outlander
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Columbus,Ohio
Been awhile since Ive posted anything here on naxja...I need some input
I have a RE 5.5 lift with full springs....
The passenger side leaf bushing shackle end in spring eye started making a horrible crunching squeeking sound that took me forever to diagnose...
The steel shell that surrounds the rubber bushing is supposed to be a tight fit inside the spring eye....no?Mine is loose and everytime I hit a bump it makes a horrible noise.I can pry it back and forth from side to side with a crow bar.
Ive driven like this for a year now and fear that the movement has wallowed out the spring eye...dont understand how this happened in the first place.Anyone else have problems with REs bushing moving around in the spring eye???
Im gonna order a new bushing and throw it in there but fear that the play in the bushing has wallowed out the spring eye so I was thinking about tac welding the new bushing to the spring eye after I install it.
Im sort of hesitant to do this because I know that the heat from tacking will change the temper a little.....advice?Ill try to keep the tacks spread out as to not heat the steel up too much...I dont want the eye to break down the road...
Anyone ever do this?
I have a RE 5.5 lift with full springs....
The passenger side leaf bushing shackle end in spring eye started making a horrible crunching squeeking sound that took me forever to diagnose...
The steel shell that surrounds the rubber bushing is supposed to be a tight fit inside the spring eye....no?Mine is loose and everytime I hit a bump it makes a horrible noise.I can pry it back and forth from side to side with a crow bar.
Ive driven like this for a year now and fear that the movement has wallowed out the spring eye...dont understand how this happened in the first place.Anyone else have problems with REs bushing moving around in the spring eye???
Im gonna order a new bushing and throw it in there but fear that the play in the bushing has wallowed out the spring eye so I was thinking about tac welding the new bushing to the spring eye after I install it.
Im sort of hesitant to do this because I know that the heat from tacking will change the temper a little.....advice?Ill try to keep the tacks spread out as to not heat the steel up too much...I dont want the eye to break down the road...
Anyone ever do this?