Leaf spring skreek
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go to a local spring shop and buy new plastic ant-squeak pads. my local spring shop charges me $1.50 a piece for them. I replaced mine about two years ago because the rear springs were squeaking like crazy. All i did was put my hitch on my truck and put my four ton jack under it and lift the truck as high as i could. Put chocks on the front tires! then i use a brass wedge and hammer it between the springs and use a slotted screwdriver and push out the old pads and simply slid in the new ones. should take less than a half hour. i also apply a small amount of waterproof grease to the new pads. On my 2010 E350 work van i had to replace them already and i only have 31xxx on it!
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Laughing Gas
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From: Lakeland, TN
go to a local spring shop and buy new plastic ant-squeak pads. my local spring shop charges me $1.50 a piece for them. I replaced mine about two years ago because the rear springs were squeaking like crazy. All i did was put my hitch on my truck and put my four ton jack under it and lift the truck as high as i could. Put chocks on the front tires! then i use a brass wedge and hammer it between the springs and use a slotted screwdriver and push out the old pads and simply slid in the new ones. should take less than a half hour. i also apply a small amount of waterproof grease to the new pads. On my 2010 E350 work van i had to replace them already and i only have 31xxx on it!
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its not hard at all, i don't haul everyday with my F350 so they lasted a good six years before they wore out. My van is loaded with tools and parts for oil boilers, forced air heaters so i have about 2k in it since i bought it. For 20 bucks and a half hour its a super easy fix. If it wasnt for the plastic pads the springs would rub on each other and eventually start to rub through themselves. Better a $1.50 piece of plastic then a three hundred dollar leaf spring no?
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on mine from the outside you could see the plastic and it looked thick still, but when i wedged the springs apart you could easily see the centers wore worn through and the leafs were touching metal to metal
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Laughing Gas
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Wow! Hadn't thought about that, but it makes sense. If they make a noise, they're rubbing. If they rub, they'll rub through.
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Also check the center leaf spring pin as well. It is rare but sometimes they can shear and cause the pack to spread apart a bit. I see this on Jeep CJ's and YJ's once in a while.
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Laughing Gas
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Thanks, I'll check that out.
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Laughing Gas
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It's VERY difficult to pinpoint where it's coming from. I say the center of the springs. My wife says more toward the end. I'll look at the pin idea tonight.
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