Gary -

I've got a '96 that I bought new in 1997.  

1)  Try eBay for your seat belts.  After awhile, just about anything
will show up there.

2) I just replaced my rear shocks.  The only suggestion would be to
get more leverage with a piece of pipe over the end of a socket
wrench.   Also, I replaced the rear shocks because I was getting a
wobble at highway speeds.  Problem is that the new shocks didn't solve
the problem.  I was just under the car tonight check to see if any
rubber bushing were missing or damaged or if anything else was loose,
broken or cracked.  I didn't see anything obvious that looked like it
was causing the problem.  I'm hoping that someone else in this news
group has the answer to this wobble problem. I don't know yet if this
is a common problem with Pathfinders. ( By the way, '96s have a
problem with their right exhaust manifolds cracking.  Mine did at
about 50K miles.)

3) The factory spare that came with my 1996 does not look like  a
"regular" tire.  As I recall, the manual or tire itself says not to
exceed 55 mph with it on. I hope the one you both fits in the bay on
your car. Anyway the trick to lowering the chain is to get the
cranking bar for the jack which should be located under the rear
seats.  At one end of the bar it should look like a "T" .  Now open
the rear hatch and look for a small oblong hole or opening above the
bumper and below the level of the rear compartment.  You insert  the
"T" end of the cranking bar into this opening and crank the chain down
with a counter clockwise rotation of the bar using the tire iron as
the handle.  

Hope this helps.

C5Ya

Hi,

I have a PDF of the owners manual, do you like it, i will send to the group.

regards