Recent content by Fitz98

I think what happened is the hub shaft forced the inner hub bearing race to separate slightly towards the inside. I was a small amount, so not sure that there was a lot of stress on the bearings themselves. Using the press with the smaller press cup pulled the inner race back in tight to the...

1st time installing a new bearing and hub on my 2004 Nissan Sentra. Everything went smoothly and bearing installed well. I had a lot of confidence in that part of the install. When I pressed in the hub, I had a bearing press cup on the back side, but it was sized to the collar of the back of the...

A little further research suggests that these are through holes into the transmission body. If that is the case, is blue loctite a sufficient seal? Alternate off the shelf thread sealants? I am researching availability of new bolts with factory sealant. Knowing myself, I will likely take this...

FSM for RE4F03B transmissionmission for 2004 Nissan Sentra 1.8 states "Always replace oil pan bolts as they are self-sealing bolts". AI search states "In the RE4F03B, the valve body and pan are sealed with case o‑rings and a pan gasket, not self‑sealing bolts" The pan gasket looks like it has a...

SPECTACULAR!!! Thank You for the FSM link!

Ended up getting the Nissan 1217H Liquid gasket. About same price as 2 tubes of Ultra Black and used logic of OE lasted for 250k miles. No instructions on the package, it says refer to service manual or Nissan Technical Bulletin. After an hour of searching, I could not find anything other than...

After many hours of research, I came to the conclusion that most aftermarket CV Boots are junk and won't last long. At least that is the general consensus that I have found. Enough negative reviews to make me want an alternative, otherwise I would be wasting my time and would be doing the job...

I want to take my junk yard axle boots off and re-lube the CV axles for my 2004 Nisan Sentra and inspect before re-installing them. @ Trav recommended Schaeffer 219 (with the red cap, not the yellow cap) I am not seeing the red cap one on their website, or anywhere else for that matter. It...

Price is reasonable for these, probably upper limit of what I want to spend for these components. 2 concerns: 1) The Sankei's appear to not have the ribs on the ball joint like most others do. They appear to be smooth. Not sure if this would affect installation. 2) I have seen a couple videos...

I like the idea of pulling the pan to clean magnets, pan and inspect. Easy to do, just concerned about leaks in gasket upon re-install. Guess I am a little traumatized from my experience with my Expedition. I do have a drain bolt which makes it easy. FWIW, the filter is a screen and is not...

Called this company. They said they stopped making new molds for boots in '99.

Working on my son's '04 Nissan Sentra with 250k miles while he is back from college. He was experiencing a few situations where the transmissionmission would have a little troubles engaging into gear at cold startup. Everything worked fine once he got going. I topped off fluid and it seemed to...

The junkyard vendor that I ordered the OE axle from on E-bay reneged on the deal. Ended up refunding my $$$. I guess they already sold the part, but did not update the listing on E-bay. I did find 2 CV axles at my local junk yard that had boots in decent condition, so I would assume the bearings...

A friend of mine designed a system he branded as drain a valve. It was a cable actuated valve that would bolt into the pan to replace the factory bolt and seal. The handle pull would be located in an accessible place so the theory is it would be easy to drain oil for interval changes when not...

I replace copper seal on my Nissans at every oil change. My 03 Suburban has an integrated seal on the bolt. I haven't had any leaks with all my oil changes, but on my last oil change, I replaced with a new OE bolt, just for peace of mind and the price on E-bay was reasonable. I can't imagine...