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We're back to the Nissan Pathfinder with the sideways steering wheel that becomes on Sideways after you make a right turn and the first diagnostic episode of this particular Pathfinder We found that a fluid leak was causing a massive deterioration event at the bushings stockings the engine at the bushings for the power steering gear. and when you would make a left-hand turn, the steering wheel would rest in this position. When you would make a right hand turn, the steering wheel would rest in this position and all that happened right at 275 109 miles on the odometer. So anyway, this video is part two of this: Nissan Pathfinder I'm going to swing it into the rack.

there. we're going to get it up in the air, pull this front, uh, steering out of this unit, replace the leaking steering gear, replace the bushings, fix the leaking hose, fill it back up, and then send it on its way for a wheel alignment. So stay tuned because this is going to be a very good video opening. Z Hood Thank you! Alrighty, so I have decided to back this in because it's really hot in that corner of the building and there's lower airflow and I don't feel like sweating for the next three hours.

so we're just going to do this in the reverse position on the rack. Oh silly me I forgot, hello, hello everybody. Good day to you! Welcome back! Glad you guys are here. Powering down all right? Let's get this thing set up on the rack and get started.

but before we do that, I must pop in Z Hood So uh, it's been a few days. uh, since we had the Part One of the steering Citron steering system situation. Say that five times fast. it's been a few days and uh, if you happen to miss that first video or would like to re-watch it for a refresher, uh, please, just check the links down inside this video's description and at the pin comment and it will take you back in time to the Part One diagnosis video on our Nissan Pathfinder All right.

So now that all that Shameless self-promotion is out of the way, let's get this thing raised up black subscribe button. the rack is set. Check our lift points real quick looking good looking good I am satisfied with this all the way up and Hood up there we go. Crop Rod Engaged Good secure, continuing journey in the upwards Direction All right so we're down below.

A little bit of a refresher on what we saw in the first episode. You see there's some fluid leaking down from the back of the power steering pump. There's some fluid leaking out of the steering gear seals at the driver's side of the rack and over here at the passenger side of the rack. Now, what has happened? Is that, uh, that petroleum oil has deteriorated the bushings that secure the rack to the frame? See that up.

Yeah, there's a piece pushing gravity. There it is. Hey, look at that. It's not.

okay. So what's happening is when the vehicle turns, that rack is Shifting side to side and flip-flopping about. Well, we're gonna go ahead and pull this out. We're gonna replace the rack with a new one due to the leaks.

We're gonna fix up the hose where that leak is and we're going to put new bushings and uh, new tie rods. And then we're gonna send this thing off for an alignment. So first things first. let's get the wheels pulled off and get this thing apart.

Alrighty, we're at the right front wheel. pop the hubcap out and we can get these wheels off. Humans. I'm out.

Foreign. There we go. Alrighty. So while we're here, let's go ahead and get this tie rod removed from the steering knuckle.

We've got one castle nut, this little cotter pin right here. Pull the pin out, unbolt it, and remove. Let's lose tonight. All right, let's squeeze in here real quick with a tie rod puller.

We'll pop this guy out of the steering knuckle. I Could hit it with a hammer, but today I feel like using the puller so that's what I will do. Got it? That was scary? Alrighty, let's go ahead and roll on over to the other side. Hello wife unit.

Let's go over here to this other side and get this one removed. Next, foreign procedure has to happen here. We lose our cotter pin. Get that guy out of there if they're rusted or if they break, it is of no matter because they really shouldn't be removed anyway or reused anyway.

Excuse me? I Can mix wrong size twice? It's a charm. All right there we go. Let's get our puller on there and in position here, darling. Will you hand me that little red gun? Yes, Thanks to you Scary Again, a jump every time.

Alrighty, now that the easy part's over with, let's move on in a little bit towards the center. Here we can see there's uh, some support bracket structure right here in front of this cross member. I'm gonna go ahead and unbolt all this stuff. I think I've got to unbolt the sway bar and its brackets right here.

and at that point I can get to the bolts for the straps. we can take the steering gear off right above us or the steering shaft rather. and then we'll try to get this thing removed. So it looks like this bracket thing up here has got four fasteners.

Pull these guys out here. It comes all right. Well, so far it looks like the sway bar is in my way next. So I've got two bolts here on this big bracket and two right here.

same four on the other side. So let's get uh, those guys removed or not not enough torqueages here. Let's uh, let's try that with a fresh battery? Nope. Nope.

Nope. Perhaps with no extension? Let's try that There we go. See extensions Do eat up torque, but only on impact. It will not eat up torque if you're just applying torque for the wrench.

That's where the confusion comes in. That's uh, that one's loose. That one's off. That one's gone.

Okay, it's one side. let's get this other side removed. and I'm just going to let the sway bar hang down. Maybe if I pull on it come out.

Yeah, those threads are, uh, junk. Okay, I'll have to fix that with a nut and a bolt later. Okay, backing up some. So I don't hit you guys with a bar.

let this thing kind of dangle down right there. It's good for now. Okay, so it appears there's a couple brackets. uh, with, uh, power steering lines in the way.

Get these guys on bolted aside, uh-oh bracket gravity? No worries. Okay, next up: I Want to get the steering shaft disconnected? So let's rotate this around because the bolt is right there. So we're gonna spin that around 180.. there we go.

Let's get this thing unbolted here. Very good. A couple light Hammer taps, walk that flange off I'm out I'll make a liar out of me I Don't like to be a liar. Please come off or I'll hit you harder.

it's not coming off. Hmm. oh, you know what? I need to take this one up here Loose as well so that spline can slide. That's uh, that's the issue.

See that up there. More disassembly required. Maybe now gonna go up. It moved.

it moved more. There She Goes Hmm okay, no worries I need to hit a little harder. so I'll get behind it with a pry bar. here.

it's all she's got there we go. Loosey Goosey stash that off to the side for later. Stay right there. good.

All right. So here's the deal. The two hoses connect to the steering gear over here at the top near the oil filter and I can't really get in there with a tool. So what I think I want to do is take the straps loose on this uh, this unit, hang it down some and then it'll re-angle those bolts to like over here and then I'll be able to, uh, remove them.

So now we're at the point where it's time to pull the big straps out. I Know this. Okay, that's fine. I'll just pull them loose with a ratchet, more torque.

Oh, here we go. see if I can't get that one up top way down in there. Come on, get on there. Well that's not fair.

The line is in the way. There's a hard line I'm just gonna Flex it some there There we go flexing was the success. Unclick that one. That's two.

it's two. more over here. a little bit left that one and then the one up top. Yeah, there we go.

Now we're cooking. I'll finish it off with my 90 degree impactor down there. Big Bolt That sounded kind of scary. What the? Bolt's okay.

no worries. pull this strap off and there's one of our deteriorated bushings. It's not ready to come out yet. Last one coming out.

Bolt looks good. There's our strap. and that bushing is wow. Destroyed.

Nasty. Let's pull this unit out some. There we go now. I've got some access to the top.

Fastener Banjo bolt that hold the uh, the hydraulic lines to the unit. Let's get in there next. and uh, get those guys removed. All right? I've got a drain bucket here coming in position in case this thing decides it wants to spill anything.

Reach around here with the Uh. electron ratchet. Pop these bolts out. We're gonna do a neutral drop.

Check it out. that was beautiful on the floor. There we go. Nasty Blue.

It stinks. There we go. There's our banjo bolt. See how? it has a hole in the side of it that allows fluid to pass through.

so the fitting on the end of the line can flow fluid and it can flow through the bolt lever design? That's one of them. Let's get that other one buzzed off. steering gear. Gravity.

That's how it was holding it. My brain's not not raining appropriately. Forgot about physics. It's a long day.

yesterday. there we go. Okay, the unit's free. need to back up and maneuver it out from around that sway bar.

All right, let's see if I can do this. What I'm gonna do is reach around and grab a hold of this. Remove the sway bar out of the way. that hose off again.

Just lower this thing down. There we go. Freedom. Okay, so I've just made the determination that this leak has been here for a very long time.

Check this out. Watch this. look at all that it's all sludgy dirt, fluid buildup from a slow leak, just sitting here collecting dirt forever and ever and ever peels away like Grime that's so nasty. No worries.

look at all. this cleaned out of here make it nice and shiny. It is rust preventative though. That's cool, but we don't need this much.

that's excessive. Yeah, alrighty. I Think we are about ready to go ahead and fetch the uh, the new unit out of the box. I Already checked that it appears to be the right size and shape and dimensions and all that good stuff.

The fittings appear to be in the right spot. so I Do believe this is the correct unit for the car. Come here Cellophane, Let's pull this guy out and get this thing in position. I've got some uh, some new bushings that are going to go on it here and here.

Let's go unbox those. Well, they were in a box. Now they're unboxed and they've been run over. uh, by a kid bike? No worries, they're rubber.

They're gonna be okay down there. There's our two new bushings left side and right side. Let's get these things unwrapped and on the steering wheel. You know? So I got to tell you people, knock on Dorman Parts But they often have the the things that nobody else seems to have including uh, stuff like this, these rubber bushings here.

and who's going to have bushings for a 95 to 2000? Pathfinder Nissan product nobody besides Dorman's gonna have that probably won't even get them from the from the dealership Discontinued unavailable. Get in there, they're all there we go. And this one I think it went on inside. Yeah, that one goes on like right around here somewhere.

Let's Straighten that up later. All right. Spent some time getting this pressed in that's now closed up and that's about as tight as I'm gonna get this uh, this form fit bushing over here so that's in good shape. Oh, gravity.

All right. let's swing on back over to the vehicle and get the steering gear up in position and mounted in. But first, I Need to make this thing finalized shiny. We're at all the residual drippages out of here please! Goodbye coagulated lubricant.

Well that's nice. It's like a sludge waterfall. so bad. Look at that.

I Missed the pan. All right, that's enough. 12 bucks gone another. All right.

Doesn't that stink? Let's go ahead and get this uh up in position here same way it came out. Tuck it up under that sway bar kind of in the way. I Think is that how it went? Yeah, it went like that raw heavy. That's good for now I Think not.

really. gotta move it over right there. Okay now I Can hook up my uh, my lines real fast and then we'll get this in the right orientation and then we'll get it clamped in with its uh with its straps day. So I've got uh, got the old banjo bolts with new bushings.

Get this guy strapped on. Word Association failure I have new crush washers I Don't know why I said bushings I dropped a bushing and then I did it twice. There's one going in good. Don't fall out.

stay there watching you I'm reaching over in my box for another another. Crush Washer I Think I said bushings, not fresh washers Words: This guy in that one is turning some. There we go. Okay, that one's threading in.

Dude, there's no Ratchet Here we go, that's tight about some. Get out of the way. let's get her turned in position here right about. like so.

I Think stay all right straps coming in. let's see if this is going to fit in. It was a tight squeeze coming out and uh, the bushing was gone I Don't know if that's going to fit in there with the line attached. I'm gonna try it.

I'll Flex it more. No, no, come on. come on. All right, that's not gonna work.

Fail Order of operations fail undoing the line? Come on. What is problem here? Shapes and colors? There We go there. We go now. I Got it? Yeah, Line kicks there.

We go Okay. one bolt coming in, compressor engaged, two bolts in. Here's the strap for the passenger side. Let's get that guy up there got an up or down label.

no that was good and the other Big Bowl I'm going to run these down. some not fully, just yet, just a little bit there we go. Okay, so before this sway bar goes up, let's go ahead and pull the old bushings off of it. There's our old one.

I've got a new one right here. Wow, look at that huge worn out diameter. Hope these are the right ones. I Guess we're gonna find out.

Oh yeah yeah, those fit. Okay, those are things were very worn out. There's one gone and the second one gone. New one coming in.

Now there's new bushings for the sway bar as well. Uh what? I need to do There we go. Compressor I Don't want to hear you anymore anyway. So now I'm going to get.

Uh, get, the steering gear and steering wheel lined up and we'll get that shaft back on. Okay, so there's an alignment Mark right here on the uh, the edge of this gear and that's supposed to line up with that opening right there in this clam. this clasp right here. so it's roughly 90 degrees to that that center pin.

This should be 90 degrees to it. So I'm going to get that kind of maneuver down into position here, see if we can't slide that thing on and we'll tap it down with a little mallet stubbornness. So I should have done this earlier, but let me put some lube up there on those splines since they have to slide. I Definitely should have done this earlier.

There we go. that's what I want now we're hi guys, kids are parading around I Guess they got bored in the office I'll just encourage this to go back down in position here at a time. There She Goes slides so much better with some lubricant. Amazing! One bolt up top coming in foreign and then we'll spin this unit around and get this other bolt right here.

Did I go too far? I Did go too far. Redo Undo redo. Love my job! I've been today too far. there we go.

There's a notch in that shaft right there and that bolt has to pass through. That notch. clicks. All right, that one's tight.

This one's getting re-tight Very nice. Now at this point, I Can run down the mounting brackets for the steering gear itself here. Foreign. and that is that.

The unit is now secure. Let's back up some. We'll get our steering hoses re-secured we put the sway bar back up, and then we'll get the tie rods installed. But first, Encore: there's grease on the bolts.

All right, that's enough screwing around. Let's keep going. Let's get this bracket for the line back into position here and bolted, uh, to the frame. That little bracket piece that fell off, um, does not seem to go anywhere.

So I'm not going to put it back. it doesn't do anything. we don't need it. Bracket mix? Okay, that's on.

Let's get the sway bar prepared for reinstallation with its two giant brackets to go on the ends. Okie Dokes right side bracket coming in. So we need to cradle and get this set up in the groove for these sway bar bushings. Push it up, hang it, line it up, and then, uh, bolt it in.

Ooh, that bushings tight. That's a tight squeeze. Okay, no worries. I'll use the bolts to draw it upwards and into position here.

Oh, slippage came right at me. You're gonna line up, You can't see there. it is there. We go now.

it's gonna line up. good. Next linkage. All right.

One is done. Let's move over to the driver's side mount and get that one in place. Okay, same procedure I Suppose Keep this all lined up and in position here. Start with a couple of the bolts to hold the bracket in place.

far forward pry bar. Let's see here there, a little farther back. That's what we needed. Who knew I Hear emergency response vehicles and thunder.

Oh my whoa. Great Balls of Fire We got a hurricane running into another hurricane. Sideways rain. It's crazy.

You see that out there. Big old fat rain. Florida Weather you're hardened. Clicks twice clicks.

There we go. Beautiful looking good. If you can get this cross member support bracket device reinstalled, two bolts in the front, two bolts in the back. Easy peasy, that one that wasn't in the enemies okey-dokes let's move on out of this little hole right here.

We'll swerve around to the side and we can get, uh, look at these outer tie rods installed next. I've got new ones I Really do not like the loud Troy noises. Go see what he's doing real quick. Anyway, as I was saying, I've got some new, uh, new tie rods here I Don't like to put old tie rods on new steering gears.

so I bought new ones. What you doing over here? Buddy cleaning. He's cleaning. That's a nice shiny subframe.

We got there. Thank you? Yes! Good job bro. Thank you very much. Good job.

Appreciate it. Anyways, Uh, we need to get a jam nut on here and then we can screw these tie rods on. Where's my jam now? Yes, the jam nut is what prevents the inner tie rod from turning all by itself when the outer tie rod is installed. So once these are screwed together, you'll tighten down that jam nut and it'll create some friction right here.

And then the inner tie rod cannot rotate and become unthreaded. which would be very bad if you were driving and it came off. There we go. That's good.

Let's pull our castle nut off here and get this guy. slipped down into the steering knuckle. Get in there just like so. all right that one's on.

Let's go get the other one installed. Then we'll tighten them both up and then, uh. run the collar pins. Alrighty passenger side.

Next, one more time, we got a jam nut here. Screw that thing on. Now you can kind of eyeball how far it's got to go. In my case, I'm using one pinky finger.

Sometimes that's accurate, sometimes it's It's not accurate at all, but it's at least a good Baseline Plus, if you do the finger width measurement, at least both sides will be uh, even no, that won't turn anymore. What is this? There we go. Rough spotting threads. Come on with it.

turn, turn, sock it to me. Now it goes. Did you break that? Troy Broke the hose reel? How'd you break a hose reel? Pinky We'll fix it. no worries.

Get this guy screwed on next now again. Uh, this car is not going to get a wheel alignment through me. The car has purchased at one point in its life a lifetime alignment policy from one of the tire shops or whatever. so we're just going to let it.

Uh, run it over to them guys and let them make good on their warranty that Down in the Hole right about here. Get in there. What are we doing? Oh, got it. again.

Threading now. Very good. All right. let's get these tight and cotter pinned clicks all right.

there's the hole. gotta line the groove up with the hole a little more a little more perfect. Right on the money. Okay other side.

next move right on over here. same thing. tighten her up. different size socket.

Okay, that happens so often where the same same part we'll have different size. Fasteners I Don't get it. that was the wrong size socket. Now it's stuck there and since I don't know where my 19 socket is, we'll just finish this off with a wrench so we're just fine for me.

Yeah, two more. Ah, again, one more now. I should do it. And there we go.

That's good. That was enough. Nas So we got one cotter pin going in like so let us Bend this properly so it remains secured. There we Go.

and this one I think I'll want to go this way this time there that's pretty okay. caught up in the other side and then we can start to uh, let this unit down. We'll throw the tires back on it and then, uh, the fluid refilled. We should be good to go here.

Okey-dokes We skipped ahead. the wheels are back on racks tight. Everything's good to go. Let's let her down.

get this thing refilled and then we can do a leak check on that hose back there. I Don't know if for certain those hoses are leaking I've already tightened up a couple of the clamps just to make sure that that was not the cause of the problem. but uh, we will see down on the ground. Okay, the wheels straightish, steering wheel straight.

let's check that other one, make sure it's uh, parallel to the driver's side turned in a little bit. No worries you allowing the guys to take care of that met us. Get some fluid back in this Reservoir to go from there to the Vault of viscosity. What do we got here? Brake fluid: ATF There we go some BG Action All right.

Let's get this guy refilled here now before I start the engine. I'm gonna go and run the steering wheel left and right to start to circulate some of the fluid I Don't want the pump to run dry because then it'll make noise because it'll aerate the fluid. and it'll wind and nobody wants a whining pump. There we go.

Good for right now. Storm seems to have subsided slightly. Let's get this wheel rotated. We'll just go lock to lock.

three or four of these actions back and forth and we'll be good to go ahead and restarting the engine. Okay, all right, coming around to recheck that Reservoir it's a little low in there. Let's fill it up some more. It looks like it's going to take the whole bottle all right.

Or a whole half a bottle. Maybe some more of the bottle. Who knows. All right, that's good.

Put the cap on restocking Z engine. go back up in the air and check the leaks Real Quick Lane Come back up about halfway up. Let's give this thing a finalized inspection. down below things there's not leaking because it's good.

It's going to be in question is one of the power steering hoses later on I'm going to pressure wash that off. We're going to set it off to the alignment and then I'll recheck that one. I did tighten clamps on it, but you never know. We go back to that later.

So that being said, I'm going to go ahead and close this video out right now. I Will do such things as always by thanking each year Every one of you guys for watching this video and gals Hope you enjoyed this video. If You all did enjoy this video. Please feel free to let me know about that by tapping that like button down below.

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