Hey Daniel.
I was looking on www.nhtsa.com and found a lot of tsb's for squeaks and rattles.
Then i found this:
http://www.fourthrock.com/maxima/issues/issues.html
There are links to print outs that show you exactly how to solve tsb's
I'm guessing these were meant for dealers eyes only or no?
If i call Nissan, will the fax me those so i can fix thos problems myself? Or if i call the service dept. of the dealer who sold me the car, will they let me make copies. Is this information contained in the Factory service manual?
If so, can you just make me copies of those pages i need and i can pay you for doing that. I figured its probably not really worth it for me to buy a manual for $100+ just to learn how to take my dash apart if you can help me out for a lot less. Wasn't there a guy on here called "The dash doctor" What's his name....Where are you doc? We have a sick max here.

I'm seriously determined to have the quietest Max on this planet. Next week i will be getting the entire underbody of the car sprayed with 2" thick rubberized undercoat ($250)
Dash is what worries me the most. Going over bumps, potholes etc, makes me feel like my car is a P.O.S

Already ordered:
Felt tape
Felt pads
Carpet padding to go in the doors
Hi-temp mastic for sound damping
Much much more to come...

 

Not to be a *****, but I think you are going to cause more problems than you are going to fix by taking your interior apart. I can't belive you are spending that kind of money to make your car quiet. Maybe its just me, but my 95 had two rattles. I fixed them and the car is SILENT...AND its lowered!

I would almost be willing to say you have a sick obsession! Good luck though!

SHUMAX

 

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Web site you visited is useful but it provides only brief summaries of the Technical Service Bulletins. The full text is not reserved for dealers only, but is available from for-fee information services such as AllData http://www.alldata.com/ AllData charges an annual subscription fee. I am not an AllData subscriber but there are some Maxima.Org members who are.

Perhaps you have a mistaken idea of what a Technical Service Bulletin is. A TSB is the way a manufacturer sends printed diagnosis and repair information to dealers. A TSB is not a crossword puzzle. Nobody "solves" TSBs.

I never tried asking Nissan for copies of Technical Service Bulletins. I don't have a fax machine. As for the dealer, that depends on the service manager's preference. He isn't forbidden to share TSBs with customers, but neither is he obligated to do so. Perhaps you can cultivate a good business relationship with your dealer service manager.

TSB data is not in the factory service manual. I respectfully decline requests for copies of my service manuals. If I provide this service to one person, I have to provide it to all, and that is just not possible.

I like to help other owners with diagnosis and repair. My advice is intended to "fill in the gaps" where the Chilton, Haynes, or Nissan manuals don't tell what you need to know. Again, I urge you to visit your dealer and get to know the service manager. Some dealers go out of their way to help customers who work on their own cars. One dealer in my town set up a library room with a full set of manuals and a copier which customers could use at no charge. That's the exceptional dealer, not the typical example.

I'm baffled by your willingness to spend big bucks on sound deadening materials but not buy the manual. You should understand that a manual is a tool, a tool which is every bit as important as a wrench or a jack. If you resent the idea of buying information you have the wrong idea. Knowledge will help you do a car repair job better and faster. Knowledge can help you remove plastic parts without breaking them.

Perhaps you are thinking of a Web site called the Install Doctor. http://www.installdr.com/