I mean just general repairs. I'll start, passenger side CV axle on 2 different Maxima's.

 

I had a passenger side axle that popped out of it's outer joint during a suspension swap and stayed in the extended position so getting it out of the knuckle was a bastid.

Drilling out exhaust bolts was probably the most frustrating thing I have ever done on the car. The other stuff just takes time to do right.

 

Removing, Cleaning the upper IM, TB, and all associates. Without the right swivel sockets, etc...and my general ability to make things last a lot longer than they should be, it took me about 10 hours...

 

KS when you have big hands and EGR - what a f@@@ing $lut that was!

 

I feel you on that, removing and reinstalling my IM took me like 6-7 hours, 3-4 of those hours were on the two damn bolts on the back of the IM next to the firewall

 

removing stock y-pipe to cat bolts...its nice to have a friend with an air gun and a brother with a shi* load of tools

 

i thought my KS was a PIA till i did my water pump......

 

y-pipe/cat...oxy/acetaline (sp?) torch comes in handy

 

Tranny swap in February in NY (temp was about 39 degrees that day) right before Valentine's Day.

Guess tranny swap is general. lol

 

Either changing the steering rack or my first tranny rebuild. (The 2nd went a lot better )

Dave

 

installing factory clutch lines during my 5spd swap.

 

i know suspension work is easy, but when i was changing my back struts and springs, the 17mm bolt from the shock to the wheel was seized, and 50 bucks and 2 ratchets and 4 hours later, there off

 

pass axle ftl

 

EGR tube....i still havent completed taking it off. I give up after a while of trying each time. Heck, i couldnt even get it off when the IM was off.

 

Removing the rear header on my 99 Cali Spec when I was doing my exhaust. The EGR tube gave me loads of problems.

 

An over-torqued KS that a flex socket wouldn't loosen... and my big hands wouldn't fit under the IM

 

putting on my body kit.

 

For sure passenger side axle for the very first time....After that it only takes me about 30 minutes to take it out....Also, replacing my fuel filter..Had to cut the rubber lines to get it off. Somethings so cheap, so simple, yet so hard to do.

 

Replacing the radiator core support.

 

DAMN Idle nut for the idle pulley. Second time stripping that thing. Worst luck I ever had. All other repairs just require some patience.

Hardest install was my 00VI

 

1. heater core.
2. engine build/swap.
3. tranny rebuild

 

removing the EGR guide tube! After going through that, it made the rest of the 00vi swap seem like cake

 

diagnosing is always the worst job for me. Dx incorrectly, and you'll be doing useless repairs. Get it right the first time and be sure about it.

Any do-do can do repairs given the proper tools and service manual (and time). That's almost a no-brainer. Dx'ing is where the skill is at.

Jae

 

I'd have to say either replacing the water pump, or trying to run 0 gauge wire through the fire wall while trying to avoid the clutch lines.

 

Putting the transmission back on to the car after I repaired the manual trans.

The stupid input shaft teeth would not line up with the clutch teeth.

 

rusty rear header removal, egr removal and cuttting it, putting the strut back in place after changing cv shaft.

 

i personally thought the pcv valve installation was a bitc*. that black hose only bends so far when it's only 2.5 inches long and you're afraid to snap the new pcv valve

 

For me it was the cat removal from stock y and b pipes. Without a torch i could budge the bolts, so i gave up after 4 hours and had a shop do it all(this was just 2 days ago).

 

driver side and passenger side spindle. Ball joint was a paint in the a_ _

all other work wasnt as much of a PIA as those jobs.

 

Getting some of the old bolts off the stock exhaust. Had to blast a lot of them off with a torch.

 

1. getting of EGR guide tube- took me several attepts to open it. Finally last attept took me 3 hrs with the right tools. I felt great when I started the car after I cleaned the $h%^% out of the egr and CEL was off!
2. Removing rod nuts on rear struts. Bolts were rusted so I had to cut them off.

 

oh gosh, another thing that i just cursed the heck out of was putting the front strut back in the first time. it just wouldnt go back in and the bolt holes just wouldnt line up, plus the rotor kept flopping around...uugghhh

 

Changing my motor from December 30-January 1st in the NY winter. Heater broke as well.

 

changing the oil

 

Changing the alternator, and 7 hours later starting it and hearing a bad bearing.
Then failed 2 months later, haha my car has been sitting since the end of May!

 

Installation of a new rear main seal while the car was on jackstands. good god that was awful. i'll blow my maxima up before I do another one of those.

 

i am handy, but I had the dealer do that one for me with the replacement of a clutch on my old 98. Then 2 weeks later I blow the engine. damn dealer cursed me.

 

What the hell for??

 

knock sensor for sure... still got the scars... although i still havent gotten my antenna mast up either... hmmmm...

 

paying both of them off