'97 Pathfinder Rear Locator Bushings Jim?

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mah@reddotcommunications.com - 19 Jul 2006 17:58 GMT

My '97 Pathfinder has a scary wobble problem that no one seems able to
remedy - we've done struts, sway bars, some other things - and I see
from the archives that Jim chalks the problem up to Rear Locator
Bushings and allows as how they're a PIA to deal with.

I am a mechanical idiot, clinically speaking. Can someone explain
these deals a bit more, or point me somewhere where I, in turn, can
direct a mechanic?

Thanks very much,

Michael Hudson

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JimV - 21 Jul 2006 02:24 GMT

> My '97 Pathfinder has a scary wobble problem that no one seems able to
> remedy - we've done struts, sway bars, some other things - and I see
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>
> Michael Hudson

If you look under the rear end you'll see bars connecting the rear axle
to the frame. Those are the locater bars. They have bushings in the ends
that fail. You can either replace the entire bar with the bushings ($$$)
or replace the bushings in the old bar (PITA).

-jim

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mah@reddotcommunications.com - 21 Jul 2006 14:31 GMT

> If you look under the rear end you'll see bars connecting the rear axle
> to the frame. Those are the locater bars. They have bushings in the ends
> that fail. You can either replace the entire bar with the bushings ($$$)
> or replace the bushings in the old bar (PITA).
>
> -jim

Thanks very much, Jim. Now tell me this, if you have an opinion... why
is my center console area - the e-brake neighborhood - always very warm
to the touch? It matter not whether heat is on, AC is on, or nothing's
on, nor whether it's hot or cold outside. Is that normal?

Thanks again for the bushing info!

Michael

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