What have you done to your D21 Today - Page 1712 - Infamous Nissan

street_rulerr · 05-26-2018, 06:53 PM

wear one of those super tall winter hats with the ear flaps.

incidentally a friend has one that was russian army surplus and he wears it in eastern oregon on the farm. he said its actually too warm, so imagine how cold it is in the permafrost of "moth-ar-raw-shaw"

XoXSciFiGuy · 05-27-2018, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by street_rulerr

wear one of those super tall winter hats with the ear flaps.

incidentally a friend has one that was russian army surplus and he wears it in eastern oregon on the farm. he said its actually too warm, so imagine how cold it is in the permafrost of "moth-ar-raw-shaw"

You wear one of those hats, and then maybe a movie talent scout comes up to you.

Says, "We're casting for the remake of Fargo...want to try out for a part?"

Deerhurst · 05-27-2018, 01:40 AM

I'd rock one and an AK in the winter! Cold ears suck!

jp2code · 05-27-2018, 01:58 AM

Hell yeah! Keep those ears warm!

VOTS95 · 05-27-2018, 02:23 AM

Changed out the rear differential, also found a clean set of leaf-springs off a 93 4X4 and installed those as well. I bought new seals and bearings but decided to roll the dice and just install the replacement differential as is. I'm tired of working on my rear-bearing issue.

Got everything buttoned back up and heard no noises during a long test drive. WOOHOO! I'll keep the new parts just in case.

Now I get to start working on the interior.

VOTS

jonmalexander · 05-27-2018, 02:52 AM

Tried to replace the front shocks today... PB Blaster and still could not get the bolts off... So I cranked on by torsion bars instead and dropped the front... backed the nut off about 1/2" and it only dropped a 1/4"... will take the wheels off again tomorrow and get it about another 1/2" lower to level out.

I can see these shocks wont want to cooperate at all.

SBJ · 05-27-2018, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by jonmalexander

Tried to replace the front shocks today... PB Blaster and still could not get the bolts off... So I cranked on by torsion bars instead and dropped the front... backed the nut off about 1/2" and it only dropped a 1/4"... will take the wheels off again tomorrow and get it about another 1/2" lower to level out.

I can see these shocks wont want to cooperate at all.

Which ones are you having trouble with? The one on the bottom where it bolts to the control arm or the stud and nut on the top?

cadillacdude1975 · 05-27-2018, 10:51 AM

if i had to guess, i would assume that the top shaft of the shock is spinning. mine did the same thing. i jacked the front up to extend the shock and took the wheel off. then i clamped a set of vice grips to the exposed inner shaft to keep it from spinning.

XoXSciFiGuy · 05-27-2018, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by cadillacdude1975

if i had to guess, i would assume that the top shaft of the shock is spinning. mine did the same thing. i jacked the front up to extend the shock and took the wheel off. then i clamped a set of vice grips to the exposed inner shaft to keep it from spinning.

Yes! I have done shocks twice in the last year. On the front shocks, you MUST hold shock shaft separately with a vise grip to get off the top nut, or the shaft will spin on you until doomsday.

Back shocks are easy. You can change those out in twenty minutes.

SBJ · 05-27-2018, 05:10 PM

I think Foul Mouth put out a good video a while back on how to change them. If I remember correctly he used a pipe wrench to keep it from turning.

I was completely spoiled when I did mine, a little spritz of PB blaster the day before and I was actually able to put use the open end of a wrench on that little nub at the top of the stud to hold it still while I broke the nut loose. I had the cutoff wheel ready and everything thinking it would be stuck.

05-27-2018, 01:40 AM	#17113
Deerhurst 4/86 SE-V6 2 tone 4x4 HB Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,744 Vehicle: 1986.5 Hardbody Thanks: 776 Thanked 614 Times in 566 Posts	I'd rock one and an AK in the winter! Cold ears suck! __________________ 1986.5 SE-V6 4X4 D21 Hardbody Pacesetter Long Tube Headers Morimoto Mini D2S HID Projectors and Hella 500s VG33i

05-27-2018, 01:58 AM	#17114
jp2code Software Developer Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Longview, TX [USA] Age: 49 Posts: 9,249 Vehicle: 94 LB 2x4 Manual VG33e Thanks: 1,436 Thanked 1,221 Times in 1,079 Posts	Hell yeah! Keep those ears warm! __________________ Joe (not a mechanic!) • Don't have an account? EMAIL ME Factory Service Manuals: https://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/Hardbody/ Walk-through: Checking Nissan Trouble Codes 1994 VG30E to VG33E with H256 Cams

05-27-2018, 02:52 AM	#17116
jonmalexander Jon Alexander Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Humble, TX Posts: 189 Vehicle: 94 D21 XE RWD Thanks: 48 Thanked 28 Times in 22 Posts	Tried to replace the front shocks today... PB Blaster and still could not get the bolts off... So I cranked on by torsion bars instead and dropped the front... backed the nut off about 1/2" and it only dropped a 1/4"... will take the wheels off again tomorrow and get it about another 1/2" lower to level out. I can see these shocks wont want to cooperate at all. __________________ Little Big Red AKA LBR 1994 Nissan D21 XE 2WD Project! 2017 Nissan Maxima Platinum DD 2011 Nissan Maxima SV (retired) 2008 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE (RIP) 2000 Nissan Frontier 4D XE (retired) 1999 Nissan Pathfinder (retired) 1998 Nissan Altima GXE (retired) 1997 Nissan D21 XE 2WD Reg (retired) 1994 Nissan D21 XE 2WD Reg (retired)

05-27-2018, 10:51 AM	#17118
cadillacdude1975 The Gear Jammer Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Chattanooga, TN Age: 47 Posts: 9,214 Vehicle: 87 D21 SE KC V6 2wd 5sp & 86.5 V6 SE auto Thanks: 337 Thanked 1,068 Times in 984 Posts	if i had to guess, i would assume that the top shaft of the shock is spinning. mine did the same thing. i jacked the front up to extend the shock and took the wheel off. then i clamped a set of vice grips to the exposed inner shaft to keep it from spinning. __________________ "Im officially lost" - wildbill

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05-26-2018, 06:53 PM	#17111
street_rulerr Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: West Coast Posts: 2,028 Vehicle: 1996 4x4 5spd Thanks: 0 Thanked 164 Times in 156 Posts	wear one of those super tall winter hats with the ear flaps. incidentally a friend has one that was russian army surplus and he wears it in eastern oregon on the farm. he said its actually too warm, so imagine how cold it is in the permafrost of "moth-ar-raw-shaw"

05-27-2018, 02:23 AM	#17115
VOTS95 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Phoenix Posts: 290 Vehicle: 1995 XE King Cab V6, Desert Runner Thanks: 26 Thanked 62 Times in 51 Posts	Changed out the rear differential, also found a clean set of leaf-springs off a 93 4X4 and installed those as well. I bought new seals and bearings but decided to roll the dice and just install the replacement differential as is. I'm tired of working on my rear-bearing issue. Got everything buttoned back up and heard no noises during a long test drive. WOOHOO! I'll keep the new parts just in case. Now I get to start working on the interior. VOTS

05-27-2018, 05:10 PM	#17120
SBJ Total Buzzkill Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: OR Posts: 2,078 Vehicle: '90 D21 4cyl 5spd 2wd Thanks: 219 Thanked 307 Times in 278 Posts	I think Foul Mouth put out a good video a while back on how to change them. If I remember correctly he used a pipe wrench to keep it from turning. I was completely spoiled when I did mine, a little spritz of PB blaster the day before and I was actually able to put use the open end of a wrench on that little nub at the top of the stud to hold it still while I broke the nut loose. I had the cutoff wheel ready and everything thinking it would be stuck.