Taoism Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Any suggestions/helpful hints on removing the pivot bolts where they mount to the crossmember? They appear to be frozen into the sleeves of the bushings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrano1992 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Any suggestions/helpful hints on removing the pivot bolts where they mount to the crossmember? They appear to be frozen into the sleeves of the bushings. I had to cut front end of spindle bolt (between the frame and front lug of LCA) with small angle grinder (125 mm cutting wheel), next grind off head of the bolt (flush to rear lug surface), then drive it out of the rear lug with big punch and heavy hammer. Needless to say, I had new replacement bolts (by the way, spindle bolts for WD21 and Xterra/WD22 are the same). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taoism Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 I truly hope to avoid that method. spose I should go ahead and find a place to get replacement bolts and new bushings though, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dowser Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Energy suspension makes quality bushings. here's a link to the page with a few parts for a 1991. Energy Suspensions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taoism Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 What years of xterra are the wd22's? I might have better luck asking for them than for the part for a 91 pathy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrano1992 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 What years of xterra are the wd22's?I might have better luck asking for them than for the part for a 91 pathy. Use Nissan part numbers: 1) Spindle bolt: SPINDLE-LOWER ARM, p/n 54419-B9500, or 54419-VK800, or 54419-VK80A (all three are the same). 2) LCA bushing: BUSH-LOWER LINK, p/n 54560-01G00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taoism Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 Lots of PBblaster over the span of a week followed by attacking the LCA spindles with an air chisel only served to annoy the neighbors. Guess i'll go for the heat/big-ass-hammer method next, while I try to find a 2" right angle grinder. I have a 4" angle grinder, but the area the heads of those bolts are in is kinda tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrano1992 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Guess i'll go for the heat/big-ass-hammer method next, while I try to find a 2" right angle grinder. I have a 4" angle grinder, but the area the heads of those bolts are in is kinda tight. I did it with standard 5"-wheel angle grinder. It's tight, but a little. Do not waste your time with BFH. Bushings are springy. So, you can't strike a sharp blow on spindle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 What years of xterra are the wd22's?I might have better luck asking for them than for the part for a 91 pathy. 04 and older Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taoism Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 I did it with standard 5"-wheel angle grinder. It's tight, but a little. Do not waste your time with BFH. Bushings are springy. So, you can't strike a sharp blow on spindle. yeah, I had pretty much resigned myself to cutting them. Just need to order the new spindles/bolts/washers/nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrano1992 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 (edited) yeah, I had pretty much resigned myself to cutting them. Just need to order the new spindles/bolts/washers/nuts. You can try electric jigsaw (for example) with appropriate metal-cutting saw blades, instead of angle grinder. Maybe it works better for you. Much slower, but safely. Edited April 23, 2009 by Terrano1992 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_RI Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 When I did mine I had to sawzall the drivers side, but the passenger side popped right out with the tap of a hammer. You never know what you are going to get with these older rigs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcooperrn Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 When I did mine I had to sawzall the drivers side, but the passenger side popped right out with the tap of a hammer. You never know what you are going to get with these older rigs.... I used a roto zip and special metal disc and a lot of patients. It works great for small areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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