Hi All,
This thread has been enlightening. In the late 1980, I refinished my rear suspension and leaf springs. In the process, I noted that the leafs were rusted and, what looked to be galvanized strips inbetween the leafs, also showed signs of wear and rust. I decided to eliminate the formation of rust in the future and substituted the galvanized with Stainless Steel from a roll a friend gave me that had a width almost exactly that of the original Galvanized. After finally completing my Healey's rebuild and driving on the road, I noticed the creaks from the rear suspension. Spraying the leaves with WD40 was a failure and, since I had no idea where the creaking was specifically coming from, my only alternative was to increase the radio volume.
Now, at a stage of life where I have enough creaks coming from my body that I don't need to hear any additional coming from my Healey, I intend to reinstitute the galvanized strips …. or were they Zinc? Please advise which?
Ray(64BJ8P1)