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Hey guys, I have a curiousiy based question in regard to swapping the cam sprockets... How do you unbolt them?! When I replaced my water pump / thermostat / timing belt / bypass hose I tried to unbolt the sprockets since it would have allowed me to remove the back timing belt cover which would in turn give me easier access to the bypass hose that was shot and leaking... But the only way I could figure to unbolt the cam sprockets would have been to have the "special tool" that Nissan shows in the FSM that uses the holes in the sprocket to hold it stationary while you unbolt it. IF that is what needs to be done then can anyone point me in the right direction as to where I could possible purchase one of those tools? Thanks!

Hello everyone! My name is Mark & my ride is a 98 pathfinder SE with a manual tranny and 4WD! I am no stranger to Nissans as my last car was a 240sx and I had been rather active over on the nicoclub forum. I'm no stranger to working on cars either and would prefer to do any and all work myself. My rig has 184k miles and I'm the second owner. Here's what I've done thus far: - General Tire Grabber AT2's all the way around (265/70/15) (still need to replace the factory spare with a Grabber though) - K&N drop in air filter - Added the in-cabin air filter - replaced the timing belt & water pump at 183k miles (then had a coolant leak and had to replace the bypass hose which was a huge PAIN (one of the factory clamps gave out causing the leak)) Here are some of my plans for it: - Manual locking hubs (to help mpg a bit when commuting) - Suspension lift (leaning toward a 2" from OME) - Rock sliders - Maybe a few skid plates and perhaps a few little power mods to give the engine some more grunt (would have perferred getting a vq35 equipped pathy but this one was cheap and a manual and I LOVE driving manuals!) One question that I have is how can one tell if their pathfinder is "wide" vs "narrow" as far as the axle/diff are concerned. I checked the FSM for the final drive ratio and the ratio varied based on body width it seemed. My axle code is HG46 though so I know that I have the 4.636 gears in it... I'm more so curious the distinction between wide and narrow... Well I'm looking forward to being a part of this forum and welcome any comments and especially any advice on things to look out for or to replace when doing suspension upgrades/replacements!