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Sydneykid Grand Master

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Upper ball joints have some play but there wasn't the time to sort these this time around so I'll have the cross my fingers that the work done has sorted this out.......

R32/33/34's don't have upper ball joints. :P

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Gary

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R32/33/34's don't have upper ball joints. :P

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Gary

Well they have something on the end of the upper arm. Nissan part # 40160 AR510. Needs to be pressed in and out. Seen it with me own eyes! Must be called something else. Care to enlighten? See diagram in post #2, it's called a third link?

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Well they have something on the end of the upper arm. Nissan part # 40160 AR510. Needs to be pressed in and out. Seen it with me own eyes! Must be called something else. Care to enlighten? See diagram in post #2, it's called a third link?

Rubber bushes, inner and outer, on the upper control arm. If they are worn, best to replace then with adjustable (for camber) polurethane bushes, Whiteline, Nolathane, SuperPro etc.

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Gary

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Rubber bushes, inner and outer, on the upper control arm. If they are worn, best to replace then with adjustable (for camber) polurethane bushes, Whiteline, Nolathane, SuperPro etc.

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Gary

Already got the inner adjustable bushes. The outer one going on what I saw and the diagram don't look like bushes. They look like some sort of ball joint........to me any way.

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Already got the inner adjustable bushes. The outer one going on what I saw and the diagram don't look like bushes. They look like some sort of ball joint........to me any way.

Let me guess you are running castor rods with a rod ends rather than bushes and the outer upper suspension link bush is lasting next to no time at all?

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Let me guess you are running castor rods with a rod ends rather than bushes and the outer upper suspension link bush is lasting next to no time at all?

Dunno really. Those items are 20 years old on my car so yes, could be the castor rods with bearing ends, and yes could be 20 yrs of wear and tear

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Just a quick update, I've really only driven at legal hwy speeds but now there is absolutely no feedback anywhere whilst on the brakes. I guess this means that the rotor skimming has done its job, and was likely the cause of the feedback. The question now is what caused the rotors to need skimming. I personally don't think they were warped (just didn't feel like it), so I'm going with the brake supplier theory that the rotors had deposits on them....... As to why that happened, I guess it could be the WBs.....

I think I need some harder driving to see how it all goes once the brakes / front suspension get a harder workout.

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krzysztof Mentor

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hey mate what was the outcome of this? i'm trying to work out a similar problem with my 33 gtr.

im currently doing front shafts and uprights fingers crossed that'll solve my problem but in the process just realised one of my hubs isn't the best

there isn't a dime of play in the hubs its just the bearing on passanger side is bone dry and doesn't turn over too easily/smooth so i may need to look at these also..

not too sure what i'll do with the hubs atm as i need the car for PI on sunday.. (replacing bearings isn't fun :D )

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hey mate what was the outcome of this? i'm trying to work out a similar problem with my 33 gtr.

im currently doing front shafts and uprights fingers crossed that'll solve my problem but in the process just realised one of my hubs isn't the best

there isn't a dime of play in the hubs its just the bearing on passanger side is bone dry and doesn't turn over too easily/smooth so i may need to look at these also..

not too sure what i'll do with the hubs atm as i need the car for PI on sunday.. (replacing bearings isn't fun :thumbsup: )

Just saw this post now. Sorry for late reply. It's been a while since I was dealing with all of this but after pretty much making sure all the front brake and suspension components were new I no longer have a problem........Replacing the bearings was a bastard of a job. I didn't do it personally, but I sure paid....

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Just saw this post now. Sorry for late reply. It's been a while since I was dealing with all of this but after pretty much making sure all the front brake and suspension components were new I no longer have a problem........Replacing the bearings was a bastard of a job. I didn't do it personally, but I sure paid....

How much does it cost you to get someone to press the new bearings in?

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