The Nissan Path

Hooligan

These vehicles sometimes take a lot of abuse. If you've ever driven through deep water you could have some contamination in the oil. Impact would be the way to go. If you try the 1/2" drive breaking bar then tap the plug head a few time with a hammer to let it know that you're serious.

Hooligan

Excess air causes white smoke. More than likely it's really steam from a coolant leak.

Hooligan

All those things didn't happen at the same time so, you have a 20 year old car that's been neglected and acting it's age, like a drunk middle aged housewife with a fistful of dollar bills at a chip-n-dale bar. With those kind of miles you might want to consider upgrading vehicles over dropping a bun...

Hooligan

Where do you live?

Hooligan

The symptoms still sound like mechanical slop somewhere. Before spending hundreds on a new rack and pinion assembly make sure the steering column is tight. No backlash between the input and output of the gearbox under the hood and also the flex joint where the steering column enters the pilot valve....

Hooligan

How much movement on the tie rods are you talking about? How about with the motor not running, can you still move the tires? That's where you can see if the mounting bushings are slipping or not. Have your friend try to turn the steering wheel back and forth with the motor not running and the wheels...

Hooligan

There's quite a few moving parts in the rear suspension. You mention that all the bushings were changed. A few years back I changed all the suspension bushings and still had a thump noise when doing a 3 point turn. Turns out that I didn't have one of the bolts tight enough and there was still a litt...

Hooligan

Did this issue come on all of a sudden?

Hooligan

Both front and rear motors are identical from the same side. They are mirror images of the motor from the opposite side.

Hooligan

Belts are not a big ticket item. It wouldn't hurt to change them and be ready for the hot summer driving season coming up. They're so much easier to change in a shop than on the side of the highway. I'd be equally concerned about the radiator hoses and heater hoses, especially the 90 degree 1/2"...

Hooligan

A pair of after market axle assemblies are not all that expensive and pretty easy to change. It sounds like they're shot.

Hooligan

Hello Marco, Thank you for taking the time to come back and showing your appreciation to SMJ and letting us all know that your problem has been resolved. All too many people show up all of a sudden and with their first post ask for help and are never heard from again. When you take the time to show ...

Hooligan

A couple years ago I replaced the rubber bushings with polyurthane ones and found that the hydraulic ram unit was still moving back and forth when steering, even with the bolts tightened to max. I solved the problem by seating the bushings with a film of permatex #2. Good stuff. That might not be yo...

Hooligan

Yes, A good reason to get a set of manually locking hubs like Warn.

Hooligan

I would try an impact driver, one of those tools that twist a little when you hit the back of it with a hammer. Doesn't matter if you ruin the screw head since you're not going back with them.

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