I promise I'm not gonna get technical here... but annealing the spring IS wrecking the heat treating. If you heat it enough to deform the metal, the heat treatment in the area is wrecked... it's called a heat affected zone. Just like when you weld. Later, Clay
Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 23:45:45 EDT From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Taboo] Cutting springs impressions To get that "flat" back what you can do is take the same torch you used to cut the spring (you are using a torch right) and heat a section about a quarter of a coil form the end until it is cherry red. then quickly flip the spring over and press the spring down to create the flat again. Very simple and effective. Probably the same way Eibach and OEM spring manufacturers create the flat. Oh in case your wondering the you use a torch instead of a grinder to cut the spring because the torch somehow doesn't put as much heat into the spring. Probably because it is quicker that and grinder. Grinders are slow cutting steel and put quite a bit of heat and will ruin the heat treating of the spring the torch will just anneal the spring which is what you want. _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
