bombel, It's ok to me, but I don't want to show my license plates on facebook.
[ Dodano: 2016-08-28, 15:24 ]
Up!
Yesterday I had the chance to work with the Primera. I replaced all the engine mounts and the rocker cover gasket. WARNING!: DO NOT order anything from the german Autodoc- webshop, or any other shop that works in the same address! They sell quality parts for ridiculously low prices. When you order and pay for a quality part (as an example, elring 056.410 rocker cover gasket) you are most likely to get a part of a shitty brand of their own - STARK. This brand has got no websites at all and the business is registered in the same address as the autodoc shop. Funny isn't it? They are most likely made in China and just repackaged in germany.
I didn't take more pictures of the rocker cover gasket replacement, but this one is taken while cleaning the mating surfaces. This time I used silicone allover the mating surfaces and it has not shown any signs of leaking - yet.
The next job was the engine mounts and transmission support bushing. I was prepared to spend the night in the garage, if necessary, but I finished up pretty quick.
The passenfer side mount was totally gone, no wonder the whole thing seemed to vibrate like hell.
The transmission support was the hardest one, had to disassemble quite alot. Lucky me, no bolts were stuck so it was pretty straight forward.
The old one
And new one
The crossmember mounts were also gone, the front one was the worst.
Front, you can clearly see it splitting.
And rear. This had also visible splits.
New shiny parts going in. Front mount.
And rear mount. I honestly don't know the point of that stupid rubber flap, but decided to install it still.
Managed to install the cross member quite easily, only needed a floor jack to support it while I inserted the four mounting bolts.
Front one in place
And the rear one. I also replaced the transmission support bushing.
The old bushing actually seemed quite good, but decided to replace it anyway.
Was it worth it? Yes and no. The car seems to be alot more stable and is alot less jerky. I think that I am still going to install poly bushings in the old crossmember mounts and install them. I can actually feel the whole car bouncing a bit when I start the engine
Time to get working on the suspension then. Really looking forward to next wednesday, because it's my pay day.