Tierd of this dam wheel shimmy
#1
Tierd of this dam wheel shimmy
So I know this has been talked about and I have read all the post on this but I haven't been very seccessful on resolving this issue with my max.I have spend a ton of money on tires and rims balance after balance new rotors new pads, It work for a few days then it starts shaking agian.
Anyway I've been thinking of trading the max because of this problem
Although I love my car but this is killing me please guys if any one has the
true fix for this let me know.
Thanks
Anyway I've been thinking of trading the max because of this problem
Although I love my car but this is killing me please guys if any one has the
true fix for this let me know.
Thanks
Last edited by Lovemycar; 08-17-2010 at 06:31 PM.
#2
I really don't think there is a fix for this! I did the same as you (minus the outrageous amount of money) and changed my brakes, rotors, tires, along with balancing and aligning and after 100,000 it finally started shimmying. I think it's just something that happens to our cars, though mine shimmies after 75mph. It's aggravating, true, but I do love my car. Have you spoken with a dealership about any fixes??
#3
So I know this has been talked about and I have read all the post on this but I haven't been very seccessful on resolving this issue with my max.I have spend a ton of money on tires and rims balance after balance new rotors new pads, It work for a few days then it starts shaking agian.
Anyway I've been thinking of trading the max because of this problem
Although I love my car but this is killing me please guys if any one has the
true fix for this let me know.
Thanks
Anyway I've been thinking of trading the max because of this problem
Although I love my car but this is killing me please guys if any one has the
true fix for this let me know.
Thanks
#5
I lived with this and the car shuttering above a 100 MPH for 104K, Tried all the usual fixes and the final fix was .......................replacing the right hand drive shaft and intermediate bearing (one piece, $178.00 (after market)), the car is smooth as glass at any speed.
#6
I lived with this and the car shuttering above a 100 MPH for 104K, Tried all the usual fixes and the final fix was .......................replacing the right hand drive shaft and intermediate bearing (one piece, $178.00 (after market)), the car is smooth as glass at any speed.
#7
My car new would shake like it was coming apart above 100mph, of course the dealer would not drive it that fast so I lived with it. Lately (100k miles) the car was experiencing drive line slap that progressed into the car shaking around 65-70 under acceleration, if you let off the gas and coasted it would stop. Myself and my dealer had the car off the ground several times and could not see or feel anything that would cause this. They contacted Nissan about it thinking it might be the differential in the transmission and they suggested replacing the output shafts. The left shaft (drivers side) is a short shaft and the right is a two piece with a pillow block bearing, I ordered the right shaft it being the one most likely to cause trouble $175.00 from American Axle. This fixed the problem across the board, I still need to swap the left shaft when I get time. email me if you need any more info.
#10
that's a sweet car bud - I have been looking at the 07 M45 (dealer has one blk on blk) I just have to present the "business case" to my wife
#11
I was gonna say, there's this thread:
http://forums.maxima.org/6th-generat...g-wheel-8.html
End result seems to be getting the steering rack adjusted.
http://forums.maxima.org/6th-generat...g-wheel-8.html
End result seems to be getting the steering rack adjusted.
#12
My wife's car has had the shimmy since new. It's a 2004 with about 50K on it now.
I hadn't been on the site in awhile and am considering new tires so I came back to see if there is a solution to the shimmy issue (I wish I could start a new thread, but don't have 15 posts). Reading through all the posts on this subject, it seems there isn't a smoking gun. Some claims shafts, others the wheels, others the lower plastic shroud, etc. My question is this: Have any of you fixed the problem by going to after market wheels? It's about time to either refinish the wheels or get new ones, so if there is a chance of that solving the problem, I'll take it.
Second part. My wife is a 51 year-old lady. If I get after-market wheels, they can't have a boy-racer look to them. I realize that most on this forum don't have that requirement, but any suggestions on a nice, but conservative, set of 18" wheels?
I hadn't been on the site in awhile and am considering new tires so I came back to see if there is a solution to the shimmy issue (I wish I could start a new thread, but don't have 15 posts). Reading through all the posts on this subject, it seems there isn't a smoking gun. Some claims shafts, others the wheels, others the lower plastic shroud, etc. My question is this: Have any of you fixed the problem by going to after market wheels? It's about time to either refinish the wheels or get new ones, so if there is a chance of that solving the problem, I'll take it.
Second part. My wife is a 51 year-old lady. If I get after-market wheels, they can't have a boy-racer look to them. I realize that most on this forum don't have that requirement, but any suggestions on a nice, but conservative, set of 18" wheels?
#13
My car new would shake like it was coming apart above 100mph, of course the dealer would not drive it that fast so I lived with it. Lately (100k miles) the car was experiencing drive line slap that progressed into the car shaking around 65-70 under acceleration, if you let off the gas and coasted it would stop. Myself and my dealer had the car off the ground several times and could not see or feel anything that would cause this. They contacted Nissan about it thinking it might be the differential in the transmission and they suggested replacing the output shafts. The left shaft (drivers side) is a short shaft and the right is a two piece with a pillow block bearing, I ordered the right shaft it being the one most likely to cause trouble $175.00 from American Axle. This fixed the problem across the board, I still need to swap the left shaft when I get time. email me if you need any more info.
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