26-02-2022, 05:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 26-02-2022, 05:43 PM by Duncan Grimmond.)
Nick makes a very good point. I painted the outside of my springs and a oiled them when the paint was dry. Several months on the edges and exposed ends show thin, fine rusty oil coming out from between the leaves. I am now dosing them regularly with grease, old oil and the drips from the catch tray below and take the weight off as mentioned above to allow capillary action to suck some oil in. If I ever get round to taking them off I'll make gaiters and fill them with grease.