1966 L72 F 41 front suspension, steering questions.

[David H.]

Pat. Thats a good idea, I have about 5 gallons of Evapo rust that is currently being used on suspension and steering parts. I will put the springs in it when they get finished.

Do you think blasting the coil springs would hurt them? I was going to farm this job out as I do not have a blast cabinet. But will not do it if it could damage these springs.

Thanks. Mark

Mark

Media blast is just going to knock rust/dirt/etc off, so blast away! If springs are in that poor a condition (and yours don't look like that) you would not want to use them. I used a fine glass media blast for mine - nice surface for paint.

Dave

[Patrick H.]

I'm not sure that blasting will harm them. It just appears that there is some original scaling still present, which I thought might be interesting to keep.

[Richard M.]

That divot you see on one end of the coil is likely from the manufacturing process. One end is fixed to a holder chuck with a sharp edge while the heated bar is rotated on the forming spool.

Note left end of this coil spring.
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[Richard M.]

At about 35 seconds in you'll see the clamp....