seanj

drivers side headlight will come on by itself after its been parked for a few hours. turn switch on then off and the light stays off and won't act up for a few days. based on some of the other posts it sounds like an issue with the switch?

read that stuff on one of these forums. being caught on the open hwy in a snow storm or in a situation where you have to drive on the hwy in deplorable conditions is where you would be using the 4hi at higher speeds. i'll assume you haven't been at it very long by the no traction on ice comment or perhaps you don't live where there is alot of it. so here's a little heads up for ya! a 4wd will always have more traction in slippery conditions. also you will have more control of stearing due to the power being applied to the front whl. thats why front whl drive cars do so much better in slick conditions than rear whl drive. one more time, a 4wd will always have more traction in slippery conditions! we won't be stopping any better than anyone else but we will take off better and have more traction. thanks

92 xe v6 4x4 5spd. let me see if i understand this right , based on what i've read so far. you're not supposed to drive these things over 40-45 mph in 4hi? normally i could care less about that because where i moved from you only used 4wd if you were actually offroad or the streets were covered in snow and ice. seems that with a pathfinder you're not supposed to use the 4wd at all on the street regardless of how bad they are. we got about 5" of snow the other day and by nightfall the roads were getting pretty slick in parts so i put the truck in 4hi, rolled back about 1 car lenth and went on about my biz. up to about 30 mph! something is making a vibrating/pulsating sound at 30 mph. no vibration felt through floor, t-case or trans shifter, it's more of a sound. i plan on lubing the front drive shaft but i doubt that's it since there doesn't appear to be any actual vibration. one idea i've had is that since the engine works harder in 4wd perhaps there is an imbalance with the fan or pullies on the front of the engine. although this sound does not occur in 2wd even at hwy speeds. if in fact pathys cannot be driven on snowy icey streets then what kind of shim sham deal is that!? i've owned quite a few 4wds including 76 k5 blazer, 76 scout, 72 bronco, 73 cj5, 90 montero(surprisingly bombproof) and all of them could easily be driven in 4hi up to about 55mph. if nissan can't do better than that then i'm afraid it's curtains for this pathfinder. i drive 4wds for added safety in the winter months as well as recreation of course but with this one i can't even rely on it for safety it would seem. hmm.

normally to check a front end for possible damaged components i would raise the front supported under the control arms and go from there. the book says you can't check ball joint play with the vehicle supported under the ball joints (control arms) hmm. 92 xev6 4x4. thanks

92 xev6 4x4 by the manual they look like a bolt in affair. i,ve been burned more than once by those manuals though. so what i want to know is what does it really take to do the job. the book says to unbolt, use a ball joint separator (the forked type?) to knock it loose then install new ball joint and torque bolts to so and so ftlbs and you're done. is it really that simple? the only bolt in ball joints i've delt with have been on import cars. i'm not intimidated by the job at all as long as i have the tools to do it. thanks for any help