whilst changing pads&discs i noticed oil leaking from o/s shock :cry: there GAB shocks which came with the car when i bought it would this explain uncomfortable driving EG..if driving down a lumpy road the car thumps over every bump :confused: and isent nice are these symptoms of leaky shock or more bush related!

 

whilst examining the area i noticed the tension rod bushes were coated in a sticky substance is this normal or are they fooked also :o

 

any advice appreciated greg ;)

 

ps..new uprated shocks on order anyway :D got to smile otherwise id sell the z and i dont want to! these cars make me so happy yet so sad at times

Hi greg

 

Is it front or rear leaking ? If it's rear a common symptom is the rear stepping out of line over potholes. Did mine on my old Z, easy to do, felt like a completely different car afterwards. Don't forget to get a 4 wheel alignment done after fitting the new ones.

 

If your tension rod bushes are leaking then they have a split in them and all the silicon gel will eventually leak out. Common symptom for this is break judder.

 

Do them both at the same time. There's been some debate on here about replacement poly bushes, so do a search and make your own mind up.

 

Hope this helps

 

Robin

yep its the front o/s sorry should be more clear! think il go for ajustable tension rod arms!

 

but back to this thumping over every bump seems no matter what setting i put the shocks on soft-hard :nelson: [no jokes] it seems the car is all over the place and uncomfortable!is this the front shock or what thanks aswell robin.

 

cheers greg

Does it feel like it's moving around at the rear or the front ? if it feels like the rear and the dampers are ok then other possibilites would be, balljoint on Hicas arms (jack car up at the rear and see if you can move the wheel) or at a longshot, a wheel bearing.

 

The thumping sounds like it Could well just be the damper bottoming out due to lack of fluid

 

Robin

Sounds like your shocker is well rogered. The piston rod seal is gone and prolly most of the oil. Hence the lack of damping and prolly sticking thumping. You need to change the pair.

 

The goo on the tension rod bushes means the rubber has persihed enough to start the silicone leaking. This makes the front start to feel soggy and any disc warp shudder gets much worse than would otherwise be the case. A change to poly bushes (£50 plus an hour or two) or new v exp Nissan tension rods is warranted.

 

There's debate about the risks of poly bushes -some cracked track arms have been caused by a too stiff bush causing the track arm to flex instead. I used Superflex (search on "witor") ones 3 years ago and checked that they flex OK plus I look for cracks and so far so good. Some use solid rose joint / pillow ball type.

thanks to all that have replied iv sent a cheque for some shockers anyway tension bushes can wait my wallet is under tension at the moment :rolleyes: