the rear end is squeking and i cant seem to find it any ideas where it might be

 

oohhhh yeah i dont know the weight but it had around 200 bottles of water and 800 or so cans of soda and "other" beverages and it was in the back of my truck for about 2 days sitting in the garage. the back looked like i put a 4inch dropon it

 

My driveway is on a slight incline. If I shake my truck a little bit (while im getting in or out) the leaf springs in the rear squeak like a bitch.

 

My truck was doing the same thing so i just had a friend bounce the truck and wow.....it was the front hanger for the leaf spring. I loosened up the bold a little and used a spray lube like wd40 or something like that. The squeek has stoped totally.


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its a very annoying noise so i will probley spray almost every part that might be making the noise

 

I too have the same problem. I have tried WD40, Lith-ease, and other penetrating oils. They work for a while but it always comes back. I tried to push back on the Ford dealer with out luck.

There has to be a more permanent fix for this. probably buying new leaf springs...

 

Check your U-bolts. If it is loose you will hear some squeeking when the truck is moving at low speeds; especially when reversing out of a parking spot/driveway. Don't forget, tighten in an X-pattern.

 

there is a tsb for the leaf spring squeak concern

what has happened during manufacture is that they used a lube to get the rubber insert over the hanger bolt the lube never dried so the spring end moved over the rubber insert and is rubbing against the hanger (Metal to metal)

in the tsb it says to use water when installing a new rubber insert so that once the water dries the insert won't move

good luck!

peace-

 

I had trhe same problem and it took the dealer 5 visits to find it and they changed the bushings in the leafs and voila no squeek!!
ZOIKS!

 

thanks for all the help guys. im going to spray it down tonight and if it comes back its going to the dealer, besides its got other small issues as well