First part of the refurb was to pull the transverse leaf apart, so it could be cleaned, lubricated and wrapped with denso tape. It was quite easy to pull apart, fortunately there were no seized fasteners as the spring is probably only ten years old. No pictures of the finished spring, but here is one of it with all of the leaves separated.
Then I was onto the CV's to search for the slack. Upon stripping the CV's down it appears that detritus has got into them, pitting the bearing surfaces and balls, hence the slack.
The entire CV's were replaced with better clips on the boots to prevent a reoccurance and following a suggestion from Nick Jones, the CV's are now held even better in place on the driveshafts with the addition of bearing lock and the appropriate number of washers between the CV and securing circlip.
Since then the GT6 has been out for a couple of runs, including to a local classic car gathering and has performed beautifully, proving that the works were successful. Unfortunately I've not had much time for the car since then as I am heavily involved with a much larger restoration project and wonder if it's time to look for a new home for it?
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