MarkB Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Starting to build up the chassis on the Vitesse cleaning, painting and polly bushes everywhere and decided to strip down the leaf spring and sandblast and refurbish what I can. Covered 60.000 miles so I am sure its got lots of life left. The first six leafs are easy to remove and are good nick. The top four are clamped together. I was going to replace all four rubber buttons two will be easy but not sure about the ones sandwiched between the top three leafs. I've rebuilt a couple of swing springs which where straight forward. Anybody rebuilt a vitesse one before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willows40 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 All you need to do is bend the clamp holding leafs together to open them up. A large screwdriver,prybar will do the job, would have been easier when the spring was together.cheers andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 Thanks for that. A lot easier to prise open than I thought. Cleaned all the crustaceans that had formed between the leaves with a wire wheel, new buttons and bushes. Straight forward job. pleased i did it. I Smothered thick grease between the leaves before assembly and was thinking of wrapping it something like a greased up bandage, to help prevent it rusting up again. Whats your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahebron Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Hi Blue, the only issue I have with wrapping something to keep water out is if it is not done so it is %100 waterproof then water will get in and it will stay in causing a lot more damage than an open spring. And I cannot see how you can wrap a leaf spring so it is %100 sealed. A good quality paint job is best. Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willows40 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Years ago when i used to make springs you could get some leather or something similar that you bound the springs with which you packed with grease, Can`t for the life of me think what they were called.cheers andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paudman Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 You can get gaiters in leather, but not 100% watertight. I used Denso grease-impregnated tape on mine, and wound tightly it conforms to the spring's various contours and will be as watertight as it's possible to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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