rraycer
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I have a 1994 Fleetwood Flair 30' with 85000 miles. the rear leaf springs have began to squeak at low speed,(driving thru parking lots,etc.) Does anybody know of a cure?
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pulsar
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Moved from Forum Technical Support to Tech Issues.
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sljkansas
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Spray them with a dry lube spray.
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ernie1
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The leaf springs on my rv squeaks like crazy after a few days at the coast. I've tried everything to correct this but with little luck. Figured out that the springs aren't holding the weight of the vehicle properly as in the leaves are laid down in a position it's not supposed to be in and is rubbing against the leaf below it. To quiet the noise, I inflate the air bags on the rear springs to a point where it takes some of the load off of the spring pack. Your leaf springs are probably shot and or overloaded. The springs in my rv was overloaded when the vehicle was brand new and the manufacturer threw in air bags as a band aid fix.
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beergardens
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Some vehicles come with a round plastic pad between each of the leaves, at the outboard ends, to help reduce metal to metal contact. Possibly your leaf springs use these and they are wearing out. If you jack up the body of the vehicle to let the axle hang, the leaves will separate a bit and let you see in between. If they didn't come with plastic pads, I think all you can do is spray some graphite spray in between.
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Normk
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Solutions can vary depending on the rig and the area because sping corrosion/deposits vary. Some people have had good success with a wax based product such as LPS, or Fluid Film by spraying periodically until the material forms a coating. As was mentioned, check for the presence of wear pads and jacking can help to get a lubricant into the spaces between leaves.
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hershey
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My front springs squeaked at slow speeds, (thats where I could hear them) and after trying different lubricants, I found a can of fan belt lubricant and anti squeak that worked for thousands of miles now since application. I found it at an AutoZone parts store.
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Old-Biscuit
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Check that the leaf springs are still 'in-line' and have not shifted.
Check tightness of U-bolts.
Check condition of bushings.
All good.......jack up rig via frame so wheel/axle hangs unloading spring pack and spray them with a dry graphite lubricant.
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ib516
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Install a wet bolt kit. Your plastic bushings are worn out or gone, and you're on metal to metal.
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ol Bombero-JC
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ib516 wrote:Install a wet bolt kit. Your plastic bushings are worn out or gone, and you're on metal to metal.
The OP is asking about *MH* springs.
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