How difficult is it to change ball joints on a 4th gen
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Re: How difficult is it to change ball joints on a 4th gen
Originally posted by MikeO
Has anyone tried changing the ball joints on their maxima...How difficult is it?
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MikeO
Has anyone tried changing the ball joints on their maxima...How difficult is it?
THanks
MikeO
I went through this a while back when my car was in an accident. A 4th gen Maxima does have ball joints, and not only do they connect to the control arm, but they are part of the control arm.
So, replacing the ball joint is as simple as replacing the control arm. I think I was quoted a price of like $120 each from Nissan.
So, replacing the ball joint is as simple as replacing the control arm. I think I was quoted a price of like $120 each from Nissan.
Originally posted by ejj5875
I went through this a while back when my car was in an accident. A 4th gen Maxima does have ball joints, and not only do they connect to the control arm, but they are part of the control arm.
So, replacing the ball joint is as simple as replacing the control arm. I think I was quoted a price of like $120 each from Nissan.
I went through this a while back when my car was in an accident. A 4th gen Maxima does have ball joints, and not only do they connect to the control arm, but they are part of the control arm.
So, replacing the ball joint is as simple as replacing the control arm. I think I was quoted a price of like $120 each from Nissan.
Originally posted by iwannabmw
Whoa, not necessary. That is Nissan's preferred method of doing it, but you can buy ball joints seperately from an independent auto parts store. You can also rent one of those little tools that will press the old one out and the new one in. The only thing holding those things on are a nut, a clip and pressure. They cost $33 dollars apiece from Lappens, a discount auto chain in the Northeast and are manufactured by Moog. Vinipux and I changed his when we did his clutch. I'm going to change mine in the next few weeks as well. As long as your control arms are fine, you do NOT need to replace them.
Whoa, not necessary. That is Nissan's preferred method of doing it, but you can buy ball joints seperately from an independent auto parts store. You can also rent one of those little tools that will press the old one out and the new one in. The only thing holding those things on are a nut, a clip and pressure. They cost $33 dollars apiece from Lappens, a discount auto chain in the Northeast and are manufactured by Moog. Vinipux and I changed his when we did his clutch. I'm going to change mine in the next few weeks as well. As long as your control arms are fine, you do NOT need to replace them.
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Originally posted by iwannabmw
Whoa, not necessary. That is Nissan's preferred method of doing it, but you can buy ball joints seperately from an independent auto parts store. You can also rent one of those little tools that will press the old one out and the new one in. The only thing holding those things on are a nut, a clip and pressure. They cost $33 dollars apiece from Lappens, a discount auto chain in the Northeast and are manufactured by Moog. Vinipux and I changed his when we did his clutch. I'm going to change mine in the next few weeks as well. As long as your control arms are fine, you do NOT need to replace them.
Whoa, not necessary. That is Nissan's preferred method of doing it, but you can buy ball joints seperately from an independent auto parts store. You can also rent one of those little tools that will press the old one out and the new one in. The only thing holding those things on are a nut, a clip and pressure. They cost $33 dollars apiece from Lappens, a discount auto chain in the Northeast and are manufactured by Moog. Vinipux and I changed his when we did his clutch. I'm going to change mine in the next few weeks as well. As long as your control arms are fine, you do NOT need to replace them.
hehe, yeap, everything said above is right, you can buy them from Lappens and then press them out, just don't use a fire torch and a hammer to do it, bad things will happenVinipux
Originally posted by Vinipux
hey, I was going to post that hehe, yeap, everything said above is right, you can buy them from Lappens and then press them out, just don't use a fire torch and a hammer to do it, bad things will happen
Vinipux
hey, I was going to post that
hehe, yeap, everything said above is right, you can buy them from Lappens and then press them out, just don't use a fire torch and a hammer to do it, bad things will happenVinipux
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How do the Moog ball joint compare to the factory ones
How is the quality of the Moog ball joint? Does the lower control arm have to come off to install them?
MikeO
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Originally posted by iwannabmw
Whoa, not necessary. That is Nissan's preferred method of doing it, but you can buy ball joints seperately from an independent auto parts store. You can also rent one of those little tools that will press the old one out and the new one in. The only thing holding those things on are a nut, a clip and pressure. They cost $33 dollars apiece from Lappens, a discount auto chain in the Northeast and are manufactured by Moog. Vinipux and I changed his when we did his clutch. I'm going to change mine in the next few weeks as well. As long as your control arms are fine, you do NOT need to replace them.
Whoa, not necessary. That is Nissan's preferred method of doing it, but you can buy ball joints seperately from an independent auto parts store. You can also rent one of those little tools that will press the old one out and the new one in. The only thing holding those things on are a nut, a clip and pressure. They cost $33 dollars apiece from Lappens, a discount auto chain in the Northeast and are manufactured by Moog. Vinipux and I changed his when we did his clutch. I'm going to change mine in the next few weeks as well. As long as your control arms are fine, you do NOT need to replace them.
Re: How do the Moog ball joint compare to the factory ones
Originally posted by MikeO
How is the quality of the Moog ball joint? Does the lower control arm have to come off to install them?
MikeO
How is the quality of the Moog ball joint? Does the lower control arm have to come off to install them?
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Re: Re: How do the Moog ball joint compare to the factory ones
Cool...I'll give them a shot...One last question..are the Moog ball joints greasable? or sealed
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Originally posted by iwannabmw
Not sure about quality on Moog Vs. Nissan. His car is autocrossed and mine is tracked and autocrossed and I'm not too worried about it. The lower control arm does not have to come off to install them.
Not sure about quality on Moog Vs. Nissan. His car is autocrossed and mine is tracked and autocrossed and I'm not too worried about it. The lower control arm does not have to come off to install them.
Re: Re: Re: How do the Moog ball joint compare to the factory ones
Originally posted by MikeO
Cool...I'll give them a shot...One last question..are the Moog ball joints greasable? or sealed
MikeO
Cool...I'll give them a shot...One last question..are the Moog ball joints greasable? or sealed
MikeO
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