Squeaky rear leafs

My 2011 single cab has started squeaking horribly from the leaf springs it has 41xxx on it so I know a truck this new shouldn't have worn out shocks. Has anyone had this problem, what were y'all's fix?

 

Probably nothing to do with the shocks.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/98055-diy-squeaky-leaf-fix.html
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/61693-help-my-squeaky-leaf-springs.html

This should be enough to get you started. All I did to find those was a simple search for "squeak leaf" using the search function to the mid-right of the blue navigation bar. That will help you solve a lot of issues and keep anyone from flaming on you too hard. Good luck!

 

This is a common TACO issue.
Stealerships sell a kit that will rectify that issue. Mine started squeaking after about a year after I purchased it. I talked to the Toyota Folks and had the kit, with new leaf spring spacers, installed and it has been squeak free for over 7 years. It was not expensive but I do not remember exactly how much it cost.

 

this is a typical "leaf spring issue" and has NOTHING to do with Toyota.

thousands of ways to skin a cat.

search for answers OP. google will set you free

 

I have about 1,000 highway miles on my new 2014 Tacoma and the leaf springs are already starting to squeak! I'm having flashbacks of my '05, which squeaked no matter what they did to it. Have they seriously not fixed this issue yet?

 

Can you use the kit if you have an AAL lift?

 

I finally fixed mine last weekend I done as beachbumbarry did I put rubber over my old friction pads and it fixed the squeak idk how long it will last but it's deffinetly better for now

 

Leaf springs squeak. This is normal. There is nothing for Toyota to fix.

If you took your truck to the dealer and they couldn't get them to stop for a while I would never take anything to them ever again. A simple spray with WD or some Teflon spray will stop them for a while.

If the pads are worn down...buy new ones.

Yes, but they won't have pads for the AAL. The AAL supplier may sell them separate so give them a call if those are the ones that are worn.

 

There is a tsb for new leaf isolator pads but I would have assumed the 2014's would already have the new style but maybe not

 

My AAL didn't even come with pads.. I probably just need to do the bike tube mod or something I just don't feel like talking apart my springs right now...

 

It's normal for leaf springs to squeak on a 1.5 week old vehicle?

I live in the mountains of New England...sprays lasted all of a day or two in my '05. Reality was that the 3 leaf packages were inadequate. A friend of mine had the leaf springs on his ~'09 Tacoma collapse after a very short amount of time. Tacomas are the only trucks I've heard squeak on any sort of a regular basis. Unacceptable.

 

I removed the wheels and lightly sprayed some WD-40 between each leaf and it stopped. I guess you could take apart and lightly grease or apply some Teflon or graphite in there to help prevent it from squeaking.

 

Using the wrong spray or not spraying enough or the wear pads were gone is my guess. I play in the mud and it lasts at least a week or two.

Do not grease. Grease attracts dirt and will wear them quicker. Best bet is a Teflon dry spray IMO.

 

Buy a bike tire tube for $5. There is a tutorial somewhere on here about cutting it apart and putting pieces between the leafs. However, the locations it points out were not where mine were squeaking from. Mine squeaked from where the two leafs meet at the very back. Put little pieces of tire tube rubber between them and no noise since.

I can try to post a picture later on if I remember.

 

That kit should come on the truck as a standard option. I was disappointed when i started battling the squeaky springs.

 

Well now my rear leaf squeak is back,...again. But now I have 100k miles on my Taco, so it has been a while since I had this issue. This is a common issue with a leaf spring suspension on any vehicle so equipped.

I am going to look at this issue in depth and see if I can come up with a better fix. In the past the fix has been to jack up the truck taking weight off the rear suspension and prying open a small gap between the leaf springs and cleaning them up then inserting a small strip of rubber along with some grease. Therefore eliminating the squeak for a while. Toyota offers a kit that does the same thing.

My initial thought is to slice up some thin Teflon strips and stick it between the leaf springs along with some high quality grease that I have that is used on greens mowers. Then duct tape around that area using 500 MPH Duct Tape. (some of you Air Force types know what I am talking about.) Anyway,..that is my plan at this point. I will try and post some pictures soon.

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I used motorcycle chain lube on the leaf springs and the squeak has disappeared. But it has only been a few weeks now. So time will tell.

I thought I would try this first before prying the leaf springs apart and inserting rubber or Teflon.

The chain lube is very sticky and should stay in place quite a while. I was working on my reel mower and the thought of using chain lube came into mind.

 

Had this problem--truck sounded like hell. I pried the leafs apart and cleaned them out. Little pads were worn out but I didn't have replacements here in West Africa. I put the bike tubes in as suggested. Doesn't look good and I'm not sure they're doing much but the squeak is completely gone and has been for several months now. I think cleaning the debris from between the leafs was 90% of it. Still don't know how a little debris was producing that much noise.

 

my 2014 offroad was real bad after a few thousand miles,, my pro has 5000 miles on it and are quiet as can be,,,

 

Well since my last post on this subject (see above) I have had no issues with any more squeaky springs. Therefore, the use of motorcycle chain lube spray has every appearance of being a fix for this issue. Your results may vary.

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