Rear squeak-search feature didn't help

Thank you kind sir. While on the topic, know the torque specs for the hanger bolts?

 

Front hanger pin is 116

Both rear shackle pins are 67

 

Thank you!!!

 

Sure, no prob, that's why we're here.

 

I think the issue was a combination of over torqued bolts and lack of grease. Worked on the drivers side for awhile yesterday.

I ended up bending the shackle when I removed them. Tapping out the shackle pins, they hung up at the threads. The dakars had so much spring tension it bent both pins in.

For the passenger side I'll loosen the U bolts first then the front spring hanger, then thr shock. It was a bear getting the rear eye of the spring where I could slip in the bottom pin of the shackle.

Is there something I'm not getting that would make the process easier? Talking about removing the rear bushings only.

 

Was the axle being supported at all? If you're trying to remove the rear shackle bolts, ya don't want any weight on the spring, compression or sag. Unless I was hammering out rusty bolts, I've never had to tap bolts out so hard that it bent the shackle. Something was stuck somewhere, or there was way too much pressure on the spring still.

Dakar's are notorious squeakers. Especially the front hangar bolt/bushing, from what I've read. For several months after I installed mine, they would squeak constantly, even with using all greasable bolts. Eventually, and after some solid wheeling trips, they quieted up quite a bit. Just make sure they're torqued properly, keep up on the grease and flex them as much as possible.

 

Squeakiness on my Deavers went down as they wore in.

 

My Dakars do and yet they still sound like a newlywed couple going at it on a cheap motel bed.

 

Same as mine except the couple is of large proportions. Loooong thrusty squeaks.

 

What I would try is :
- jack up one rear corner (with jack on the FRAME) so that the tire is just off the ground and springs are at full droop.
- smear some thick axle grease on the ends of each leaf (between it and the adjacent upper leaf).
- Try to get some on the anti-squeak pads if you can
- repeat on other corner.

This worked for me. I need to do this again, since mine are beginning to 'creak' again.

 

Yep they were still attached with the U bolts. When I do the other side I'll take the U bolts off completely

 

I'm about fed up at this point. Greased all the bushings in the rear of the leaf spring and shackle. No more squeak. Now I get more of a low pitched clunking. I can feel it under the floor on the drivers side. I thought it was the worn out rack bushing allowing the rack to shift and clunk. When I lift on the driver side corner of the rear bumper I can get the truck to make the sound as some of load is taken off the springs.

This was the side where I bent the shackle then crudely bent it straight enough to mount the leaf spring. Could a bent shackle be the issue?

 

Had to bring this one back up top. I fixed my problem! Gotta be one of the best feelings to fix a very annoying issue.

I believe my issue was a tweeked drivers side shackle. Replaced it with an OME (ARB) greasable shackle. Ran me about $110 out the door. Now no clunks, no squeaks, no pops, no problems!

For those thinking about getting these stock height shackles. First, they do not come with new bushing so be prepared to use the old ones or buy new ones separately. second, be real careful when screwing on the grease fitting. I snapped one on mine off leaving the threaded portion of the fitting still in the bolt. It's soft metal so I'll drive in a narrow chisel or flat head screw driver to retrieve the broken piece.

Just a heads up.