Leaf spring insulators

Anyone know where I can get these insulator pads for the leaf springs? Mine are toast (gone) and squeaking like no tomorrow.

 

Toyota Dealer. 04001-28104
Spacer Kit

The kit includes the round discs.


Check to make sure that it isn't the ones on the side inside the u shsped bracket. Opposite side of the leafspring where your hand is.

 

Thanks!

That's a picture I got from the web. The insulator pads on mine are DEFINITELY gone!
I've talked with two different Toyota parts places that couldn't offer a factory part. Not worth their time probably.

 

Sorry, I recognize this is an old thread.

Can anyone tell me if this kit includes multiple spacers, and it so, if it services both sets of leaf springs?

I just talked with a dealer that told me it’s for one spacer. I’m sure that can’t be correct, I’m pretty certain I could replace new leaf springs for less if that’s the case.

 

I'll have to check. But I'm pretty sure each kit contained 4 spacers .

 

A little squeak never hurt nobody

 

Each kit contains 4 spacers!!!

 

Thanks Rick. Sounds like I need to grab a couple packs. My spacers are toast on both sides. I’ll accept that for 185k miles!

 

I apologize for hopping on an old thread but the service shop I took my 2013 to said that I'd have to replace the whole leaf spring and they don't do maintenance on the pads/insulators, dealership said the same. Were you able to get those spacer/insulators installed on your own or did you take it to a repair shop?

 

I did them on my own
I jacked up the truck so that the rear wheels hung loose with the leafsprings uncompressed.

I used a couple of pry bars to pry the springs apart and placed a 3/4 to 1 inch metal bar between the leaf springs to keep the springs apart while I removed the rubber spacer and to install the new ones. Don't want the leaf springs to come together on your fingers!!
I did this at pad location. The pads have a tab in the centre of them that go into a corresponding hole in the springs.

Took me in total about an hour.


I had a couple that were worn right to nothing, and a few others that were paper thin. The others were worn to about 1/4 thickness of the new ones.

My springs haven't squeaked at all since.

 

Thanks! mine is gone where the above picture indicates, seems like a simple replacement as you described. I can't bring myself to spend $1k on a whole new leaf spring when i just need that spacer/insulator.

 

I don't blame you. I wouldn't want to spend $1k unless I absolutely had too either.

Let me know how it works out

Its so screwy how they'll R & R the leafsprings, but not replace the spacers???