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Old Mar 16, 2018 | 05:42 PM
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Front Strut Question 02 Maxima

Hello all I noticed my front Strut to Knuckle bolts were loose i was hearing a chatter at times when pulling into the driveway--The tires are wearing perfect and i have no drift or pulling--I tightened each both up while froint of car was jacked up--Drove car after that--No more noise and no pull or drift.. Is there an Alignment adjustment where the strut mounts to knuckle didnt see any cams or anything.. All i did was simply tighten the bolts! Thanks..
Old Mar 16, 2018 | 06:20 PM
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Actually does make a difference, you can push and pull the knuckle, then tighten bolts. Pushing in with throw steering wheel off, pulling spindle out then tightening works best.
Old Mar 17, 2018 | 07:05 AM
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Thank you!
Old Mar 17, 2018 | 09:13 PM
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Slight pull as well

I had one half axle replaced and I always felt a slight pull on that side. Nothing signiifcant but definitely a feel. Probably due to a small difference in length.
Old Mar 18, 2018 | 07:14 PM
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There's not enough play in the strut bolt bores to make a difference unless someone enlarged the strut bolt bores
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