squeeky squeeky squeeky squeeky......

got a 2003 double cab tacoma...
seems i got a squeeking issue.. seems like it only squeeks when i accelerate to about 20mph, it stops when i get off the gas, it seems to me like it comes from the back. my buddy was standing next to me when i pulled up, he agreed.

i know the leaf springs squeek, when i get out of the truck.... creeeeek... i can shake the bed squeeky squeeky squeeky.... but if it were the leaf springs that doenst make sense that it only does it when i acclerate and stop when i get off?

 

Do you have a bed extender? That seems to be the main source of squeaking from my truck. Granted, it's only noticeable with the windows down.

 

does it only squeak when you take off from a stop and get faster until you can no longer hear it? if so most likely a u-joint. if it is bump dependent it is more likely the leaf springs

 

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the squeeking just lets you know you're riding her right...

 

the squeeking goes away when i turn the radio up.... haha

no tail gate extender. i was thinking ujoint, i rolled under her and tried to wiggle it. all the ujoints seem good.

 

Spray them with lubricant-see if that helps. I greased (lightly) my leafs when the AAL was installed--NO SQUEAKS YET. Check the rubber areas too. 2003-they are not new anymore--Checked mine recently-not dry or cracking.

 

yah, back on topic... +1 on the leaf packs squeeking...

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oops, this is MikesDoubleCab posting...

forgot to log off here at the shop....

 

ok... back...

could be the leaf packs and bushings...

take a pressure hose to them and get all the small pebbles and dried up dirt and debris out, then spray em with some silicone lube... see if that helps...

 

yeah i was thinking its cause i've had the truck in the mud more since being in mississippi... oklahoma doesnt have a whole lot of mud... at least salty mud... and i've been backing a boat into the gulf... could be salt water, slight corrosion....

i did take it to the car wash and spay the packs down real good, i told my wife i washed the truck to make the squeek go away, she was like wtf? haha.... it didnt help... i was thinking about greasing the leafs... like a spray lithium grease thats water proof?

i dunno i'm no doctor....

 

yeah its 2003..... its old timey, but it only has 80k on the ticker...

 

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Had the same identical issue on a 2007 Tundra.

It was the leaf springs and I had not been off road and the truck was not in the rain much either.

I could get the squeaks to go away with 2 large cans of WD-40 ... but that only worked temporarily ... until the springs were finally changed.
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well looks like i might be forced to get new leafs... of couse you cant just by stock springs. might as well go all around with a lift..... haha...

i'll try some grease first.