by "Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
Published 04/03/2017 at 16:45
by "Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
Published 04/03/2017 at 16:45
Tags: partslopnik
; worklopnik
; stealerships
STARS: 1
Nissan Frontier Pro 4X
It has a M226 rear axle. Which on this truck is leaking gear oil out of the axle shaft seals.
Nissan, in their infinite wisdom, does not sell such a seal, or even the bearing and retainer behind said seal that must be pressed off to replace the leaker.
No, you have to buy a $300.00 axle shaft assembly. PER SIDE.
Apparently its enough to take a truck from possible used car lot fodder, to WHOLESALE in a hurry. Sort of a shame, its a 2013 with 50k miles and besides that its a set of new tires away from being a nice truck.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
04/03/2017 at 16:49, STARS: 0
I have a related vehicle (2005 Pathfinder), and while it’s been a good truck for the last 11 years, Nissan clearly made some questionable decisions in the design of it...
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
04/03/2017 at 17:07, STARS: 0
Robble robble the only compact/midsize/whatever pickup with full-time 4wd is the GMC Canyon (and 2017-up Chevy Colorado) robble robble.
Colorado Z71 or Canyon SLE or higher with the automatic locking read diff is even better.
"CobraJoe" (cobrajoe)
04/03/2017 at 17:10, STARS: 1
I hate non-servicable parts.
It was one of the big reasons why I was in favor of replacing our ‘08 Edge, a U-joint in the driveshaft was going out and it would have to be replaced with a $400-$900 driveshaft assembly.
"vicali" (vicali)
04/03/2017 at 17:10, STARS: 1
Toyotas can do it too;
Extra fun when the technician scratches up the housing digging our the old race and then the entire axle is garbage..
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
04/03/2017 at 17:21, STARS: 0
We had to do one in an AWD Avenger (which I didn’t know existed) and it was close to $900....
...and on backorder for 2 months.
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
04/03/2017 at 17:50, STARS: 0
Are those semi-float axles? At least you can just replace the seal, if your technician doesn’t attempt to remove it with a grappling hook.
"vicali" (vicali)
04/03/2017 at 18:02, STARS: 0
Semi-float..
It’s less common on the second gens, way more common of first gen Tacomas and 2nd/3rd gen 4runners..
"AfromanGTO" (afromangto)
04/03/2017 at 21:38, STARS: 0
They have a hand brake in those!!!!!!
"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
04/03/2017 at 21:56, STARS: 0
An AWD Aveneger sounds like the worst car ever. But, IIRC they shared a platform with the Jeel Patriot, so I guess it was easy enough to offer.
"jvirgs drives a Subaru" (jvirgs)
04/03/2017 at 22:30, STARS: 0
Nissan is known for doing stupid shit like that. My 2004 SE-R ended up with engine damage that would burn about a quart of oil ever 1K miles due engine design where the pre-cat was installed too close to the engine. The pre-cat would then degrade to where pieces would get sucked back into the cylinders and cause damage basically leading to a new engine. That was the reason I had to ditch mine while it was still running.