barnfind08
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I would like to take out a couple of leaves in a 40 n.o.s. front spring with the covers on. Has anyone removed the covers without cutting with a snips? Kube where are you. Anyone?
Front spring covers (remove)??
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barnfind08
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19fordy: are you saying they can not come off and be re-used again? I want to make a 12 leave to a 10 or 11. The n.o.s. spring is 01A-5310F and in very nice shape. They must come off somehow. In the green book the 12 leave spring has the same leaves as the the 10 or 11 leave spring just remove a certain one. Thanks
Kube
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You can remove the covers safely. One side "opens up". You'll need to figure out which side that is.
I use a stiff putty knife, 1" blade, and work slow.
Once you start this, you'll get the hang of it rather quickly.
Now, installing them? Two problems.
One, they will no longer fit you springs once you remove a leaf or two and two, you need to flatten the spring assembly to install the covers. This requires a special fixture.
Are you wanting to remove leaves to lower the car or does the spring you acquired have too many leaves for your application?
19Fordy
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barnfind08, I don't know if the covers can be reused or not, but I doubt if they will successfuly fit a spring with fewer leaves. I did some checking and the 01A-5310 F spring is listed as a 12 leaf spring for a 1939 Model 99A vehicle which is an 85HP 1939 passenger chassis with 116 inch wheel base. Not sure what model you have but the 10 leaf 01A-5310-B ten leaf spring would be a good choice to start with. It came on the 39 and 40 Ford coupes. They come up for sale quite often (used) and are not expensive. What year and model car are you working with and what is your goal re" lowering?