Powder Coating Leaf Springs

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Powder Coating leaf springs#6874989 - Sun Oct 16 2011 09:04 PM

I was planing on taking apart ! l"a springs an$ %a&ing t%" pow$"r coat"$' M! (u"stion

is woul$ t%" %"at ro t%" o&"n $aag")*" arc%+t%" springs'

,%anks

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Re: Powder Coating leafsprings 5": ri$olo

#68708 - Sun Oct 16 2011 09:49 PM

I cant sp"ak to t%" (u"stion aout t%" o&"n ut I woul$

t%ink t%" pow$"r coating woul$ crack an$ lak" o wit% t%"l"ing o t%" springs'

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springs'

Pow$"r coating should" airl! l"il"' 3t l"ast t%" pro$uct

I ailiar wit% is' Eow"&"r i t%" o&"ns rais"$ t%" spring

t"p ao&" 400 $"gr""s t%"n t"p"r o t%" springs coul$"co" an issu" as an! spring st""ls t"p"r an!w%"r"aroun$ 400' /0 an$ low"rit s%oul$nt " a prol"' 3n!

"tallurgists pow$"rcoat"rs car" to conir or $"n!F

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long ti"'G HHHH)


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Re: Powder Coating leafsprings 5": ur$ar

#6876048 - Mon Oct 17 2011 04:40 PM

Coat t%" wit% PMF I sorr! w%at is t%isF

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Re: Powder Coating leafsprings 5": ri$olo

#687719 - ,u" Oct 18 2011 11:41 3M

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Coat t%" wit% PMF I sorr! w%at is t%isF

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Re: Powder Coating leafsprings 5":Jcc

#6877646 - ,u" Oct 18 2011 0:17 PM

I t%oug%t san$ lasting is not goo$ or springs or torsion

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Re: Powder Coating leafsprings 5": ugN,ruck"r

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$iscontinuiti"s in t%" surac" t%at woul$ initiat" cracks' ,%"

"t"rior i"r is t%" ost %ig%l! str"ss"$'Eow"&"r s%ot lasting or p""ning a! %a&" a positi&"

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cas" wit% !"llow $ic%roat" olts a!" t%ats w%! t%"3P stu is lackF I wanna know'

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Re: Powder Coating leafsprings 5": $og$a!s

#68788 -


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c%ro" plating an$ pow$"r coating'

So w%ic% on" is t%" on" t%at !ou can s"" str"ss cracks

"ginning un$"rn"at%F

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w%at is s"l$o $i&ulg"$ G?ut Ill c"rtainl! %ol$ !oursagainst !ouG

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Re: Powder Coating leafsprings 5":Jcc

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Re: Powder Coating leafsprings 5": ?arnaasNLriss

#6880496 - ,%u Oct 20 2011 12:20 PM

I woul$ $o it i t%" springs ar" pit r"" at"r lasting )ostar" not+ an$ ?,


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Re: Powder Coating leafsprings 5": ,E@SE3L@PO.@C,

#6881787 - ri Oct 21 2011 09:20 3M

Duot":

I woul$ $o it i t%" springs ar" pit r"" at"r lasting )ost ar"not+ an$ ?,

(2)S2)RPR!3)C(sup"r stock

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Re: Powder Coating leafsprings 5": ro"

#6881892 - ri Oct 21 2011 10:24 3M

,r! ,otall! 3uto M"ga parts, Sp"c'''"ct ' I t%ink ostw"r" aroun$ 80 or so t%" last ti" I got on"' ,%"! s%oul$

inclu$" t%" plastic "n$ pi"c"s an$ t%" int"rl"as )t%"stap"$ st""l pi"c"s "tw""n t%" springs+an$ t%" straps'

"""r w%"n !ou strip;ill t%"

pits;r"uil$r"strapr"paintan! %ours o laor an$ !ou

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still %a&" a r"-uilt s"t o worn out springs' I %a&" $on" it a

"w ti"s an$ t%" t%ir$ ti" I Just or$"r"$ a n"w s"t'

@SPO %as a goo$ s"t o springs or t%" pric"'

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Re: Powder Coating leafsprings 5": ,E@SE3L@PO.@C,

#688/026 - Sat Oct 22 2011 0:27 3M

I us" PO-1 also 6 !"ars lat"r an$ it looks lik" t%" $a! I

paint"$ t%"' "r! l"il" paint'

aking leaf springs apart to add a leaf 5 (ools needed6#848741 - ri Mar 1/ 201 12:/2 PM

,%r"" o ! cars %a&" sagging r"ar springs' I %a&" $onor spring s"ts I can tak" apart toa$$ a l"a on "ac% si$"'

3r" an! sp"cial tools n""$"$ to s"parat" t%" spring packs R put n"w claps ack onF

3n! tips ro t%os" t%at %a&" $on" t%is "or"F

,%anksB

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Re: (aking leaf springs apart to add aleaf 5 (ools needed6 5": 3laskanN,3

#84877/ - ri Mar 1/ 201 01:14 PM

Onc" t%" spring is out all !ou n""$ is a c-clap or larg" clap-

st!l" &is" grip an$ a wr"nc% to tak" t%" apart' So "as! a c%il$can $o it'

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Re: (aking leaf springs apart to add aleaf 5 (ools needed6 5": opow"rs

#848804 - ri Mar 1/ 201 01:/9 PM

*o it t%" "as! wa!: $ont "&"n r"o&" t%" ain l"a ro t%"

%ang"rs' .ack up &"%icl" an$ put on stan$s' r"o&" low"r roplat" "o&" uolts ro spring ounts .ack r"ar "n$ %ousing

up awa! ro springs an$ l"a&" un$"r &"%icl" so t%at all !ou %a&"to $o is l"t it ack $own into position r"o&" ti" olt $rop l"a&"s

o ain l"a position n"w l"a in t%" or$"r $"sir"$ s" a long"rti" olt an$ %ang all t%" l"a&" is or$"r ut at &arious angl"s now

tig%t"n t%" ti" olt an$ as tig%t"ning swing t%" l"a&"s intoposition w%"n tig%t cut o "c"ss ti" olt'

I usuall! Just in$ a pair o ain l"a&"s an$ cut o t%" "!"s an$position n"t to t%" ain l"a' =o n""$ to ak" it a aJor ack

r"aking op"ration'

t-erocksank"" o&"r


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Coupl" i ig c claps an$ !our o'

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#849/80 - ri Mar 1/ 201 11:41 PM

alot o ti"s t%" roun$"$ %"a$ sp"cial olt t%" t%r"a$s )"&"n t%o 1or 2+ ar" uar"$ ro roa$ $"ris' Crack;r"o&" t%" nut wit% a

nut crack"r so as to not c%anc" r"aking t%" s%ank' 3s sai$ )2+ Cclaps

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Re: (aking leaf springs apart to add aleaf 5 (ools needed6 5": api$o"rt

#8460882 - Sun Mar 1 201 12:8 PM

,%anks or t%" tips gu!sB

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not aor$ to r"turn all t%" long $istanc" calls so I $ont' So

pl"as" "ail or writ" a l"tt"r' I !ou writ" R $o not inclu$" an"ail a$$r"ss pl"as" inclu$" a a S3S@'

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leaf 5 (ools needed6 5": 3laskanN,3#8460917 - Sun Mar 1 201 01:2/ PM

Ea&" us"$ /;8G conn' ro$ olts as c"nt"r olts in t%" past %"r"' 3s

long as t%" springs packs ar"nt too nu"ric in l"a count an$

%ol" is ig "noug%' ,%" 9;16G nut usuall! its in pa$ or s%ock

ount plat"'

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#846094 - Sun Mar 1 201 01:49 PM

?arr! l"t " know i !ou n""$ n"w spring tip pa$s )t%" lack

plastic pa$s wit% t%" s%ort arr"l clips+ as I %a&" =OS' I also a$"t%" spring claps or "ar On" or an! !"ars R r"c"ntl! $"clin"$

to ak" an! or" o t%" ut I still %a&" so" l"to&"r "tras',%"r" ar" two siK"s o t%"s": t%" s%ort on"s go aroun$ / l"a&"s

t%" long on"s go aroun$ 4 l"a&"s' I $o not %a&" t%" Kinc int"rlin"rsor an! or" o t%" ru"r clap pa$s' "t " know' 3lso !

spring claps ar" cl"ar Kinc plat"$ so t%"! look sil&"r! lik" n"wst""l' O@ clap an$s w"r" ar" st""l' Min" ar" also t%" sa"

st!l" as t%" O@ on"s t%at %a&" t%" ta !ou ol$ o&"r'


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Re: (aking leaf springs apart to add aleaf 5 (ools needed6 5": t%"rocks

#846246 - ,u" Mar 17 201 12:11 3M

Duot":

>"t n"w spring stu$s also'I g"t in" ro local spring s%op'=3P3 $i$%a&" t%"'ou will %a&" to cut t%" $own at"r t%"! ar" tig%t"n"$ as

t%"! ar" long'ock!

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an!ti" soon I$ run a r"t%r"a$ing $i" up t%" t%r"a$s t%"n cut it"low w%"r" t%" $i" is t%"n unscr"w t%" $i" to c%as" t%" t%r"a$s'

ak"s it "as! or t%" nuts to co" ack o;on i "&"r n""$"$ int%" utur"

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Re: (aking leaf springs apart to add aleaf 5 (ools needed6 5": api$o"rt

#84626/ - ,u" Mar 17 201 12:47

3M3ttac%"nt)6 $ownloa$s+

3r" !ou ar" talking aout t%" -olts a!"F

I a looking or t%" locating stu$s t%at %ol$ t%" spring packtog"t%"r'


not aor$ to r"turn all t%" long $istanc" calls so I $ont' So

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#846292 - ,u" Mar 17 201 01:/1

3M3ttac%"nt)8 $ownloa$s+

,%" top "n$ o t%at ast"n"r is %i$$"n so "&"n i !ou ar" $oing a

actor! original r"storation noo$! will know i !ou c%"at"$ an$us"$ a %ig% str"ngt% sock"t scr"w inst"a$'

,%" %"a$s o t%" g"n"ric %ar$war" stor" sock"t scr"ws w"r" Justt%" rig%t $ia"t"r - plus !ou can us" an 3ll"n wr"nc% to tig%t"n'

Eack saw to l"ngt% as n""$"$'

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18/19

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#84627 - ,u" Mar 17 201 10:// 3M

Duot":

3r" !ou ar" talking aout t%" -olts a!"F

I a looking or t%" locating stu$s t%at %ol$ t%" spring pack tog"t%"r'

"s I got o on a tang"nt R also on t%" olts i I a sa&ing t%"I unolt t%" nuts Just ar "noug% to g"t a nut crack"r on t%"

also' unt%r"a$ing t%" ! %an$ aint a Jo or t%" w"ak )ipactr"(uir"$+ R $aag"s t%" nick"$ t%r"a$s urt%"r R a nut

crack"r;r"t%r"a$ing $i" sol&"s t%at R will ak" installing n"w nuts"as! p"as!' @*I, or sur" us" t%" nut crack"r on t%" roun$"$

%"a$ olt as it onl! tak"s s"&"ral inut"s an$ I aint sur" t%" all"n%"a$ olts %a&" a long "noug% %"a$ to ull! "ngag" t%" p"rc%)s+

ut I %a&" not c%"ck"$ " R a!" ull "ngag"nt aint criticalt%at t%" olts tak" car" o ost o t%" s"curing ut I $ont lik"

taking unn"cc"ssar! c%anc"s' I !ou %a&" a nut crack"r us" it

--------------------li&" "&"r! 24 %our lock o ti" lik" its !our last $a! on "art%

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Re: (aking leaf springs apart to add aleaf 5 (ools needed6 5": k"ntJ/40

#8462814 - ,u" Mar 17 201 11:/4 3M

Duot":

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n""$ t%" p"r"ct =OS part unl"ss t%"s" ar" r"stos nor $o"s it n""$to " %ar$"n"$' 3n! olt will $o as long as t%" %"a$ its t%" %ol" in

t%" spring p"rc%'

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