spring. Tho outer tip is a very heav-ily-loaded part and is very often'the cause of squeak. .By employing tho method outlined, this can be avoided entirely.

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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 112, 14 May 1927, Page 13

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ROAD-SPRING TIP Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 112, 14 May 1927, Page 13

ROAD-SPRING TIP Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 112, 14 May 1927, Page 13

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