Jim :
The friction may be an important part of the design, for a big truck.
On a car, the leaves are normally lubricated. To quote from the TR2/3
factory manual assembly instructions : "Grease the blades with a
graphite grease, particularly at the ends where one blade contacts the
blade above". The maintenance instructions also say to paint the
assembled springs with used engine or gear oil every 6000 miles.
Sorry, no spare leaves here. Got thrown out during last move.
Randall
59 TR3A daily driver
a Wallace wrote:
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> Meanwhile a side question - he says NOT to lubricate between the leaves,
> that the inherent friction is part of the design. What do you think of
> that?
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