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freebeard · 09-05-2016, 12:31 PM

Disassemble the leaf springs, add a strip of copper screen impregnated with grease between each leaf and reassemble.

They used to do that, then wrap the spring in leather to protect the grease.

09-05-2016, 12:31 PM	#30 (permalink)
freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 28,962 Thanks: 8,222 Thanked 8,993 Times in 7,429 Posts	Disassemble the leaf springs, add a strip of copper screen impregnated with grease between each leaf and reassemble. They used to do that, then wrap the spring in leather to protect the grease.