I plan to do some surgery on my 92 SE (VE30DE) in the near future, and would like to put the VTC chatter to rest once and for all!!! Can anyone here rebuild VTCs (properly!)? If so, what would be the cost? Also, any web sites depicting the process of removing the VTCs would be useful.

Mike

 

http://www.4dsc.com/articles/drivetrain/index.shtml

Good luck.

 

They are very easy to rebuild, you dont even need a press

 

just a rear axle

 

bumper press to the rescue!!!

 

http://s92599732.onlinehome.us/image...s/P1010030.JPG
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but really a hammer, socket and peice of wood or two work better

 

I love it. Nice way to improvise.

 

at the time, I thought you actually needed a 1 ton press, well the hitch didn't do jack, the rear diff did, but it wasn't controlled enough (could actually start to jack up the car with a VTC )

Putting it back together I could amost do with my hands, so I figured I would give taking it apart a shot and walla, did 3 more with just a hammer, some wood, a socket and small secton of 2.5" piping. Was much easier and smoother.


I think Mike and Aaron used the that same method from the pics I saw

 

Where do I find the parts to rebuild the VTCs, now that I feel semi-confident that I can take them apart...???

Would any of you folks that have done it before be interested in rebuilding mine if I sent them to you?? I'd feel better if the rebuild was being done by someone with some experience!!! thx, Mike

 

You might want to disable it per Craig B's write up
http://www.geocities.com/bracecraig/maxima/vtc/vtc.html
There is also a link on there to show how to rebuild it.

 

Rebuilding the VTCs is cake compared to the work involved with actually removing / replacing them. If you don't have a factory nissan fsm, don't even think about doing this kind of work. Others will atest to this. Or will they?

 

I think Shawn will

 

Whan is an "fsm"??

 

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