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Old 21st October 2019, 21:47   #7
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Originally Posted by RogerHeinz57 View Post
Good old coatings on items that simply used to get painted. The coil springs in varied states presented at MOT's is a concern as the great powder coating gets chipped, and the water ingress eats away behind the coating rendering the coating like pork crackling, as this peels away the corrosion is clear to see.
We cannot beat this issue, but a good coating of grease is a policy that I adopt, also there needs to be a good drain away for water to escape from the insulators especially on the rears. Once the coating is chipped, it's only a matter of time really before the spring lets go, depends how unlucky you are.
What about removing the coating so that the wkole spring is exposed to the elements. Sure it will rust, but over the whole surface, not at a concentrated point. Rover P4 front springs get all rusty like this, never known one of these break.
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