I have been having vibration issues lately so jacked the car up today and checked for play in any suspension components at the front. I have discovered when holding the wheel at top and bottom i can feel play something but is so difficult to see or feel what it is when you need both hands on the wheel to make it clunk backwards and forwards.

 

I "think" its coming from the large joint with the rubber cap which covers the upper castle nut. can it be re-packed with grease or is it a new component?

 

Its either this or the upper camber arm as i can actually see the movement in this but i feel its not this thats giving the movement..

 

has anyone else experienced this.. i would expect so..:whistling:??

Are you sure it is not the upper link bushes? Some small degree of actual play in those is allowable. There is a Nissan bulletin about it you can search out here that gives the limits. The bushes are changeable. There are 2 inner and 2 outer. Wheel balance can be a big problem. I put up with it for years until a fitter told me he could balance for zero whereas they usually accept some number of grams of unbalance. Once they did it for zero I had no more vibration. It was like a different car. I think the issue is worse the bigger and wider the wheels are.