squeaking whie turning.
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pandarturo88
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squeaking whie turning.
Hey guys I just noticed today that the pathy was squeaking a bit while turning the wheel I'm guessing it's the bushings. I thought there was a thread already started on this but I just did a search and found nothing. if anyone could point me in the right direction it woul dbe awesome. Thanks!
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pandarturo88
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LittleStevie
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Look for the rubber bulging out the sides. If your bushings are going your sway bar might be contacting the frame. Although mine manifested itself as a metallic clack, I could see how it might squeak under different circumstances. Nissan changed the design of the new sway bar bushing to prevent this.pandarturo88 wrote:Thanks are there any tell-tale signs of them wearing when I'm under there?
That same test would also show if your wheel bearings are worn out.volvite wrote:A good way to tell if it's ball joints is to jack up the font end, and grab the tire at the 12 and 6 position and push forward and back, and then grab at the 9 and 3 positions and push forward a back. If your tire is loose there, that's a good indication of a worn ball joint.
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volvite
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From my limited knowledge if there is "play" when you do the tire trick, 90% of the time it's the ball joint. For me to replace a wheel bearing, I usually hear a hum at speeds, also you can spin the tire and hear a metal noise and possible vibration.
Also, from what i've done, I replace the cheeper part 1st then move on to the next. Not the best method, but it's worked so far for me.
Probably not the answer you were looking for.
Also, from what i've done, I replace the cheeper part 1st then move on to the next. Not the best method, but it's worked so far for me.
Probably not the answer you were looking for.
Just looking to do a little discussing... 
I had to do the front wheel bearing assy on the pathy last summer. Not a cheap proposition. However, it was by far the easier one vs doing a ball joint.
There was no hum, just some clicking when hitting bumps. I did the test you mentioend, and there was a fair bit of play when the tire was on. Once removed, it was harder to get the 'play' to exhibit itself, but eventually I managed to figure out it was the bearing assy.
I had to do the front wheel bearing assy on the pathy last summer. Not a cheap proposition. However, it was by far the easier one vs doing a ball joint.
There was no hum, just some clicking when hitting bumps. I did the test you mentioend, and there was a fair bit of play when the tire was on. Once removed, it was harder to get the 'play' to exhibit itself, but eventually I managed to figure out it was the bearing assy.
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volvite
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Nice find, I'll have to remember this one. The clicking was probably a good tell vs a ball joint being loose.disallow wrote:Just looking to do a little discussing...
I had to do the front wheel bearing assy on the pathy last summer. Not a cheap proposition. However, it was by far the easier one vs doing a ball joint.
There was no hum, just some clicking when hitting bumps. I did the test you mentioend, and there was a fair bit of play when the tire was on. Once removed, it was harder to get the 'play' to exhibit itself, but eventually I managed to figure out it was the bearing assy.
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pandarturo88
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