Randy:
I dismantled mine at home with little problem. I used a crow bar and pried
up the straps to the point that the leafs would clear to be separated. Wire
brushed them with the drill and primed and painted. Be sure to use grease
between the leafs when reassembling and don't forget that the passenger side
has an extra leaf. I used a bench vice to reclamp the straps.
Scott Suhring
Mechanicsburg, PA
'70 TR6
'59 TR3
----- Original Message -----
From: Randy Homanchuk
To: triumpjhs@autox.net
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 11:39 AM
Subject: tr3 leaf springs
Hello list when restoring a leaf spring(s) as on a tr3,has anyone have
experience in painting the rear leaf springs? Can they be safely taken
apart,painted with a good rust paint and re-assembled at home? or should
this
job be better taken to automotive spring shop? I would doubt that they would
use por15 to paint them? also I see that the thin straps that bundle the
individual leafs are not even listed by the big three, prehaps just paint
the
entire spring while all together as single unit? leave them alone ie. do not
paint? I do plan replace the bushingsThanks in advance Randy
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