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I just did the heads in mine. If you had all the parts ready to put in, you could do the whole job in under a day. It's stupidly easy. Album: http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=8602&hl= PM me if you run into issues on this, but its worth doing $500 is dirty cheap with just a blown gasket.

Glad someone said it. Lifter tick is ok, don't worry about it.

Thanks guys! BTW, other than the fact the rear end was $#&%ed due to poor bearing servicing by Nissan, the front and rear diffs were swapped for ones front an auto (4.37 to 4.62) This was last weekend, after we fired it up: The project started on the 7th. The above shot was taken on the 16th. Back to working on it tomorrow and i'm shooting for it to be back on the road by next saturday.

oh yeah, by the way....the truck runs now, like a champ! more small projects coming up this week and she's back on the road for may 1. i was in houston on business the last week or else it'd all be done by now.

Update! Axle out, notice the trimming on the quarters My new ride! The old front diff (and its new use!)

It's literally a 5 minute job. And no it doesn't take any support out. So grab that sawzall, WTF are you waiting for?!?

After work yesterday, fixed hole under the rear seat. Cracked the front driveshaft off, disconnected drivers side CV and reassembled the passenger side suspension. Ordered all my parts from Nissan, picking them up tommorrow, along with my new front diff and complete rear axle assembly (both with 4.62's)

Welcome! You should check out the Calgary Nissan and Import 4x4 club site too....lots of good info there www.cn4xc.com

It's your birthday, Kev?! What to do: Beers! When: Right F'in now! happy birthday buddy.

Well, after work yesterday, fixed the hole in the drivers floor, replaced passenger side CV shaft That's two more things off the list. That'd be great, Kev. I know you have experience swapping front diff's in WD21's!

Looks good!

So....the project started. I have alot to do, and even less time to do it. here's what i got done this weekend: the pile o parts: What's left in my truck: bent valve: Front of the truck pre-cut: Front of the truck post-cut: More pics to come -bounce- I've knocked 5 things off my list of 34 projects. Oh, and i have till May 1 to finish it. and i'll be gone for buisiness all of next week.

three cheers for kevin!

Ahhh...the joys of being me. The motor i got is from a 95 Quest van. And so much is different i'm ready to snap. So, back to doing the heads, and taking the bottom end that's good and my fuggered heads, rebuilding and making one good one, and now, after spending all this dough on a motor, i still have to go and buy $300 worth of gaskets. Super.

weird.....a guy named Eli with a champagne 4 door that needed a motor. I'm a guy named eli with a champagne 4 door that needs a motor.

Can you PM me your number, rachel? thanks!

I know i should just email slick, but any tips/tricks for engine removal? I heard something about the torsion bars coming out to get at the bolts? Any one have some insight?

Well, i've decided to keep the disco potato and give it some much needed love. Picked up a new clutch, T/O bearing, and pressure plate a few minutes ago, and on saturday picking up a 1995 VG30e with 150,000 KM's on it and 50,000 KM's on the timing belt and water pump, and my buddy who owes me a favor is selling it to me for $500. Hopefully i'll have the motor out of the potato by next friday. Reinstallation on Saturday and Sunday. If i can accomplish that, the holiday on friday the 14th, i'll head over to the wreckers and grab a pair of rear axle shafts, front and rear diffs with automatic gears, a CV shaft, and upper ball joints, and make those things the project for the long weekend. Wish me luck guys. -bounce-

Nevermind. Found the answer i needed. Repost from some other board: This question comes up more often than the tire size question. The axle code is located on the door jamb sticker on Nissans. If it's not there, there are visual ways of determining what you have. On some older trucks it's on a plate in the engine bay above the fender well on the passenger side. HF35 - H190 axle found in weenie 2wd Hardbodies. HF37 - H190 axle found in weenie 2wd Frontiers CA41 - Found on 720's - This is a C200/R180 combo with 4.11 gearing. Some 720's have the smaller H190 rear end that's identified by not having a removable rear diff cover. R180 front ends in 720's are different than the Hardbody and Frontier versions, as the diff is nearly centered. 720's use unequal length halfshafts and are not interchangeable. All 1986.5+ halfshafts are interchangeable left to right. CA43 - found on 720's and Hardbodies. C200 rear / R180 front, 4.375:1 gearing CA46 - found on Hardbodies and 4 banger Frontiers - C200 rear / R180 front, 4.625:1 gears CA45 - found in 2003+ Frontier 4x4's. This is a C200/R180 combination with a new gear ratio - 4.5something:1 The C200 was upgraded to 31 splines on this model from the previous 29 spline unit. HG43 - Found on Pathfinders, V6 Hardbodies, and a few '99 Frontiers - H233B rear / R200 front, 4.375:1 gearing. On the 2000+ 33 spline axles, the HG43 has a 4.363 ratio, however this is not a common axle code on the later models. HG46 - found on auto equipped pathfinders, 96-97 hardody 4 bangers, many Xterras and Frontiers. This one has some variation. Pre-2000 versions are the H233B axle with 4.625:1 gearing (31 spline axles). 2000+ is the H233B axle with 4.636:1 gearing (33 spline axles). Typically comes with an R200 front axle, with the exception being in the '96-97 Hardbody pickups - those had an H233B / R180 combination. Axle shafts in the H233B were 31 spline up to about 2000, where they switched to 33 spline shafts. All Xterras and R50 Pathfinders received the 33 spline axles. In Frontiers, it can be a crapshoot if you have a '99-'00 model, though it is believed that the switchover was at or near 2/00 production date. HG49 - found in mid year 2001+ Frontiers and Xterras. H233B / R200 combo with 4.90:1 gears. Locker Selection: ARB lockers are available for the older 30 spline C200's and all H233b's. They're also avaialble for the R200 front, however no traction device is out there for the R180. Calmini LSD's will work in an R200 front. (A Calmini LSD is a slightly modified '87-89 Turbo 300ZX LSD) Lockrights will only work in the older 31 spline H233B. Detroit used to make a locker for the older 31 spline H233B, but those are getting scarce. Up to 4.875:1 gearing is available for C200's and R180's. Up to 5.143 gearing can be had for H233B's and R200's. AC and SLR are the two companies offering gears, or you may be able to get them through Nismo. Let's say you don't have the doorjamb sticker. H190 - small 3rd member type axle found in 2wd's only (excluding Desert Runners, Xterras, pathfinders) C200 - removable rear diff cover, 8 bolts. Found in all Nissans (yes, even a few early 2wd Pathfinders) H233B - large 3rd member type axle found in most V6 and a few 4 banger 4x4's, Desert Runners, and 2wd Pathy's and 2wd Xterra V6's. Other notes: The H233B 3rd member changed from 9 bolts to 11 studs to hold it to the housing beginning with the 1990 models. Somewhere along this time (maybe around 6/89, the bolts holding the ring gear to the carrier changed from 10mm to 12mm, making a difference in replacement gear sets. What do the numbers mean? The number in the axle model indicates the size of the ring gear in mm. R180 - 180mm ring gear H190 - 190mm ring gear C200 / R200 - 200mm ring gear H233B - 233mm ring gear (yes, that's about 9.25"!)

There's an 04 Pathfinder at our local pick n pull. I drive a 92 in desperate need of some parts In regards to the 04 R50: Does anyone know if that truck has the h233b rear axle? Is the front carrier the same as well? And what gears they came with? Thanks

yes a hardbody bumper will bolt on. you'll have to shorten the rear frame rails to clear it, use an angle grinder and 10 mins of your time

So, i'm going to link, cuz posting pics on here takes forever: http://cn4xc.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/18...8561#6541048561 My buddy loaned me his spare pathfinder while mine is out of commission, and i spent the better part of yesterday afternoon with the debacle in those pics. Scary stuff.

damn you're cheap. who steals a cupholder?

I built mine (manual tranny WD21)

Thanks rachel! I'll surely be bugging you as this process continues....