AEV Tire Carrier Squeak

Speedy_RCW

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Anyone have an issue with your AEV carrier squeaking? It's coming from where the horizontal tube meets the piece of UHMW, or whatever material it is. My band-aid so far has just been to put a light coat of grease on the mating surfaces. Just curious if anyone has a permanent fix.

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jeeeep

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Speedy_RCW said:
Anyone have an issue with your AEV carrier squeaking? It's coming from where the horizontal tube meets the piece of UHMW, or whatever material it is. My band-aid so far has just been to put a light coat of grease on the mating surfaces. Just curious if anyone has a permanent fix.

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mine squeaked, I loosened the bolts that hold that plastic in place and then opened and closed the carrier to get the plastic piece in place then tightened everything back up.

Also check the nut/bolt underneath that holds the spindle - mine fell off and would cause it to squeak as well.
 
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jeeeep said:
mine squeaked, I loosened the bolts that hold that plastic in place and then opened and closed the carrier to get the plastic piece in place then tightened everything back up.

Also check the nut/bolt underneath that holds the spindle - mine fell off and would cause it to squeak as well.
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I'll give it a shot. Thanks.


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SDG

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Speedy_RCW said:
Not during normal everyday driving. Big bumps and off-road is where you hear it. I've tightened it up in the past but doesn't cure it. The carrier is fixed at the frame so there will always be a small amount of movement at that point.


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That's the problem single action carriers that are frame mount. The tire carrier is mounted to the frame and also to the body on the rear tailgate. Since the jeep isolates the frame from the body they move more or less independent of one another, when the frame twists and the body is isolated there is a squeak... as far as I know there is really no good way to stop this in the more extreme off-road cases. It's the price you pay for the ease of use of a single action carrier.

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scrota76

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Mine squeaked all the time. I tightened the carrier and cleaned the c clamp and the bar with alcohol wipes (you could use a bottle of alcohol and a rag). This created better contact.

I usually have this problem after a good offroad trip. Just seems like dirt and grime gets in between and then things loosen up. Tighten and clean always fixes my issue with the squeak.

My temp fix on the trail is to add a few layers of electrical tape to the area where the bar meets the mount.

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Speedy_RCW

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SDG said:
That's the problem single action carriers that are frame mount. The tire carrier is mounted to the frame and also to the body on the rear tailgate. Since the jeep isolates the frame from the body they move more or less independent of one another, when the frame twists and the body is isolated there is a squeak... as far as I know there is really no good way to stop this in the more extreme off-road cases. It's the price you pay for the ease of use of a single action carrier.

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Yup. I'd imagine there is another material out there that I could build that c-block out of that won't squeak or at least squeak less.

scrota76 said:
Mine squeaked all the time. I tightened the carrier and cleaned the c clamp and the bar with alcohol wipes (you could use a bottle of alcohol and a rag). This created better contact.

I usually have this problem after a good offroad trip. Just seems like dirt and grime gets in between and then things loosen up. Tighten and clean always fixes my issue with the squeak.

My temp fix on the trail is to add a few layers of electrical tape to the area where the bar meets the mount.

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Thanks for the info.


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