Silencing Squeaky Leaf Springs: A DIY Guide

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Silencing Squeaky Leaf Springs: A DIY Guide

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Күн бұрын

Make the squeaking stop!
Many aftermarket (and many OEM) leaf packs begin to squeak after just a short period of time. We have a nearly guaranteed fix to eliminate those pesky (and embarrassing) squeaky leaf packs. We'll walk you through the entire process of everything you need as well as exactly how to complete this job. Today we are completing this job on our shop 2021 Toyota Tundra. This fix will work with most leaf packs installed on modern trucks such as Tacomas, F150s, etc.
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Still squeaking? You likely are getting noise at the bushings. Pulling one end of the leaf packs' ends off and heavily greasing the outside of the bushing will generally fix this issue.
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Sections:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Tools
3:48 Prep
4:48 Install
8:39 Closing Remarks

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@jimmyaugustine4181 8 ай бұрын

I have spent so much time and money on trying to figure out how to make my leaf springs stop squeaking. Just did this and it absolutely worked !! Thank you!!

@hotshotoffroad 8 ай бұрын

AWESOME! We love to hear when we have a confirmed fix!

@grahamridley8284 16 күн бұрын

I followed your fix. Worked perfect! I was chasing it for weeks. Thank you

@user-vu7cs6zs4v Жыл бұрын

Loved seeing this implemented, and can say first hand, sounds so much better with this fix.

@uaespetsnaz2391 5 ай бұрын

A shop I went to cut a tire and put the rubber between the springs and sprayed some grease on it and so far it’s good. It’s been like 3 months

@kaneokalanipo 4 ай бұрын

You are a saint sir!

@anthonym_ 2 ай бұрын

Thanks bro. Great job.

@hotshotoffroad 2 ай бұрын

No problem! Glad we could help.

@15Xalbatross 8 ай бұрын

I use surface shield by blaster and I coat the entire undercarriage with it. Then I jack up the body of the truck and spray it between the open leafs in the pack. Spray your underneath like this once a year for two to three years and it builds up to a nice surface to where no rust and no squeaks. I do like this idea as well

@doch5123 Жыл бұрын

Maxima motorcycle chain wax works well for squeaky suspension bushings and such. It sprays on liquid to penetrate and then dries like a wax to keep from attracting too much dirt.

@hotshotoffroad Жыл бұрын

We'll take a look at that, and add it to our description if it works! Appreciate the input!

@joruckus 3 ай бұрын

Interesting Idea! I'm going to give this a try on my Tundra. Sub'd

@hotshotoffroad 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub! Hope it helped out!

@sloppydoggy9257 11 ай бұрын

Same leaf packs on my tacoma, loud as a mofo. About to trash them bc it’s a stupid problem.

@docric 8 ай бұрын

Have the same set up and the squeak monster is frustrating at times. Will try this. Did you do anything to the actual bushings? Or just the plastic spacer pads. Thank and great vid. New sub here

@hotshotoffroad 8 ай бұрын

Hey there! We "generally" don't get a ton of noise from the bushings. Every situation is different, but we find this to be the fix most of the time. That said, we are pretty deliberate about greasing bushings on install too.

@jimmyworks3600 25 күн бұрын

I have a GMC Sierra. Bad squeaking/groaning. I stupidly paid for new leaf springs. Less than a year they're starting to groan and clunk. I assumed this was from the bushings at the end of the leaf pack. Do you know anything about GM's issue?......leaf pack noise or bushing? If bushing what would you do about that?

@BrokeAF4x4 11 ай бұрын

Do the inner tubes slide out after a bit? especially with the grease in between the leaf springs? just curious I'm trying to narrow down which method I want to use, thanks!

@hotshotoffroad 10 ай бұрын

We had one guy with a 1st Gen Tundra who runs high-speed often and he has to adjust his shims every few weekends when he races. Other than that, there's a bunch of other rigs out there who never has to fight with them moving!

@ajsaltarello7130 Жыл бұрын

If your going to that extent you should just grease the pads and/or replace any damaged ones. A lot of people don't do regular maintenance on their leaf pack and have squeaking. Most installers never breaded them before putting them in either.

@stevep1794 Жыл бұрын

you should actually cut those plastic pads out in the first place. according to ICON custy service.

@hotshotoffroad Жыл бұрын

The crazy part is that these noises can occur at any time. The squeaks that we had occurred at less than 2,500 miles.

@gregengelhardt4609 2 ай бұрын

Hey man just a question do the rubber bits slip out when your on a track and the leafs are flexing a lot

@hotshotoffroad 2 ай бұрын

They'll shift around sometimes in high speed use-cases, but we don't get movement on them when we're crawling. There's enough pressure on them that even when the leaves open up they're pretty much pressed into place.

@luisalbertocamarenacaballero 20 күн бұрын

I did this, but they used barly like 1 layer of the rubber and it lasted only 3 months

@hotshotoffroad 20 күн бұрын

Sometimes the segments will have to be realigned as they can shift, but if you’re squeaking again already you might be getting noise at the center pin or the bushings as well.

@austinwelder6237 2 ай бұрын

Any updates? Have they stayed in place since installing?

@hotshotoffroad 2 ай бұрын

We OCCASIONALLY get a little bit of movement in the instances when we really lash on the suspension, but we've never had any fall out. Looking at the truck today I think that there's 3 pieces that could use adjustment, but there's no sound from back there at all.

@rookwalker 6 ай бұрын

It sucks that Icon made leafs that squeak and have yet to fix this problem or quit selling them. Mine squeaked after 3,000 miles, and haven’t stopped. GET DEAVER if you’re in the market

@vxbullies3572 11 ай бұрын

Any updates on the squeaks. Did it comemback or pretty gone.

@hotshotoffroad 11 ай бұрын

We’re still silent over here!

@gerardogalvv 3 ай бұрын

Am I missing something? I thought the noise came from the bushings.

@hotshotoffroad 3 ай бұрын

In our experience a lot of the noise from Icon RXTs anyway come from the interaction between the leaves themselves! It's not often from the bushings. Now their UCAs on the other hand... definitely the bushings!