Squeaky Off Road Camper
Submitted: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 13:11
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Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone has a solution to stopping the squeak from the leaf springs on on an off camper trailer. Has anyone had the same problem and what did you do about it?
Cheers
Mike
Reply By: Member - Scrubby (VIC) - Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 20:04
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 20:04
G`day Mike,
You don`t say if they are slipper springs or eye to eye springs.
To the best of my knowledge the following is the case, someone more knowledgeable than me on the subject will correct me if I am wrong.
(1) Slipper springs will squeak because of the dry steel to steel setup on the slipper end.
(2) Poly bushes with geaseable shackles should stop the bushes/pins from squeaking, but they don`t last very long in rough conditions.
(3) Genuine rubber bushes should not be greased, they don`t squeak and will last longer than poly.
(4) Another important thing that a lot of people don`t know about, or choose to ignore, is the "Separation Discs" that are between the leaves of
the springs to prevent the leaves from rubbing together, there are holes in each leaf to enable the discs to be greased, the hole is usually along just a bit from where the adjacent leaf ends and in the centre of the leaf.
The discs have grease grooves radiating outwards from the centre hole for grease distribution.
This is the vehicle manufacturers design, so I accept that they are to be greased.
I hope this helps,
Scrubby.
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