Leaf Spring bushings

[amrg]

Is their a part number/aftermarket part that I can use to replace the leaf spring bushings? My 06 H3 is squeaking so much and grease no longer works in reducing the noise, and the dealer told me I can only replace the entire leaf spring set and not just the bushings. I don't want to pay 600 dollars to replace springs if I could replace just the bushings.

Any idea anyone?

 

[4speedfunk]

I use stock rubber bushings in the spring eyes. When they start squeaking, I shoot some aerosol lithium lube (with a small red tube) up into the sides of the forward spring pocket. I think the squeak is between the sides of the bracket and the sides of the bushing. I also shoot some on the rear shackle pivot points. This seems to work good and lasts 6-months or so. Another thing you should lube (if you can access them) is the small circular pads that are installed between the leafs. You might be able to squirt some lithium in there at full droop. I lubed mine with Kendall Blue when I had the spring packs disassembled.

Bushings? I'm sure a regular ole urethane leaf-spring bushing could installed...however they squeak too.

Springs? $600 is crazy! More like $130 each...(#94729600)...try this...
http://parts.nalleygmc.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_product=3149930&ukey_assembly=392142

Also notice that this place has free shipping on orders over $500....so you should probably buy some rock-rails, UCP, or something else since your so close to that number. :wink:


One more thought...
In the past when my H3 has gotten super-squeaky...I have found that taking it into some deep mud or water will shut-up all the noises. I'm not joking...this really works. Its fun. Its cheap. It works.

 

[08H3]

One more thought...
In the past when my H3 has gotten super-squeaky...I have found that taking it into some deep mud or water will shut-up all the noises. I'm not joking...this really works. Its fun. Its cheap. It works.

He's not kidding. If I get a weird squeak, I make a river crossing and it usually disappears. For whatever reason, I think the H3's bushings, body mounts, etc. are adversely affected by any kind of dirt of sand that finds its way in there. Washing it out usually takes care of it.

 

[06 H3]

X3 I go wheeling to get rid of bizarre noises lol

 

[Xlr8n]

He's not kidding. If I get a weird squeak, I make a river crossing and it usually disappears. For whatever reason, I think the H3's bushings, body mounts, etc. are adversely affected by any kind of dirt of sand that finds its way in there. Washing it out usually takes care of it.

x2^^ I routinely use the high pressure at the car wash between each of the leaves and bushings which will keep the squeaks at bay for awhile.

 

[amrg]

I use stock rubber bushings in the spring eyes. When they start squeaking, I shoot some aerosol lithium lube (with a small red tube) up into the sides of the forward spring pocket. I think the squeak is between the sides of the bracket and the sides of the bushing. I also shoot some on the rear shackle pivot points. This seems to work good and lasts 6-months or so. Another thing you should lube (if you can access them) is the small circular pads that are installed between the leafs. You might be able to squirt some lithium in there at full droop. I lubed mine with Kendall Blue when I had the spring packs disassembled.

Bushings? I'm sure a regular ole urethane leaf-spring bushing could installed...however they squeak too.

Springs? $600 is crazy! More like $130 each...(#94729600)...try this...
http://parts.nalleygmc.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_product=3149930&ukey_assembly=392142

Also notice that this place has free shipping on orders over $500....so you should probably buy some rock-rails, UCP, or something else since your so close to that number. :wink:


One more thought...
In the past when my H3 has gotten super-squeaky...I have found that taking it into some deep mud or water will shut-up all the noises. I'm not joking...this really works. Its fun. Its cheap. It works.

Whenever I jack-wash the car the squeaks do go away for a couple of days, but its not feasible to keep doing it every 3 days. As for water crossings, there aren't any here, more like sea water crossings. Thats gona give me problems of its own!!!
I tried greasing everything, to be honest the squeaks come from the shackle and spring hanger. I've tried looking for lithium in all hardware/auto stores here and I couldn't find any. I'll try ordering online, but with US regulations I extremely doubt they'll allow such material to be shipped by plane. As for shipping, I'm in a completely different region (halfway across the world) so if they ship for free here that would've been great! (its only free in continental US so doesn't apply). So only solution is to look for some sort of bushing that I can press in (if anyone did that).

 

[Xlr8n]

Whenever I jack-wash the car the squeaks do go away for a couple of days, but its not feasible to keep doing it every 3 days. As for water crossings, there aren't any here, more like sea water crossings. Thats gona give me problems of its own!!!
I tried greasing everything, to be honest the squeaks come from the shackle and spring hanger. I've tried looking for lithium in all hardware/auto stores here and I couldn't find any. I'll try ordering online, but with US regulations I extremely doubt they'll allow such material to be shipped by plane. As for shipping, I'm in a completely different region (halfway across the world) so if they ship for free here that would've been great! (its only free in continental US so doesn't apply). So only solution is to look for some sort of bushing that I can press in (if anyone did that).

In that case, a powdered graphite lube may be a better option than lithium and may hold up longer.

 

[alrock]

I've ordered replacement bushings but haven't put them in yet. Don't forget to get new u-bolts at the same time as they shouldn't be reused

 

[amrg]

Do you have a part number so I can order it online?

 

[08SolarFlareH3]

Do you have a part number so I can order it online?

This is what I came up with using the numbers in Alex's picture
http://www.sdtrucksprings.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=8896
http://www.sdtrucksprings.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=8860

U-Bolt GM Part #11610227 (List $4.57)
U-Bolt Nut GM Part #11516382 (List $1.61)