Squeaking leaf springs
Submitted: Friday, Oct 14, 2011 at 21:38
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Member - Murray R (VIC)
My ute has had alot of dirt roads lately and now the leaf springs are constantly squeaking. Who uses what to stop the squeaking, thinking that grease will attract the road grime and dirt. Any ideas other than grease.
Cheers Murray
Reply By: Dust-Devil - Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 at 01:03
Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 at 01:03
Just give them a good 'hosing out' with Lanolin spray. It lasts for ages.
When you come back from a trip nick up to the car wash and pressure clean the spring packs, shackles, etc as
well as the under body and let it dry.
Then 'hose' the spring packs, shakles out again with Lanolin spray.
Works like a charm every time.
I bought a 4Lt bottle of the Lanolin liquid from a boat
shop some years ago and its half empty. I just decant it into one of those $1.50 generic spray bottles you get from Bunnings, then spray/soak the said bits and pieces.
I find its always a useful thing to do the spraying on a level piece of road - like about six houses from yours, then take the vehicle for a little drive to let the spray work into everything and all the excess to drop off.
DD
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Follow Up By: Member Andys Adventures - Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 at 04:47
Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 at 04:47
That's not a very good environmental way. Why don't you do it at your place, why the neighbours place and then let it drop all over the road, poloulting our waterways when it rains. You should be placing something under it and catching the over spray, so it won't get on the road to go down the drain. Like to see what happens in the wet when a car hits the Lanolin you dropped all over the road. People should be aware of the fines that could come from this action. (EPA)Just like washing your car on the street, that was OK 30 years ago, but now it's not accepted.
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Follow Up By: Member - MUZBRY(Vic) - Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 at 07:35
Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 at 07:35
Good morning
That would have to be a joke Joice.....i would have thought so anyway..
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Follow Up By: Dust-Devil - Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 at 14:46
Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 at 14:46
Hello Muz
Yeah! Muz you got it in one, however there is always one in every crowd, and as I told you the other day - the only way to reform some people is to chloroform them.
DD
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Reply By: Member - Bucky - Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 at 07:42
Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 at 07:42
Murray
Recently back from a trip to
Cape York, I experienced the same thing.
My remedy was to go down to the local car wash, and high pressure every bit of
the springs, and anything else connected to diffs, and chasis.
Allowed 1 day to thoroughly dry, and then drown everything else with Lanox, a lanolin derivitative of Inox
no more squeeking !
Cheers
Bucky
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Follow Up By: Member - Murray R (VIC) - Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 at 11:09
Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 at 11:09
Bucky
Thanks for the lanolin idea, I've got plenty of it so I will wash spring packs out and give them a good spray.
Murray
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Follow Up By: Member - Bucky - Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 at 04:09
Sunday, Oct 16, 2011 at 04:09
Murray
I ended up doing my tick with the Navara, 2 - 3 times every year, as I constantly was off road, and in muddy paddocks, shooting foxes. (Can't warn them I was coming)
And also when we got back from a trip up to
the desert.
Cheers Mate, and hope it's all good
Bucky
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Reply By: Member - Scrubby (VIC) - Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 at 16:26
Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 at 16:26
G`day Murray,
The friction pad is usually made with grease grooves radiating out from the center hole.
When it is fitted in the hole towards the end of each leaf it is accessible from underneath, the section that fits in the hole is shaped to fit the nozzle of a grease gun so a bit of molly grease is all that is required.
Well that's what my OME pads have,I don`t know about others.
Cheers,
Scrubby.
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Follow Up By: Member - Murray R (VIC) - Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 at 18:51
Saturday, Oct 15, 2011 at 18:51
Scubby
Sounds like another option,I will have a look to see if this is the case with my springs.
Thanks Murray
PS Have you hung that great picture yet
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