I have a 2001 Tundra that just turned 80K on the clock and it needed new tires and shocks recently. I had the tires installed at a local tire dealer but they did not have access to anything but OEM shocks. I went to my freindly neighborhood parts shop (independently owned, not a chain) and within 24 hours he had four new Monroe shocks for the truck.
He recommended an independent shop to install them which they did that morning. While pulling through my parking garage at work the next day, I noticed that the truck was squeaking from every quadrant, making it sound years older that it really is.
I figured it was the new rubber gaskets and patiently waited for some rain to drive through, thinking that after the rubber got wet it may 'set' and the squeaks would be gone.
SInce we are in a moderate drought here in North Georgia, there has been no rain in weeks so I stopped back by the shop who installed the shocks to see what they would recommend.
"Just give each rubber grommet a quick squirt of WD-40 and that should take care of it" was the answer.
5 minutes with a can of WD seemed to fix the squeaks, but my question is two fold. 1) Why would brand new shocks with new rubber mountings squeak in the first place? and 2) I cannot imagine this fix being permanent so am I destined to be crawling below the truck every few months to add a spritz of WD to the noisy mounts?TIA for any information or suggestions.
pr
PS-the shocks have made the truck return to its former Interstate form...it rides beautifully and handles so much better. The Goodyear Fortera tires make one fourth the noise of the former Toyo tires and I have gained 2 mpg to boot!