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Clem Clement · 10-20-2020, 12:36 AM

I had a nice trip for gas in the '39 Pickup. I think the springs are a little softer.
I also upgraded a used shock.

I wanted to try another idea: I had a 1/2 load of Corn head grease in a manual grease gun. I filled the rest of the gun with 90Wt oil. Some ran out the plunger handle aperture. Some 90wt went thru the grease gun and began running out of the spring leaf stack. That aught do some good. (I have tin oil trays to catch the mess and Momma was in the house.)

Now for the squeaky 40 Merc springs with tin wrap: Somebody said some restorers use a sheet of stuff containing asbestos between springs leaves. I can't see the springs for the wrap. Could this be what is squawking?

Could I drill small holes in the wrap horizontally near the center top edge of the 2 wrap sections. Then pump 600 weight in until it runs out of the wheel ends of the wraps? Plug the holes with a insert so the holes don't show? A bud suggests heating the 600tw so it will flow better during the insertion process.

10-20-2020, 12:36 AM	#28
Clem Clement Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 3,393	Re: Use of Slip plate to lube springs I had a nice trip for gas in the '39 Pickup. I think the springs are a little softer. I also upgraded a used shock. I wanted to try another idea: I had a 1/2 load of Corn head grease in a manual grease gun. I filled the rest of the gun with 90Wt oil. Some ran out the plunger handle aperture. Some 90wt went thru the grease gun and began running out of the spring leaf stack. That aught do some good. (I have tin oil trays to catch the mess and Momma was in the house.) Now for the squeaky 40 Merc springs with tin wrap: Somebody said some restorers use a sheet of stuff containing asbestos between springs leaves. I can't see the springs for the wrap. Could this be what is squawking? Could I drill small holes in the wrap horizontally near the center top edge of the 2 wrap sections. Then pump 600 weight in until it runs out of the wheel ends of the wraps? Plug the holes with a insert so the holes don't show? A bud suggests heating the 600tw so it will flow better during the insertion process.