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    Front end vibration

    in The Garage

    Posted

    There aren't any Zerk fittings, that sucks. Stupid design if that's the case.

    Not sure what Zerk is but guessing the fitting. If that's the case there are these little screws in all steering pieces (tie rod ends...) except lower ball joint. You just remove the little screws and replace with a metric fittings. You'll need a few 45s and at least one 90 (bends) That last one goes well on the idler arm. I think there are 10 of'em in tot. Cheap and quick fix. It's a must and a first thing I do on any new to me vehicle. Nobody ever does these. Replacements of the stearing comps are very costly and you might as well look into Calmini for you tk then.

    I had 175k mi on my first pathy and never had any probs with the front end. I greased them all up every tire rotation (every other oil change @3k-always) from about 30k on.

    Front end vibration

    in The Garage

    Posted

    Check the idler arm. When I looked at a bunch of pathys last year that was the prob with all of them. Also shoot some grease in all the steering components. (you'll have to put in grease fittings)

    Anyone have these?

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    I have a similar deal on my f150 but the ones on pathys look a bit funny to me. They are great though. No rain get's in and the wind noise is decreased considerably. I have been thinking of getting those too but may just have to get a sun roof.

    Gear Oil specs

    in The Garage

    Posted

    OK, this is what the dealers told me:

     

    dealer 1: uses w90 in t-cases and that's all i was able to find out because then the telephone shuffle commenced and I got lost.

     

    dealer 2: this is the one where my 1st tk came from, 75w90 in both t-case and manual tranny. They said that the gl#s didn't really matter and I could use gl-4/gl-5 compatable. (they use Nissan oil only)

     

    so here is what's going in mine: 75w90 in t-case and tranny, and 80w90 in the diffs. I may mix in a bit of synth. oil eventually but for now will go with just straight dyno. Time to play around and just enjoy. :lol:

     

    Thanks for all your advice. :beer:

     

    off to get busy...

    Gear Oil specs

    in The Garage

    Posted

    "When an oil label reads GL-4, GL-5 & GL-6 compatible, imo, I would not use this oil in a Pathfinder tranny. "

     

    That's why I started asking questions. For now I have more time on the diffs. and tranny. I checked the fluids looked very fresh and full, so I'm gonna leave them alone until I can fully investigate this.

     

    Now, my t-case was making noises that I didn't like so I drained it and fluid looked pretty dirty (no sweet smell) and wasn't very viscous. It was some kind of ATF. In the OM it says dextron II and "At the parts store they told me t-case dextron III but I guess not dextron III/mercon though." Any ideas on that? Can I use the III/mercon? Also, it sure makes sense to have same fluid in there as in the tranny (mine is manual - GL-4) Can I just fill up the t-case with GL-4 now? or is there a way to flush it or.....??? Just enquiring, I want to stay with the atf while I figure out if the t-case is going kaput or if it was just the fluid or what not.

    I heard that aluminum t-cases have to have ATF because of some kind of corrosion additives. Any truth to that? I gotta get my tk out of my friend’s garage.

     

    I'm going to try to call another dealer tomorrow hopefully, and I'll post on what they tell me. I just have too many pokers in too many fires right now. -alcohol-

     

     

    Anyway, thanks for your input.

    Gear Oil specs

    in The Garage

    Posted

    So what's the difference between Gl-4 and GL-5? The OM refers to these as replacements and refers to the viscosity chart but the chart has the oils only in __w__ format. Same thing at the store. The gl note is on the back in small print. I haven't been able to get a good answer to that one either-just that it's a manufacturer's numbering system. That sure doesn't tell me much. I am not in petrochemicals.

     

    I have posted this on other vehicular boards and have only gotten 'ya, you should use the recommended stuff' P...

    Gear Oil specs

    in The Garage

    Posted

    I talked to a near by dealer and they told me to use 80w90 in the diffs (front and rear) and reagrdless they recommended to use one with LSD additive. I couldn't get a straight answer out of them on the t-case and manual tranny - well, they got really busy all of a sudden. At the parts store they told me t-case dextron III but I guess not dextron III/mercon though. I am gonna have to call another dealer to try to get to the bottom of this. Like you said, gl4 and dextron II are not widely available plus a lot of gear oil is rated gl3-gl4-gl5 compatable. :confused:

    She's got ghosts!

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

     

    I no longer have the the gas smell in the morning since I tightened the clamps on that little 3" fuel line between the rails.  

     

    when did the bogging start? about the time you tightened the clamps? maybe you knocked something.... :blink: ...check in that area...

    What CD is in your player?

    in General Forums

    Posted

    PANTERA.....COWBOYS FROM HELL!

    gotta love 'tera. :beer:

     

    right now though:

     

    The best of The Doors 1&2

    G. Dead - The arista years 2

    Iron Maiden - Killers

    P. Jam - Yield

    Buju Banton - Inna Heights

    Sting - Mercury falling

    No Doubt - Rock Steady

    Gipsy Kings - 1988

    Maribal

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