Alf92

Hello all, there are two 87 Maxima's in my family. Both seem to have issues with the alignment. Is this a common issue on these? On one of them it has a slight pull to the right and we've never messed with it much other than changing various parts when we know that it is needed. The other one though has been more of a headache. It has a pretty severe pull to the right and I've slowly been changing parts to address the problem. Both the inner tie rod ends and outer tie rod ends have been changed recently. As far as I know the control arms have never been changed. I've also never changed the front struts but they still feel good. The ball joints have not been changed in the time I've had it. Both rear struts have been changed. I intend to just change the ball joints but are there any other suspension parts I should be looking at changing out?

On a side note does anyone know how to replace the dust shields on the front hubs or where I can find a replacement. I had a shop press in a new bearing/hub on the driver side and the dust shield ended up breaking loose because it was rusted. It still sits in there but wiggles around and frequently rubs which makes a somewhat bearable noise.

vernk

give them a good going though, up on jack stands tires off and a good look at all the bushings and such, best to replace both sides if replacing one, or just go though and replace them all, check the tires psi and everything. Then have it aligned at a decent shop. As for the dust shield I think they are welded but can check for sure next weekend, but think that is going to be your best option if there is enough of it there to be fixed.