Does anyone know where i can get a new drive axle cheap for my 90 se. I called a shop near me and the have one for a gxe and it is 60.00 but they don't stock the one for an se I called the dealer for one for an se and they told me $570.00

 

its the same axle se or gxe maybe the only difference if u have abs or not... any auto parts store would have ur drive shaft i replaced mine with a rebuilt one no problems but u do have to replace the drive shafts seals while u r there
get the seal from the dealer

 

Hopefully its not the pass. side axle... A major pain in the rear to replace!!! My prob. is that the ring that gets bolted to the engine block is pressed on and impossible to get off. I was going to replace my axle myself, but I couldn't get the thing off. I ended up taking it to the dealer, and they promptly put it on their press and BROKE the ring... What I thought was only going to take them an hour now took them 2 days, because they had to order a new one. So after *itching about being w/o my car to them they hooked me up with a rental for free, but I may end up having to do it again. I recently put another engine in my max, and I must have stressed the axle too much in one direction because now I got a wierd tick (not like the regular CV going bad tick) when I am decelerating turning right or coasting in a straight line.... hmmm.... it usually makes noise accelerating and turning at the same time if the CV is bad.... and my boots aren't ripped either!!

 

I don't know what engine is in the 90 SE, but if it is the same as the 93 SE, then you have an over-sized axle that is designed to handle higher power. These axles ARE hard to find and VERY expensive. $570 sounds about right for one side. I almost had to have mine replaced, but I could have it rebuilt for around $70. If you can get it rebuilt, I recommend it! As long as there is not much damage to the CV joint, or the seals, then you should be OK.

 

After attempting to do it myself with an axle I bought from Schuck's for $70, I let Nissan do it. Needless to say, their axle was more expensive, but only like $130. They installed it and everything for $210. I don't think that it should cost that much. The right side may be more expensive because it includes a bearing for the torque steer reducing equal length drive shaft. I know in Seattle they have a great place that rebuilds the axles for cheap, but they were charging more to rebuild my shaft than Nissan to put in one with the Nissan warrantee.