kegard Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Hi all! I recently bought a 98 Pathfinder and took it to a shop to look at the shocks. The tech told me that the front driver's side has such a big rust hole, that when there is actually movement/flex when you lift the wheel in the strut mount. I took some pictures of the inside of the wheel well. Also if you look at the strut mount from the inside of the engine bay, there is a couple cracks where you can actually see the ground. I don't think you can tell too well in my pics though. Is this fixable? I have no idea how long it's been like this. How long until it's a major problem? I'm wondering if someone could with metal fabrication could make some sort of bracing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekazgtr1984 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 That's terrible rust damage... I feel your pain as my 98's starting to develop rust but in different places. It IS fixable but the question is, how much are you willing to spend on body work to get that rig up to speed? Keep us posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyb33 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 That is something that needs to be fixed ASAP. If it breaks off along the rest of the upper strut mount, that means it sends your strut and tire towards the hood, and sends you pulling to the right into a ditch or worse. I am surprised the mechanic did not say quit driving it, if the whole mount flexes because of the rust hole that is very scary stuff. That being said someone with some patience and a good base knowledge of metal fabrication should be able to cut and patch that well enough. I imagine it would be costly to get it fixed though. Good luck and hope it works out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Isn't unibody great!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegard Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'm just shocked at how bad it is and the location. Is this a common rust area on the pathy? Do these things come with plastic fender liners typically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'm just shocked at how bad it is and the location. Is this a common rust area on the pathy? Do these things come with plastic fender liners typically? Yes, they do. I have never heard of anyone else with this issue, and certainly not as bad as this. Scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edicer2 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 same thing happened on my freinds 240sx and shortly after the whole strut tower broke and went through the hood. So you should decide to fix it soon or junk it. very unsafe he went flying into the ditch because the tire went up so high in the wheel well and was like a brake on one side since it got stuck in the wheel well. Be very carefull scary @!*% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegard Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 I wonder if I have any legal recourse going after the guy who sold it to me. He was the only owner of it, and I can't imagine he wouldn't have known about it. Of course, he could always plead ignorance. Just if it is that potentially hazerdous, I'm pissed he didn't mention it. same thing happened on my freinds 240sx and shortly after the whole strut tower broke and went through the hood. So you should decide to fix it soon or junk it. very unsafe he went flying into the ditch because the tire went up so high in the wheel well and was like a brake on one side since it got stuck in the wheel well. Be very carefull scary @!*% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegard Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 Update: Took it to a body shop, who contacted the Nissan dealership. They can still get the side skirt section. Total cost for the shop to fix this is about $1000. That's more then I wanted to spend, after already spending about $1000 on it. I ended up cutting my losses and selling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj big shoe Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I ended up cutting my losses and selling it....and told the new owner of the rust problem, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edicer2 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 thats to bad you had to sell it. I hope yo get another someday. i guess now you have a few spots to look for on the different one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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