spring liners

[Paragon]

Have any of you had any success using the vinyl spring liners? What's your experience?

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[Conaway2]

Originally Posted by Paragon

Have any of you had any success using the vinyl spring liners? What's your experience?

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I recently tried to use the liners on a front spring after disassembling, cleaning and painting it. The liners - on even just a few of the longer leaves - made the spring too thick, so I removed them.

I did grind the ridges off each leaf as well as chamfer each end of the leaves before greasing and reassembling the spring.

Jim

[Pete]

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Originally Posted by Paragon

Have any of you had any success using the vinyl spring liners? What's your experience?

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The stuff I use is either Teflon or UHMW. Depending on how much the customer wants to spend. Teflon is more expensive but works better.
I usually take 2 of the shorter leaves out to compensate for the liners.
You never grease a spring. Use dry lube, either moly or graphite based.
Springs will last longer if you wrap them with electrical tape or use commercially available covers.