1st gen needs suspension upgrades ASAP

The other bushing spot that could cause a squeek might be the factory bushings in the frame side of the shackle.

 

Yes-yes -yes to what YotaDan just said.......it was the ONLY spot to "Squeak" after my re-frame ( 2 months after ).....keep "chasing" that one....everything on bottom side gets cleaned and re-lubed after every service or "rough play time" (our calcium chloride rock salt drys and rots just like Yankee Mud).....

I have to protect my 15 year warranty .........

 

To stop them from squeaking in the future, you should just limit your ventures to the mall...

 

Now you know how guys feel about maintaining a relationship,our trucks prepare us well ;

Constant up-keep from the purchase,constant changes of operating..upgrades.. new & improved lubricants every 2-3 months..keeping it CLEAN,inside and out and too top it off...even the BEST pm's can leave you with a "No Start".....( these can be dangerous..lasting an hour or an eternity ?????)

MT, I hope you found "IT",cured "IT" but most of all understand "IT".....


p.s. jumping the curbs at a mall are NOT considered "Roughing it" but would explain the "Barbie complex"

 

Still got the squeak eh? Hmm.. the original shackles give me crap every once in a while, I might replace them sooner or later, damned rubber.

Mine was clunking since just right after I went mudding with a couple of the guys over in Stokes in NJ. Damned slip yoke in the rear was almost bone dry... took me a tube and a half of grease to do the entire drive shaft(s) (front and rear).. both the joints and slips. no more clunk though... Hope you find the squeak and murder it soon.

 

Well without picture proof ...How do we know you are not just writing about a freinds Tacoma...????.....A barbie wanna-B???

Walking towards a Tacoma with a "BFH" ????? You,pissed off...come on...

Quiet little Lisa,uh-uh.......

Back to the "story",

The noise was there before you tore it apart to wash it?? and after the wash/lube it came back???.....Same noise or something different???

While under there washing and lubing did you happen to notice anything "Shiny"...more than other areas???
Can you "jump" in the bed and recreate the noise or pin-point "When IT" happens????....

Good luck and PLEASE do not use BFH.....I have confindence in you finding a solution.....

 

Great thread you've started here. My suspension is in about the same condition as your previous one so it answers a lot of my own questions, I may not ever have to start a new thread. What I would like to know though, is what was included in the "assorted nuts and bolts" portion of your order. I'm thinking of going for the same setup so I'm curious.

 

Definitely get a new set of main eye bolts. I had to cut mine, they just would not break loose and the driver's side was a total bitch to remove even with cutting. Damned gas tank.

 

I was barely able to get that drivers side one out with a pair of channel locks. I do live in the desert though so not much rust on my truck. If you live anywhere other than the desert, get the new hardware.

 

Yeah, I lucked out here, too, but my truck has lived in Central California all its life. Once I got the pressure off them with some pry bar magic, mine pretty much slid right out and looked, uh, new. I bought new ones before I started anyway. Cheap insurance. From everything else I have read about these little bitches, my case was very unusual...

 

Great, thanks for the tip. I will definitely pick up those up beforehand. One question though, and this might be a stupid one; when you say main eye bolt do you mean the hanger pin bolt? Or are is that a different bolt entirely?

Thanks.

 

Oh, I think I see it now (have a diagram in front of me but it's not labeled very well). We're talking about the bolt through the center of the spring seat, right?

 

Yes, main eye bolt, hanger pin bolt...it is a stupid name. It is the bolt that attaches the front of the spring to the truck's frame.

The rear of the spring is attached to a "shackle" that attaches to the frame. It is basically two bolts/pins pressed into a plate, which attaches to another plate which is held together with nuts. You undo only the nuts and pull one side of the plate off. The other half is one assembly that slides out of the bushings. Do not try to pound out the pins/bolts individually. This has stumped many people. Unless you live in a corrosion-prone area, you should be able to reuse the shackles no problem. You should have someone jump up and down on the bumper and watch the shackles to sse that they are articulating correctly (swiveling) at least.

Also be sure to get new U-bolts. You are not supposed to reuse them...

 

Noooo. See attached...