Dakar leaf squeak gone

Just wanted to share that if yours squeak and it looks like it’s coming from the main pivot bushing, it’s most likely coming from the last iso pad that’s tucked away right next to it. I jacked the truck up in the rear, took a pry bar and spread apart the leafs enough to get a flat caulking spreader in between the iso pads and the leafs after I dipped it into some grease. The same grease I use for my UCAs upper control arm bushings. Super lube synthetic. Took away all squeaks and I did this to all the iso pads. There is a couple forums that go into what others have done. I’m just confirming that doing what I did took the squeak away 100%. Soooo freakin happy. Btw pressure washing your leafs will make the squeak worse. Do that first but then definitely add some lube to the tops of those iso pads after. Goin on a week now.. Still good.

 

Lube helps everything

But in all seriousness I did something similar except I cut strips of yoga mat and stuck them between the leafs after spreading them