In a message dated 3/20/01 4:58:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> That sounds like good news. The only resources that was available to me
> indicated that the whole control arm would need replaced. However, that was
> for B14 Sentra's. I have no idea how the other B1X styles are. I know that
> some ball joints are riveted in which would normally make someone think
> that the whole arm need replaced. I have seen aftermarketfactory type parts
> that allow you to drill out the rivets and bolt the new ones in. I haven't
> needed to replace the ball joints on my car. What was the replacement of
> the balljoints like on your 97?
>
I read up on the SE-R web site on how it was done. I did find out the the
ball joints from a B-13 (year 94 if I remember right will fit a B14 year 97)
and ordered the parts from CarParts.com ( I had to order over the phone as
they didn't have the info on the web site) I think they were something like
$37.00 each or for both (both I think) and I had to take both lower controll
arms to a fame shop (not a machine shop) because they had the right equipment
needed to press out the ball joints and at that time I had them also install
the Engery Susp. bushings also and I paid $55.00 per lower control arm to
have the machine work done. I also paid about $47.00 for the Engery Susp.
bushings that I ordered from Courtsey Nissan in Texas, so my costs broke down
to something like $97.00 per site for the new ball joints, new E.S. bushings,
labor for pressing in and out of ball joints/old/new bushings.Then I just had
to reinstall the lower control arms.
Ron
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