05 FX4 Supercrew bed squeaks
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05 FX4 Supercrew bed squeaks
I have had my new truck now for over a year without any problems. It is a great truck and I love it. However I have noticed alot of squeaking coming from the bed area. I was thinking of taking off the bed and lubing the bed bushings with some synthetic grease that I used for the polyurethane bushings on the frontend of my 98 F150. I have been told that this is a large undertaking unlike the older body style f150 that I previously had. Any ideas? Is their some sort of spray that I could use? One other thing due to the fact that I live in the caribbean and live and work less then a couple hundred feet from the water I have the underneath of the truck sprayed with a corrosion ex mist that we use on the seaplanes. I dont think that this interfered with the bushings however cause it was already squeaking before that.
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Are you sure it is the bed bushings? Can you recreate it by moving the bed while the truck is stationary, or do you hear it going down the road? It could be the shock bushings or even where the leaf springs mate to the frame.
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Actually you are right I cannot get the bed to squeak while it is stationary in my driveway. How would I go about checking the shock or leaf spring bushings? I know that on a flat road it does not squeak at all. However their are probably only 5% of road surfaces on my island that are flat. 
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I had a bed squeak on my 06 XL 4X2 - especially on rough roads. Discovered that the fender (Driver's Side) strut located forward of the rear wheel wheel was missing a nut at the frame mounting point. The bolt was still in place just no nut.
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