Subject	I had a clunk once...turned out to be front diff bushings
Posted by	TTkeeper on January 30, 2010 at 10:58 PM
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In Reply To	Wow, that was a lot of work...(question inside) posted by Wright (Ca) on January 30, 2010 at 09:00 PM
Message	My clunk was being caused by the front diff bushings ( the ones sticking out like ears on the diff ) that looked ok but were in fact internally deteriorated and letting the metal "ear" collars tap the subframe on each gear engagement/disengagement. I replaced them with OEM...not cheap either...around $150 for both at Courtesy Nissan.
Follow Ups	Wow, that was a lot of work...(question inside) - Wright (Ca) 21:00:03 01/30/10 nice work (n/m) - Drk93TT 21:13:43 01/30/10 good job! (n/m) - ali300zx 21:24:39 01/30/10 That is alot of work... - MannyB 21:25:03 01/30/10 I really just need someone to drive my z and tell me if the - Wright (Ca) 21:40:56 01/30/10 I am about to start the same thing... - Loredram 21:34:23 01/30/10 Actually I do...but It was given to me by Woody75 (Denver). - Wright (Ca) 22:00:57 01/30/10 Also, I rented these two items from AutoZone and they - Wright (Ca) 22:53:13 01/30/10 Sweet, thank you. - Loredram 02:13:56 01/31/10 spend the $100 on a press from Harbor Freight. - PiotrC70 10:12:27 01/31/10 for most of the rear end bushings, that unit is worthless - spyhunterTT(nj) 11:52:15 01/31/10 I disagree. I've done both, the press is 10x easier. (n/m) - just4kinks 12:24:31 01/31/10 I disagree. I bought the press and never used it. - Multi_Read (MO) 12:57:23 01/31/10 Go bigger. I fit the whole subframe on my 20 ton. - just4kinks 15:23:37 02/01/10 I used the 12-ton press for every bushing on the rear end - my91z 14:50:29 01/31/10 2nd. I use it for lots of stuff ( I have the 20 ton) - Woody75 (Denver) 08:42:36 02/01/10 Very nice! (n/m) - john90zxtt(OH) 21:36:01 01/30/10 Give Matt a call. I am sure he would chat with you. - ChrisZTT(Sacto, CA) 22:24:51 01/30/10 Yeah, I will probably have him take a look at it when I - Wright (Ca) 22:58:14 01/30/10 I had a clunk once...turned out to be front diff bushings - TTkeeper 22:58:23 01/30/10 Those along with every single bushing in the rear were - Wright (Ca) 23:04:42 01/30/10 I've done all that as well and still have the clunk >>> - my91z 07:23:10 01/31/10 check to make sure the spacer is in the correct location on - spyhunterTT(nj) 11:53:04 01/31/10 It is, I even tried adding washers to take out any >> - my91z 14:23:12 01/31/10 Did you check out your trans mount? somtimes those can go - fst300zx 09:04:04 01/31/10 I installed a new nismo mount in May and recently replaced - Wright (Ca) 12:20:53 01/31/10 no (n/m) - HighPsi 21:58:32 01/31/10 The clunk might not be as bad as it sounds, and it - just4kinks 12:20:28 01/31/10 This one is bad. It's not just something I hear but - Wright (Ca) 12:30:38 01/31/10 I have the ES bushings and 6puck, noise is in the trans. (n/m) - SkiFly01 11:50:40 02/01/10 That is my opinion also. I have done a complete driveline - Gordo 93TT Daytona 19:05:30 02/01/10 ***update*** - Wright (Ca) 16:52:37 01/31/10 That brings back memories. Congrats on getting one of the - Inzane 19:58:21 01/31/10 What jack points did you use when you dropped the rear? - pearlwhite94ttz 22:37:53 01/31/10 I used the Jack points specified in the fsm. Always have. (n/m) - Wright (Ca) 00:31:51 02/01/10 Lots of work! Look great. (n/m) - TT XTZ 11:16:00 02/01/10 is the clunk present when passing over uneven transitions? - LJZTT 12:43:02 02/01/10 No, just when moving forward from a stop. I've had a few - Wright (Ca) 15:52:41 02/01/10
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