I Think a Bird Lives Under My Truck

[treepete]

I swear a bird lives under my Denali in the suspension somewhere.

I get this chirp-chirp sound like a small sparrow or something. it happens when I drive, and I can provoke it at a stop by wiggling side to side in the drivers seat as well.

I havent done any modification to the suspension since I joined last year, and that was just drop shackels in the rear. I replaced the leafsprings at that time as well.. and nitro drop shocks..
anyone have any idea on how (or what) may be making this noise? I would like to lube it up so it stops, because its annoying. And I'm havong trouble lookinig cool rolling into the grocery store parking lot with my junk all squeaky.
:umn:

 

[mygreen98]

spray all springs, shock,sway bar bushings with wd-40, give it a day or so to penetrate. post findings, good luck

 

[qlc1964]

could be your a frame bushings worn out. have someone move the truck up&down
and try to pin point the sqweak.

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

i got the same problem in the pass rear. comes and goes, haven't had a chance to mess with finding it yet.

 

[treepete]

Ill get under there and check that stuff. I have an oil change comin up and Ill be under there anyway.. maybe friday.

 

[mygreen98]

good luck, i've had squeaks and creaks in the back of mine for a while. seems to be the rear spring mount bushings. i just wd40 them whenever i hear it start to make noise.

 

[sasquatch094]

My brother had that Chirp sound on his 03 silverado.. we changed all shocks, but we just heard the sound on the drivers front, and once we changed the shocks the chirping sound was gone.. idk.. like what they were saying.. shock bushings or something..

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

better not be my shocks. damn things aren't even a year old yet... haha

 

[sasquatch094]

lol..

 

[treepete]

ok i was under there and sprayed around on different bushings and the springs and stuff. I think I got it cause I dont hear the squeek anymore.

Ill check it out tomorrow and maybe get a can of silicone-type spray and go back in there and do it proper.

 

[qlc1964]

good that you might have found the sqeak. bad that your leaf spring bushings will

need to be changed

 

[treepete]

good point.

I should get under there and clean the crap out of everything. then spray it with something that doesnt contain petrolium distillates. These kinds of products tend to break down the rubber and plastic parts over time. (sometimes not that long of a time.)

I used what Jiminey had at the time while it was on the lift to end the squeeking nightmare. My leaf springs are about 1 year old, and if I clean them up and re-lube them with something else that doesnt eat plastic, I hope I can minimize the effect. I didnt think of it while it was happening. :sad:

 

[T-Bagg]

good point.

I should get under there and clean the crap out of everything. then spray it with something that doesnt contain petrolium distillates. These kinds of products tend to break down the rubber and plastic parts over time. (sometimes not that long of a time.)

I used what Jiminey had at the time while it was on the lift to end the squeeking nightmare. My leaf springs are about 1 year old, and if I clean them up and re-lube them with something else that doesnt eat plastic, I hope I can minimize the effect. I didnt think of it while it was happening. :sad:

WD-40 while useful isn't the best lubricant. Something silicon based is best. It sticks better which means it will keep out water better. Besides your rubber and plastic parts WD-40 isn't that great for your metal parts. It's good for busting rust, but should be cleaned up and gone over with some silicon based stuff, 'cause once it drys it leaves your metals open to corrode again.
The only reason I know this is because corrosion is such a huge issue where I work.

 

[treepete]

Right on. Ill do that with the silicone.

96, you mean your "big ass tahoe shocks"

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

hahah yeah those long ass procomp shocks. squeaks been gone for a bit on mine now. hoping it stays that way.