12-07-2023, 06:00 PM
All the suggestions I have read in this thread are potentially useful in an appropriate situation, so thanks to all. In my case I have a broken main leaf on a rear spring, and since it happened in Tetbury it seemed sensible to get rescued to home near Cambridge. I am at the stage where the car is on stands, the back bit of spring is removed from the axle, the main bolt and the 'U' bolt are both removed (after cutting a hole in the floor), but the main part of the spring has not started moving despite what I hope was suitable brutality. I know that penetrating oil may do some good, but I haven't got a long time to wait as I am old! Is it just a matter of perseverence or does anybody have a further useful and effective suggestion please. I know that the springs have not been interfered with for at least 60 years, but in reality that could be 95 years.