Drive Axle Problems & other suspension problem
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Drive Axle Problems & other suspension problem
Ive tried searching and found an interesting post by Dave B about drive axles and transmission bearings. But im still a little confused.
My mechanic says he needs to replace the passenger ball joint (nissan says the lower control arm should be replaced too)...do I really need to replace the control arm?
Back to the driver's side drive axle, I don't exactly know what the problem is. I have vibration under braking, but I thought that was due to a warped front passenger rotor...(so I bought brembos).
Now this drive axle is gonna cost me large, and ive read that I might need a tranny rebuild....I was planning on getting an exedy stage 1 organic clutch installed later this year...so I am worried about my tranny to say the least. Also the shifting on the car is very sloppy, it jerks alot between the 1-2 shift unless i strain my left foot to the point of nanometer precision....i thought it might be the tranny mount/motor mounts....and i really wanted to change them. Could I afford to ignore the drive axle and just replace the mounts?
And I recently put progress springs on the car and am waiting on fixing the drive axle and ball joint before getting an alignment. I could really use some recommendations as right now I really dont know what to fix first. Im looking to spend no more than 700 for these issues...
BTW: Do I tell my mechanic to get a locking or non-locking axle version? Im sure its locking...no lsd right?
My mechanic says he needs to replace the passenger ball joint (nissan says the lower control arm should be replaced too)...do I really need to replace the control arm?
Back to the driver's side drive axle, I don't exactly know what the problem is. I have vibration under braking, but I thought that was due to a warped front passenger rotor...(so I bought brembos).
Now this drive axle is gonna cost me large, and ive read that I might need a tranny rebuild....I was planning on getting an exedy stage 1 organic clutch installed later this year...so I am worried about my tranny to say the least. Also the shifting on the car is very sloppy, it jerks alot between the 1-2 shift unless i strain my left foot to the point of nanometer precision....i thought it might be the tranny mount/motor mounts....and i really wanted to change them. Could I afford to ignore the drive axle and just replace the mounts?
And I recently put progress springs on the car and am waiting on fixing the drive axle and ball joint before getting an alignment. I could really use some recommendations as right now I really dont know what to fix first. Im looking to spend no more than 700 for these issues...
BTW: Do I tell my mechanic to get a locking or non-locking axle version? Im sure its locking...no lsd right?
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Originally Posted by MAXSRB
Ive tried searching and found an interesting post by Dave B about drive axles and transmission bearings. But im still a little confused.
My mechanic says he needs to replace the passenger ball joint (nissan says the lower control arm should be replaced too)...do I really need to replace the control arm?
My mechanic says he needs to replace the passenger ball joint (nissan says the lower control arm should be replaced too)...do I really need to replace the control arm?
Originally Posted by MAXSRB
Back to the driver's side drive axle, I don't exactly know what the problem is. I have vibration under braking, but I thought that was due to a warped front passenger rotor...(so I bought brembos).
Originally Posted by MAXSRB
Now this drive axle is gonna cost me large, and ive read that I might need a tranny rebuild. I was planning on getting an exedy stage 1 organic clutch installed later this year...so I am worried about my tranny to say the least.
Originally Posted by MAXSRB
Also the shifting on the car is very sloppy, it jerks alot between the 1-2 shift unless i strain my left foot to the point of nanometer precision....
Originally Posted by MAXSRB
i thought it might be the tranny mount/motor mounts....and i really wanted to change them. Could I afford to ignore the drive axle and just replace the mounts?
And I recently put progress springs
And I recently put progress springs
Originally Posted by MAXSRB
on the car and am waiting on fixing the drive axle and ball joint before getting an alignment. I could really use some recommendations as right now I really dont know what to fix first. Im looking to spend no more than 700 for these issues...
BTW: Do I tell my mechanic to get a locking or non-locking axle version? Im sure its locking...no lsd right?
BTW: Do I tell my mechanic to get a locking or non-locking axle version? Im sure its locking...no lsd right?
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