When up from the
front there arose such a clatter, I jacked it up to see what was the matter.
The upper A-arm bearings and shafts were so worn, I could rock the A-arms
back and forth. The right lower ball joint boot was gone, and the joint
rusted out. All the steering link boots were torn or missing, as were the
upper ball joint boots. As far as I could tell No One had ever greased
the 22 zerk fittings on the front end of this car.
I got new a-arm
shafts and bushings from Nissan, as well as the ball joint. I removed all
the steering links and ball joints, and cleaned out the joints. They were
all in serviceable condition. I could not find replacement boots for either,
so I used VW Beetle tie rod end boots for the links, and Audi 5000 ball
joint boots. I sandblasted and painted the A-arms and hardware, and reassembled
the front end. KYB shocks completed the job. |
