Frenchy
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Frenchy last won the day on October 7 2023
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About Frenchy
- Birthday 03/24/1992
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Your Pathfinder Info
1993 Nissan Pathfinder Sport
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Mechanical Skill Level
I Own A Shop Or Work As A Professional Mechanic
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Your Age
30-35
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What do you consider yourself?
Weekend Warrior
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SE Offroad
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Year
1993
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Male
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CO
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United States
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I would keep soaking it in oil and giving it a bunch of heat. You would be amazed on how much that'll work when you're applying both quite often for this kind of thing
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That's what I figured. Just wanted to make sure
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Frenchy started following Steering Coupler and Trailer brake controller stuff
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So it is already a general standard that when towing over a certain amount(2000 lbs I think) that you should have a trailer brake of some sort on the trailer to assist with stopping. Most of the time trailers will have electric brakes instead of hydraulic surge type brakes(like U-Haul). My question is did Nissan ever put a plug under the dash on the WD21'S to make it easier to install a trailer brake controller if one wishes too? Or was that done much later in the 2000's? I ask simply for the fact someone tried to claim there is a plug for it and I was under the impression that you have to tap into wiring and make a custom harness to make it work.
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What exactly failed?
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Assuming you do have everything disconnected, I would put the nuts back on(just a few threads) and lightly smack the master cylinder with a dead blow hammer(not to be confused with a rubber mallet)from the top and bottom the best you can. Hopefully that should break it loose enough for it wants to come off and then this will help keep it from flying off
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Remove it and the harness. It's all plug and play. You will need to remove the driver's seat. Simply follow the harness
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Well the Lares coupler just ce in today and it will be going on today or tomorrow depending on my motivation. That said taking a closer look at the current one, it is split pretty bad and I'm sure that is where a bit of my problem is right now
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WD21 interlock relay/inhibitor relay
Frenchy replied to tmoore4512's topic in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders
If need be take your time to clean every single ground thoroughly. I used to do Automotive Mechanics under Nissan and at the Training center in Ontario California the Instructors and Engineers stated that Nissan Has Very Poor Grounds! -
WD21 interlock relay/inhibitor relay
Frenchy replied to tmoore4512's topic in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders
The Inhibitor Relay is simply a starter interlock at a basic level. For an auto it will not let the starter engage unless in Park or Neutral. For the Manual it makes you push in the Clutch pedal or press and hold the interlock switch on the dash(mainly meant for OffRoad purposes for the dash switch). With what you have going on I would highly recommend getting another set of eyes on there to see what's going on. I suspect this could be something simple and silly as there is no good reason for this to happen. -
I can't speak for Read Head and I only heard about them within the last year. Marvel I found out about years ago after dealing with a very poorly made A1 Cardone Garbage Rack on the 280ZX. It literally was a night and day difference
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If I replace the box it will definitely be a particular band. That brand I speak of is Maval Gear. I ended up getting a steering rack from them for my old 83 280ZX I had. Yes it was reman but it was AWESOME
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Yeah I still got nothing on the Polyurethane replacement at this time. At the moment I have a Lares on the way and RoclAuto was the best price including shipping. As for the current feel in steering you can tell there is an initial lag going left or right. Mind you I have good steering linkage, already took care of the strut rod bushings and cups(that was a huge difference alone) and I'm still on 31's at about factory height or just above. As much as I won't argue that the control arm bushings to to be considered, I'm suspecting the rag joint now. And don't worry I have already made the adjustment on the steering box
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A steering coupler alone being polyurethane would not transfer that much vibration to the cab. You're probably thinking of the engine mounts. I've seen those cause a lot of vibration on an old S10 I used to have. That was something else
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Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if the original coupler is plenty soft being 31 years old. Of course Nissan doesn't show a replacement part by itself and I have seen the Lares coupler. I did a simple look on the Lares and it seems to be a decent one for what it's worth. Compared to others I can't speak much. As for a Polyurethane Coupler I can promise can feel much better especially when it's the correct composition. That is the key thing with Polyurethane.
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So I have a suspicion that my Steering Coupler/Rag Joint is a bit worn out. That said I am curious if anyone might know if there is a Polyurethane replacement available? As much as a solid metal one sounds, I feel the factory rubber or Polyurethane would be way more forgiving. What I have found is a replacement rubber one for the D21 and WD21, and I have found a polyurethane for the 240SX and the Old Datsun Z. Any help on this would be great