Great tips. I wish you would’ve shown what spring compressor you recommended and how you would get it in there because that’s tight for a guy in a garage working off floor jacks.
@SmittysShopКүн бұрын
I thought I mentioned in the video, but I don't use a spring compressor. I use the weight of the car and a jack or jack stand. The clamshell type would probably work best and there is plenty of room to use that type of compressor if you drop the arm down as shown. It would be much easier compressing the spring, in terms of aligning the bolts etc. I've done enough of these that I find it quicker to forgo the compressor.
@kellys5774 ай бұрын
Well done!
@billtucker46315 ай бұрын
Excellent tips and tricks! Great information.
@SmittysShop5 ай бұрын
I appreciate you, as always, Bill Tucker!
@webmoss3 ай бұрын
I’m here because my GF just broke her left rear control arm. Definitely a defect!
@SmittysShop3 ай бұрын
No doubt in my mind!!!
@AlejandroMartinez-qb6jl24 күн бұрын
There’s an extension on these cars. Go to the dealership they’ll do it for free.
@webmoss24 күн бұрын
@@AlejandroMartinez-qb6jl went to the dealership about 2 months ago and they just informed me that defect/recall has “expired” and will not cover it.
@SmittysShop24 күн бұрын
@@AlejandroMartinez-qb6jl They are running what they call a "campaign." They have extended the warranty 84 months. Typically that is calculated by the "In service" date. This only covers the arms alone and only if they are broken at the bushing. If you are lucky enough to have a dealer that will perform this job for "free" please let people know. RARELY will you get out of the dealership on a warranty repair and pay nothing. I worked 17 years at a Nissan dealership. Dealerships are TOUGH!
@Garage-wt5jl3 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot Smitty. Doing mine now 💪🏾
@SmittysShop3 ай бұрын
Good luck to ya!
@Garage-wt5jl3 ай бұрын
@@SmittysShop Got her done!
@wqwwqwqqpoppopoo14 күн бұрын
Apparently there was an open recall of this part but it just expired in April. Wouldn't you know it waited to break until now 🙃
@SmittysShop14 күн бұрын
Of course!! Depending on the year of your car, talk to your dealer. If you get nowhere with that see if Nissan Corp will “Good Will” the repair for you!
@PoliticallyIncorrectMechanicАй бұрын
Not sure where you're at but in Cleveland if that stab link is more than 6 months old, it's getting torched off and replaced. Also, those cam bolts are going to be froze to the bushing sleeves and probably melted off and replaced too.
@SmittysShopАй бұрын
@@PoliticallyIncorrectMechanic Upstate NY and surprisingly, this one came apart fairly easy. It was a friends car and spent the majority of its life garage kept!
@SmittysShopАй бұрын
@@PoliticallyIncorrectMechanic Upstate NY and surprisingly, this one came apart fairly easy. It was a friends car and spent the majority of its life garage kept!
@PoliticallyIncorrectMechanicАй бұрын
@@SmittysShopitd have to be! You guys use more salt than we do right? Year round almost?
@SmittysShopАй бұрын
@@PoliticallyIncorrectMechanic We use a LOT for sure. Plus we use the brine spray also which is nasty stuff, too!
@dbstottyАй бұрын
My question should the lower control arm assembly be sat down with the weight of the car before all bolts are tightened? I only ask because when I added a lift to my pick up I had to let bushings turn as a whole and not twist the rubber.
@SmittysShopАй бұрын
That is a good practice when possible!
@mehdizare6667Ай бұрын
how much cost for replace this with part?
@SmittysShopАй бұрын
The cost can vary considerably depending or your market, etc!
@lewis257r5 ай бұрын
Just turn the radio up and walla takes care of the problem
@kevinthomas80353 ай бұрын
The design is so much easier on the previous gen the arm swung all the way down.
@pfabio29488 күн бұрын
Need to do this on my mother's car but for some reason no parts stores can even find it. Cant find it on rock auto either. No idea where to find it. Cam anyone please help
@SmittysShop8 күн бұрын
Make sure her car is not covered by the campaign through Nissan. If not, search ebay or Amazon for the aftermarket arms!