I'm not sure if I should be posting this in the Technical section or the Suspension section. So I apologize for the double postings. I have posted the same question on other message boards. I have to get this fixed before I start my new job as I will be moving an hour and a half north of me and I have to take my 32ft travel dual slide out trailer with me to live in till I find me a house to live in... So it's kind of an emergency and I am very limited on funds. I have to buy new tires also since my front tires are bald on the inside and I can't haul the camper without having this fixed.
Hey guys, I am stumped. I am trying to replace my LCA's, Stabilizer Bar End Links and both my inner and outer Tie Rod End Links... Well I got down into it and it doesn't seem like my inner tie rod end links need replacing. They seem fine to me.
I had to take a dye grinder with a cut off wheel to cut off the Stabilizer Bar End Links, which I now have off, I just need to punch out the other side, as I already punched through the passenger side, and now I am having issues with the LCA's.
The reason for all of this hassle has been because of the bolts being seized up and not wanting to budge such as the outer tie rod stopper bolt. I can't seem to get it off. So I'm just going to fixed everything else and take it back to the dealership and ask them again if the other issues were causing the Tie Rod End Links to move around so much.
So I got the nuts off the LCA's, but the bolts won't move. Do they need to be pressed out or do they need to be screwed counter clockwise for them to come out or what? I also have the nut on each LCA, unscrewed so the bolt just remains. Do I need to have a press to press it out or do I need to get a spreader tool to wedge between where the ball joints are, to be able to pull it apart from the LCA? The LCA's I got already have ball joints with them. It was cheaper just to get the LCA's rather than have the lower ball joints replaced, especially at $85 per LCA from Rock Auto. Cost me $330 to get the LCA's, 2 Inner Tie Rod End Links, 2 Outer Tie Rod End Links and 2 Stabilizer Bar End Links. I think that's pretty dang cheap, considering how much a shop or a Nissan Dealership was going to charge me. I got the bolts from my Bilstien 5100 Front Adjustable Coilvovers unbolted. So everything is separated from the LCA's.
So I'm thinking I'm gonna have to put the suspension all back together, mostly so it can atleast roll for 30 feet and tow it to the Nissan Dealership on a flat bed or a U-Haul trailer.
So have any of you guys replaced the LCA's? How do I remove the 3 bolts (1 that connects to the ball joint and the 2 on the inside)???
Hey guys, I am stumped. I am trying to replace my LCA's, Stabilizer Bar End Links and both my inner and outer Tie Rod End Links... Well I got down into it and it doesn't seem like my inner tie rod end links need replacing. They seem fine to me.
I had to take a dye grinder with a cut off wheel to cut off the Stabilizer Bar End Links, which I now have off, I just need to punch out the other side, as I already punched through the passenger side, and now I am having issues with the LCA's.
The reason for all of this hassle has been because of the bolts being seized up and not wanting to budge such as the outer tie rod stopper bolt. I can't seem to get it off. So I'm just going to fixed everything else and take it back to the dealership and ask them again if the other issues were causing the Tie Rod End Links to move around so much.
So I got the nuts off the LCA's, but the bolts won't move. Do they need to be pressed out or do they need to be screwed counter clockwise for them to come out or what? I also have the nut on each LCA, unscrewed so the bolt just remains. Do I need to have a press to press it out or do I need to get a spreader tool to wedge between where the ball joints are, to be able to pull it apart from the LCA? The LCA's I got already have ball joints with them. It was cheaper just to get the LCA's rather than have the lower ball joints replaced, especially at $85 per LCA from Rock Auto. Cost me $330 to get the LCA's, 2 Inner Tie Rod End Links, 2 Outer Tie Rod End Links and 2 Stabilizer Bar End Links. I think that's pretty dang cheap, considering how much a shop or a Nissan Dealership was going to charge me. I got the bolts from my Bilstien 5100 Front Adjustable Coilvovers unbolted. So everything is separated from the LCA's.
So I'm thinking I'm gonna have to put the suspension all back together, mostly so it can atleast roll for 30 feet and tow it to the Nissan Dealership on a flat bed or a U-Haul trailer.
So have any of you guys replaced the LCA's? How do I remove the 3 bolts (1 that connects to the ball joint and the 2 on the inside)???