Squeaking rears ?? is there a cure ??

[ag9111]

Lanox from supercheap./quote]

Am I the only one who was game enough to spend $10 at supercheap to buy a can of Lanox (from the makers of Inox) to stop my squeaking Ultimate Suspension springs. Two months now of bliss, oh well my secret that I will not share with anyone suppose.

I use a form of Lanox which is heavier than the spray on stuff. Pain to get in but works well. Will get the number when I get home from work

[matt07ml]

Hi all , this has been covered before and I see some people are using lanotec on them. I got sick of mine today so out came the can of chain lube for the bike , few squirts between the spring packs that I could get the little straw into and wahla no more squeak .

[coxy47]

I agree the chain lube works well for a while. Though i find after a couple of pressure washes to remove mud they squeak again pretty quickly.

As far as I know though there is a new silencer kit available from mitsu which is supposed to fix the problem properly.

[Lee-thal]

Spraying lube will attract dirt, Sand and all the crap you dont want in your springs, If your car is under warranty and still original springs, take it back and get them to fit the Silencer kit.

So far so good with them.

Cheers Lee

[matt07ml]

I'm not the original owner of it so I don't know how I would go with warranty

[Froggy]

Essentially, if your under 5 years, 130,000k's, then you should be covered!

[Sky Miner]

Or if you are really concerned about the squeek you could get a set of greasable shackles

[Froggy]

I thought the squeak is coming from the leaves rubbing together. Not the shackles?

[Split]

Mate I am the second owner of a ml and the springs Saudi like hell when I booked it in for.its.service Monday I mentioned it and they said they have a silenced and if its still under warranty (it is) then they will.fit it on the service tommorrow ill let ya know how it.goes

[fraz91]

Mate I am the second owner of a ml and the springs Saudi like hell when I booked it in for.its.service Monday I mentioned it and they said they have a silenced and if its still under warranty (it is) then they will.fit it on the service tommorrow ill let ya know how it.goes

Mate, don't worry. My springs used to Saudi all the time as well

[Split]

Damn phone. I meant squeak

[drover]

That's what the volume switch on the radio is for isn't it

[dazza_241]

Get the hot fix installed
The stealer installed new white packers in mine..... No noise at all and I'm saving heaps of wd40!!!!!!

[5immo]

Yep just had packers in mine, no more squeaks

[burnah]

Mine have been squeeking for ages.
Just booked it in for tomorrow.

[big_bob_thefirst]

Booked mine in for next Wednesday...

Hopefully they agree that it does squeak!

[daryn]

Topic merged.

Just a friendly reminder people that Search is your friend, don't forget the Forum Directory as well.

[Longranger1]

I've got some stuff that might work. A CRC product called Dry Glide which is a dry film lubricating treatment containing PTFE.

Haven't tried it yet but should work well without attracting dust, dirt and other corruption.

I don't think leaf springs are supposed to be lubricated though.

[big_bob_thefirst]

Most lubrication will attract dust and dirt... I'd be hesitant to spray anything as it just seems like a short term fix which will make things worse in the long run... Could be wrong tho. Down to the dealership anyway to see if I can convince them to make the change out.

If not, gonna have to start saving for the Ultimate upgrade...

[NowForThe5th]

The Ultimate ones squeak, too.

[NowForThe5th]

The Ultimate ones squeak, too.

[NowForThe5th]

Damn! How did that happen? Got me past 2300, though

[Steane]

The Ultimate ones squeak, too.

My OEMs never made a noise but my Ultimates have started squeaking bad. Might need to give them a belt with a hammer to re-align the leaves.

[Quinny]

I have to admire a bloke who fixes stuff with a hammer ... ...

I always say - BFH (Bigger F'ing Hammer )

Yes I know it works but it just gives me a bit of a grin

[Split]

I just got my car back from mitsu nundah and they need me to bring it back monday. Seems there has been 2 fixes for the squeak in the suspension and they did not have the items there to do the first fix. They need to do the first fix to be able to do the second fix...thats the short version of the long explanation she gave me...sounded like she had had a hard day so i didnt push the matter


If your going to book it in she said to advise them if you have had the squeak repaired once or not at all as it will change the job required to get it right.

...we will see.