justint

WOW so after all that it turns out that when I got new tires in June The tire shop put 2 245/70's and 2 254/75 on my pathfinder... Get the right sizes on and wallah... all better. I'm in talks with tire shop to re-coop some of the cash I dished out...

Pulled out one of the mounts last night was a pretty easy task with some good buddy's. Had to heat up the bolts to break them loose and drop down the traverse arm. The bushings were fine so just put it right back in. Glad I didn't pay "all american 4wd shop" 750$ to replace those. So now back to troubleshooting... Thinking the CVs now but they seem to pass all tests in 4LO... One thing I Noticed was that it seemed before your could go from 4hi to 2 without having to go in reverse to unlock hubs or green indication light to turn off now you must. The U-joints are brand new but i wonder if I did Some damage to the t-case before I replaced them. Might take it to a drivetrain shop and see what they think.. thanks for the help guys keep on pathfinding cheers

There are mounts with two bushings each that mount to diff then to the frame...those bushings are shot so when 4wd is engaged the diff vibrates so badly you cant go over 15mph without it feeling like something is gonna break. I have the Nissan R50 manual and nowhere in there does it give you info on this disassembly. Me and my buddy with air tools which I think are a must are gonna give it a shot. Nissan's p/n's 54730-0w002 and 57720-0w002

My 2004 pathfinder is starting to see some wear and tear after all the forest roads I take it on. I recently had the front drive shaft u-joints replaced hoping that would fix the issue I am having... WHEN and only when I put the Pathy into 4wd it feels like the front end is going to fall off, the JERK at the shop told me I needed the front drive u-joint replaced which was pricy and only made it about 50% better. Then JERK at the shop wanted big bucks to replace the front diff isolator mounts... He claims the diff is moving around cause the bushings are shot. I purchased the mounts and was planning on doing this myself... I've seen some small how-to's around the interweb but not on this specific issue..I gave it a shot last weekend but the bolts are very very suborn so before I got into deep I stopped. Is it as easy as it looks? Is it just the 8 or so bolts drop the diff down to maneuver the old mounts out and swap? I gotta quote from a shop and they are booking like 5 hours of time? Just looking for some info... Hate to pay a shop $$$ for something a weeknd warrior could take on..need it soon thoo it's ski season j