[Healeys] FW: Leaf spring parts

Dave Porter frogeye at porterscustom.com
Mon Oct 4 07:18:36 MDT 2010


Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 6:50 AM
To: 'Bert Van Brande'; 'healeys at autox.team.net'; 'Stephen Hutchings'
Subject: RE: [Healeys] Leaf spring parts

Bert,
 I have no real expertise in metallurgy, especially with spring steel. In
most cases of hammering or bending one gets a condition of "work hardening".
This condition usually results in a premature yield failure of the material.
 I'm hoping someone else on our list can address this case in particular????
dave

frogeye at porterscustom.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Bert Van Brande
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 10:22 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net; Stephen Hutchings
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Leaf spring parts

I am restoring my springs for my BN2 as new ones currently available are
reported to sag after 1-2 years.  I finished 1 spring about month ago and I
am close to finish the second one.  At the same time I am also re-arching
using the hotrodders method.

Following link was inspriring:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=90824


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