G35 Compression Rods are Total Crap
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Originally Posted by bocatrip
The TSB for the early G35 Coupe drift to the right was actually a caster correction. It required the replacement on the right side of the compression rod. I had it done. My car still drifts to the right.
jason or q45tech can you shed some light on my situation? thanks.
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I need some help. So I decided to install my compression rod today that I got from Jason.
If you look at the attached pic. On the left is the old rod with the old ball joint and on the right is the new one.
How do I take off that tapered sleeve off of the old one and put it on the new one (you see that spacer looking thing)? Do I need to take it off and put it on the new one? I'm having a hell of a time taking it off, I've tried pretty much everything I can think of. Please help.
If you look at the attached pic. On the left is the old rod with the old ball joint and on the right is the new one.
How do I take off that tapered sleeve off of the old one and put it on the new one (you see that spacer looking thing)? Do I need to take it off and put it on the new one? I'm having a hell of a time taking it off, I've tried pretty much everything I can think of. Please help.
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I don't have an answer for you, but probably just more questions. Does that conical spacer seem to serve any purpose? Does it keep the bushing from moving down towards the threads? My first guess would be that it's not required with the new part.
Thanks for the old vs. new pic. That alone is great! Can you take some more, especially where there appears to be a difference in the bushing design (which is probably the cause of the awful creaking!)?
Thanks for the old vs. new pic. That alone is great! Can you take some more, especially where there appears to be a difference in the bushing design (which is probably the cause of the awful creaking!)?
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Here is a lousy pic of the bushing. Old one is on the right. My 30 second examination, I couldn't see a difference in the design. Perhaps different materials? But there was a nice crack in the bushing on the old one.
I've put the old rods back on and yes the squeeking got worse. I emailed Jason at Riverside and he is going to get me the part number of that "bolt stopper" on Monday. Seems to me like it is a necessary part. Hopefully I can get that part. I think I can change the rods in an hour now that I know what to do.
I've put the old rods back on and yes the squeeking got worse. I emailed Jason at Riverside and he is going to get me the part number of that "bolt stopper" on Monday. Seems to me like it is a necessary part. Hopefully I can get that part. I think I can change the rods in an hour now that I know what to do.
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they already came out with 2 solutions for this while I was working at the dealership. 1st solution was to just replace the compression rod. The 2nd solution... They got rid of it all together. No more compression rods on 07 G's. or G37 probably. It uses the same suspension design as the M.
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Originally Posted by firefox
I need some help. So I decided to install my compression rod today that I got from Jason.
If you look at the attached pic. On the left is the old rod with the old ball joint and on the right is the new one.
How do I take off that tapered sleeve off of the old one and put it on the new one (you see that spacer looking thing)? Do I need to take it off and put it on the new one? I'm having a hell of a time taking it off, I've tried pretty much everything I can think of. Please help.
If you look at the attached pic. On the left is the old rod with the old ball joint and on the right is the new one.
How do I take off that tapered sleeve off of the old one and put it on the new one (you see that spacer looking thing)? Do I need to take it off and put it on the new one? I'm having a hell of a time taking it off, I've tried pretty much everything I can think of. Please help.
Besides this I could tell a big difference between the bushing on my old rod and the new rod. There is a lot of empty area in the old bushing. The new rod has much more bushing material and there are no gaps. I'll take a picture of the two the next time I'm ready to install.
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You can stop by the Nissan dealer and buy part #40173-33P00.
$10 each. I scatched up my old ones pretty bad trying to use a screwdriver. I didn't want to mess with a pitman arm puller to get the old one off. Not only did it get rid of the squeak, but it doesn't seem to drift to the right anymore. I need to get another alignment just to make sure.
$10 each. I scatched up my old ones pretty bad trying to use a screwdriver. I didn't want to mess with a pitman arm puller to get the old one off. Not only did it get rid of the squeak, but it doesn't seem to drift to the right anymore. I need to get another alignment just to make sure.
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You can stop by the Nissan dealer and buy part #40173-33P00.
$10 each. I scatched up my old ones pretty bad trying to use a screwdriver. I didn't want to mess with a pitman arm puller to get the old one off. Not only did it get rid of the squeak, but it doesn't seem to drift to the right anymore. I need to get another alignment just to make sure.
$10 each. I scatched up my old ones pretty bad trying to use a screwdriver. I didn't want to mess with a pitman arm puller to get the old one off. Not only did it get rid of the squeak, but it doesn't seem to drift to the right anymore. I need to get another alignment just to make sure.
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For those that replaced the rod, did you have clunking with the old arm or just squeaking? I have a metal clunking that I can feel in the floorbaords. It was thought to be from the endlinks, but today the tech said that it appears to be from the compression rods. I thought when they failed they only caused squeaking.
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Originally Posted by myG35ZX
...did you have clunking with the old arm or just squeaking?
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