My max is making lots of clunking from the passenger side wheel... I replaced the wheel, but that wasn't the problem. I recently replaced the brakes (first time myself), and the front struts. I took it into the mechanic to have it checked out, and they said that the control arm bushing is shot, and that it could also be the shocks.
How much would you think the control arm bushing would cost? What is involved in replacing it?
Thanks-

 

$10 for the bushing, about an hour worth of book time labor.

 

The bushing can be hard to punch out yourself, get the arm off and press it out at a shop. any repaire manual will tell you how to do it. haynes, chilton, factory.

 

There's a page in here about how to do this yourself:

http://www.mattblehm.com/faq/

 

internetautomart- i thought you were out of the bushings?

 

Cool, thanks, thats quite a bit of relief.

 

I've got 1 more extra coming in today.
then I think , I'm going to either have to bump up the price or do a lot of hunting

 

I'd also look into the strut bearings. My '92 had original pieces for entire suspension (Except struts that were changed 6 years ago). There were ALOT of clunking going over bumps. First thing I did get all new suspension parts, but then I did the struts first, and I replaced the bearings and the clunking went away completely. I did the control arm anyway because I had it and the original was old...

 

check out this thread...
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=364502

there is a bunch of control arm removal/all that on the page plus pictures.

T

 

I've got 3 more coming at the current price.
Look like the price is gonna have to go up a couple of bucks.
one vendor want $10 ea my cost