wolfman_55 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Hi,Has anyone got any idea how many pads should be fitted. On my 1500 Spitfire, there were 6 rubber pads fitted in the 6 dimples in the leaf spring leaves. Rimmers et al, all seem to think there should only be four. does anyone know?Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nang Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/triumph/auction-841807688.htmTony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfman_55 Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 Cheers Tony, but I've already bought 4 teflon pads. just wondering if I need another two.Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTeesside Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 If there were 6 pads originally and 6 dimples, I think it's a safe bet to say you need 6.But in saying that...I recently refurbished the leaf spring on my Mk1 GT6 which had six dimples. I bought the teflon pads in a pack which came as a set of 4 pads, so I had to put two rubber pads back in (I chose the two in the best condition). The teflon pads are also a LOT thicker than the rubber ones, I struggled to get the spring back together with just four in and it made the spring a lot.. er.. "springier" which caused the car to ride a little higher. Settled back down after a few weeks though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlubikey Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Yes, after discovering 5mm was way too much I think I made mine 1.5mm and that's maybe a tad too thick for a spring in otherwise good condition. Also, a tribologist said that Teflon (PTFE) is the wrong material in this application - ideally should be nylon or, better still, oil-loaded nylon.SwingSpringButton.pdfI see I seemed to think there were 8 on a swing spring. Don't take that as gospel!Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Garvey Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Agree with you rlubikey, I had a set and a few spares made using Nitralon GS - can't recall exactly how thin but around 1.0 to 1.5mm - 1.5mm sounds more likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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