Took my car to the dealer Saturday and they told me my lower front motor mount is splitting. Cost: $170+labor. Ouch! My belts are also cracking and rear pads less than 50%. Chaching chaching chaching $$$.

 

Is your warranty expired? Is it covered?

 

I'm 5000 miles past my warranty

 

It's an OEM part only as far as I know. It's got an electric device to firm it up under WOT. Comes as a bolt in assembly, rather than a replaceable press in mount like you might be used to.

 

Yeah, I know the MMI is not a replacement. I'll just be taking it easy until I can get it replaced. For the pads and belts I'll just shop around.

 

Do the pads and belts urself. Its so easy!!

 

have a "stickY" dues or a how to on mmi... when do u know that they need to be replaced?

 

No bleeding of the rear brakes for the pads?

 

U dont need to bleed the brakes as long as you dont open the brake lines. When I replace pads, I hang the caliper with coat hanger while I put the pads in, so that the brake line doesnt stretch or break.
With respect to the MMI, I have installed my MMIs yet, but I did remove the rear motor mount to do the front sway bar, and it wasnt that hard, and thats the harder of the two mounts.
The motor mounts need replacing when you hear buzzing or scraping sounds upon hard acceleration. The sound you're hearing is the motor shifting around and contacting something that it shouldnt be contacting.
I figure, if you save money on labor, you can buy more parts, wooohooo!!!

 

buy altima 3.5 manual mounts without the electric hookup and install them. They fit and only cost about $75. Then put MMI's in them

 

Is there a how-to on replacing drive belts?? Was going to buy Gates, and was also wondering if there are other belts that I might change while I am at it?

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=361526

 

reviving an old thread but thanks...been looking for this

 

What is MMI?

 

Motor Mount Insert.

 

OMG I HATE OLD THREADS