EvoTillIDie

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did you recently get it balanced?

maxed_out_99

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GGENIUS

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sickwitit

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Yes about 2 months ago

53jimc

I have much the same problem on my 95 w/234kmi. Struts & axles were replaced at 120kmi.
So, I have on order: control arms, tie rods, complete strut assemblies. Putting on front rotors while I'm there. I've had a vibration that would not stop since day 1 and have replaced wheel bearings, tires, wheels. No matter how the wheels/tires are balanced, there's a vibration up front.
I may go ahead and put on steering gear bushings if they're worn.

dwapenyi

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Not sure if this relates to some of the problems mentioned here, but I've learned to respect the rotation of tires maintenance alot more these days.

I used to have those directional tires where you could only rotate them front to back. You know, the tires with a rotation arrow on the sidewall and the V-like tread pattern. Great for high speed driving in the rain. But, even with regular rotation every 5K miles, those tires always got noisy as they got older.

My plan from now on is to get H or V rated tires which can be rotated in a criss cross pattern. Because of the criss cross rotation, the tire spends 5K miles rolling forward, then 5k miles rolling backwards. This evens out the wear way better than the above situation and keeps the tires noise and vibration free way longer too.

DW

roflcopter939

I have to mention something here I haven't seen yet, but my 99 max does this because the core support is so rotten the whole cradle shifts under hard acceleration

53jimc

Ok, so I'm a DA, what exactly do you mean by core support? Is that the entire front assembly? Does it have replaceable parts?

dwapenyi

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THIS;

http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...ment-pics.html

DW

EDIT: Next thing you're probably going to look underneath your car and be like "OH SHF$#@T!"

53jimc

Well, ain't that just craptastic. Sorry to hear you have that. I can say I have been under my old max many times and nothing like that's there. Maybe I'm just lucky, or it's a regional thing.

53jimc

WooHoo... my struts, control arms, tie rod ends, rotors and pads are all in. Time to go to work. I'm really looking forward to the tight like a prom date!
I bought the complete strut assemblies with bearings, dampers, boots, springs and all, already assembled. I hope they're ok. Also bought the complete control arm assemblies.
Can't wait to get it all on. While I'm down there, I'll replace the front cover seal.
Wish me luck. I have been looking through the help forums for information.

sickwitit

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So finally fixed the issue. It was my passenger control arms bushing that was shot, new arm put on, voila. Thank you car gods lol, pics coming soon!

Phromethius

good to see another max back on the road. This was the same issue I had too, and it was my control arms. The bushing gets worn and allows for play. When you shift there is a temporary decrease in speed, that is enough to allow the control arm to shift a little bit in the bushing. Then when the engine engages in its gear, the control arm slams back into place because of forward momentum and that shifts your steering position and you get the tell tale "jerk" to the sides.

svezarov

I guess I got it right in my post on 12-13-2011, 08:41 PM this time. Right on!

sickwitit

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Thanks again guys, feels awesome, now I have to find this parasite that is draining my battery every few days, I hate wiring/electrical issues