Rear, Tierods Excessive Play

[Guest 40th-edition]

my vehicle has knocks in rear since i bought it so put on hoist the other day to give it a good looking over.

found the inner rack end on both sides has about 3mm play.. it was about even on both sides so i was wondering if this is normal or not??

anyone know? cheers

[BHDave]

Get them replaced. There should be virtually no play.

[Roy]

I have had play in mine for years...they are expensive to replace so if anyone knows a mroe economical fix then genuine Nisan . $380 was what i was quoted by Nissan

[BHDave]

123 or 126 each for my r32gtst, also from nissan. still not cheap but i just couldn't handle the way the back end felt when they were sloppy

[Guest 40th-edition]

i am a mechanic so can fit them myself... but dont u think it might be worth just putting the bar in and getting rid of the hicas all togeather.

cheers for the replys

[BHDave]

hang on. is the play in the ball joint or the rear rack itself?

[gslrallysport]

hang on. is the play in the ball joint or the rear rack itself?

That was my next question! The rear rack ends are available aftermarket and are less than $50 for pair...

[Duncan]

we've had heaps of trouble with the ball joints.....

[T04GTR]

yes, story of my life!! f**king things. i still havent got round to doing mine cos the driveshafts are siezed in lol. you need a press. from ones ive done before it takes 5ton to get them moving and then a solid 1.5-2 tone to push them out. so a gear puller aint gonna do it lol

[1400r]

rear craddle swap to non hicas?

s14 for 33 boys

S13 for 32 boys

problem solved

[T04GTR]

pitty if its a gtr

[1400r]

hmmm non turbo Z32 rear craddle? for R32

not sure about R33 gtr maybe rwd stagea?

[Guest 40th-edition]

the problem is the inner and maby outer rear rack ends.

i checked the balljoints, its when you pull out on the back of the tyre.

the HICAS lock bar uses the joints still?? doesnt it?

where would i find them aftermarket?

thanks heaps for the help, cheers

[T04GTR]

hrmm. differant track.

[BHDave]

the problem is the inner and maby outer rear rack ends.

i checked the balljoints, its when you pull out on the back of the tyre.

the HICAS lock bar uses the joints still?? doesnt it?

where would i find them aftermarket?

thanks heaps for the help, cheers

yeah the lock bar uses the existing rack ends, just replaces the rack, so if the ball joints are shagged the lock bar won't help.

I've only had inners die on me. T04GTR has on going issue with the outer ones from memory.

[Simon-S14]

ive had a couple of inner ones die on me in my cefiro, but not the R32... go figure, both cars see a lot of track use, and the hicas arm really does seem to be fairly weak.

I have heard that R33 ones fit into an r32 and are bigger/stronger? Can anyone shed some light?

[STATUS]

If you like frigging around you can press out the ball joint and fit a s13 type bush, convert to a s13 c-shape rack end bracket and use a threaded tie rod end knuckle. I made a set up using R33 front tie rods for extra strength and used moon face spiro-bush inserts instead of the rubber bush.

i will cobble together a rough pic in paint

[1400r]

glad a rear craddle swap is easy in a 32 gts-t