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Squeaking is driving me crazy (leaf spring bushing) #700799 05/17/10 07:49 PM 05/17/10 07:49 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,730 Florida BDW OP master
BDW OP master Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,730 Florida	I put new ESPO springs in about a yr ago. They have always squeaked from day 1. It's really driving me crazy. It seems like the majority of the noise is coming from the frt bushing area. FSM says to NOT lube rubber bushings (which they are). Any ideas? Thx

Re: Squeaking is driving me crazy (leaf spring bushing) [Re: BDW] #700800 05/17/10 08:46 PM 05/17/10 08:46 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	Quote: FSM says to NOT lube rubber bushings (which they are).Any ideas? (1) they mean oil/grease (2) some rubber lube of some sort would take care of it, not sure exactly what's available but not a critical area (ex for the noise of course) live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Squeaking is driving me crazy (leaf spring bushing) [Re: RapidRobert] #700801 05/18/10 05:48 AM 05/18/10 05:48 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,719 Middle of the mitten 69DodgeCharger top fuel
69DodgeCharger top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,719 Middle of the mitten	I've soaked the bushings with dishsoap and then rinsed them off with good results before.

Re: Squeaking is driving me crazy (leaf spring bushing) [Re: 69DodgeCharger] #700802 05/18/10 06:18 AM 05/18/10 06:18 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,688 Alexandria,La. B BigTerry master
BigTerry master B Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,688 Alexandria,La.	silicone spray might work

Re: Squeaking is driving me crazy (leaf spring bushing) [Re: BDW] #700803 05/18/10 06:52 AM 05/18/10 06:52 AM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 836 lancaster, new york macmic87 super stock
macmic87 super stock Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 836 lancaster, new york	just a thought, loosen all the mounting hardware and with the weight of the car on the ground (not jacked up with the suspension hanging) tighten it back up.

Re: Squeaking is driving me crazy (leaf spring bushing) [Re: BDW] #700804 05/18/10 08:37 AM 05/18/10 08:37 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,336 South-Central (Sebring), FL Commando1 master
Commando1 master Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,336 South-Central (Sebring), FL	An old car dealers service department trick: Sqirt it with automatic transmission fluid. Never seen it fail.

Re: Squeaking is driving me crazy (leaf spring bushing) [Re: Commando1] #700805 05/18/10 05:50 PM 05/18/10 05:50 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,730 Florida BDW OP master
BDW OP master Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,730 Florida	I called ESPO and she said she had NEVER heard of the rubber bushing squeaking. Said it was impossible because there are 2 metal sleeves, inner where the bolt passes through, and the outer which is pressed in the leaf spring. I'm going to take a closer look to see if the metal is actually moving. It's definitely coming from the area. I can't tell you how annoying it is. I understand now when people say to stay away from poly (mine are rubber). Thx

Re: Squeaking is driving me crazy (leaf spring bushing) [Re: macmic87] #700806 05/18/10 06:13 PM 05/18/10 06:13 PM
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 15,995 RI Deep in the rust belt chargervert I Live Here
chargervert I Live Here Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 15,995 RI Deep in the rust belt	Quote: just a thought, loosen all the mounting hardware and with the weight of the car on the ground (not jacked up with the suspension hanging) tighten it back up. I have to agree with this,if you tighten everything up with the cars weight off the ground,and then lower the car onto the ground,the weight of the car will torque the bushings and they will squeak. Loosen everything up lower the car until all the weight is on the suspension and retighten. Your squeaking should go away. 70 Charger R/T SE 472 Hemi 70 Charger R/T convertible 70 Charger R/T V Code Sixpack 69 Charger R/T SE Sunroofcar 68 Charger 383 68 Charger 318 71 Charger R/T 70 Challenger convertible 71 Challenger convertible 71 Cuda 340 09 Challenger R/T Classic

Re: Squeaking is driving me crazy (leaf spring bushing) [Re: chargervert] #700807 05/18/10 06:49 PM 05/18/10 06:49 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,759 So Cal HealthServices Why would you even post that?
HealthServices Why would you even post that? Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,759 So Cal	Quote: Quote: just a thought, loosen all the mounting hardware and with the weight of the car on the ground (not jacked up with the suspension hanging) tighten it back up. I have to agree with this,if you tighten everything up with the cars weight off the ground,and then lower the car onto the ground,the weight of the car will torque the bushings and they will squeak. Loosen everything up lower the car until all the weight is on the suspension and retighten. Your squeaking should go away. Start with this first before you go and lube anything. Allen Here's a novel idea, let's not throw a bunch of parts at the car hoping it will fix the problem and instead spend a little time diagnosing it first. Life was a little easier when I was just a wrench.

Re: Squeaking is driving me crazy (leaf spring bushing) [Re: BDW] #700808 05/18/10 06:58 PM 05/18/10 06:58 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,118 Alone in the darkness gamagoat6x6 super street
gamagoat6x6 super street Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,118 Alone in the darkness	There are NO moving parts when a rubber bushing is working correctly so there`s no possibility of squeaking. Either you have metal to metal contact somewhere or the thru bolt is loose allowing the inner sleeve to move on the bolt. `02 RAM2500 SPORT V10 4x4 `06 GMC sierra NO cars

Re: Squeaking is driving me crazy (leaf spring bushing) [Re: BDW] #700809 05/19/10 05:37 AM 05/19/10 05:37 AM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,847 Oakdale CT gdonovan I Live Here
gdonovan I Live Here Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 10,847 Oakdale CT	Quote: I called ESPO and she said she had NEVER heard of the rubber bushing squeaking. Might be a defective spring- I got one from a vendor last year where the bushing just fell out of the spring! You could push it out with your fingers. The eye had incorrect fit due to shot blasting pieces being trapped between the end of the eye and the spring. Even after removing them there was not enough tension to hold the factory bushing in place. I "fixed" it by installing poly bushings since the vendor would not take the springs back unless it was on my dime, a story for another day...

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