DENSO TAPE, GREASE and LEATHER ON SPRINGS

[Dennis Nicholas]

The topic has been debated before. Some claim entrapped water led to very serious rusting.
A broken rear main leaf on a Seven is not uncommon and very disabling, but visible cracks usually devleop long before. A  case for retaining exposed.

Exposed is surly guaranteed ingress of foreign matter?.......I do not want to be frequently dismantling springs to clean.

Entrapped water? .....difficult to see how it gets in passed leather and Denso Properly fitted and passed the grease properly applied to cause rust.

My old, second hand, front spring treated with grease but only leather bound had no dirt and no water ingress after many (70,000ish) miles inspite of trials use and all weather road use.  It is just well worn and I fancied a nice new one to guarantee safety at high speed and no maintenance to my end of life.  It was old and part worn where the leaf ends rub when I first fitted it mid 70s so has lasted the miles well (MCC trials in all weather - through fords on local roads etc.).

I do now have the luxury of being able to afford some luxuries  (SKIng????  K = kids) 

Dennis (in wet,  muddy but beautiful Devon)

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"The leather will be held in place with copper wire removed from old electrical cabling (60 amp).  (Leather kept subtle with grease or waxoil?)"

I treat the leather gaiters on the steering swivel joints of my old land rover with copious quantities of vaseline prior to fitting. This works well. Not sure how the copper wire will age exposed to the elements and can foresee a nasty blue stain emerging over time. Leather shoelaces or waxed cord might provide a more aesthetic long term solution?

Understand the nasty blue stain ref.  The wire I used stood up to the elements and no staining......you just have to be careful when applying to not get work hardening of the copper leading to breaking.....rude words.... and having to start again or splice in and continue.  Will however look at cord/shoelace...........hey mighty long shoelaces......do you wear thigh boots?            
Thinking about it the wire may actually have been from an old motor winding as it is a bit brown lacquered.

Dennis