Hi all,

 

I'm a proud owner of my first 300ZX and I'm over the moon with it. But I seem to have bought one with the prop bearing on it's way out as I experience vibration. (I hope that's all it is)

 

Dose anyone have a cheap good prop for sale? :bow:

 

It's a Nissan 300ZX Auto Fairlady T-Bar non Turbo import (Year 1991)

 

Also with out spending a furtune what would the most cost effective mod I could do?

 

Thanks for any help offered.

 

Regards,

 

Gerrard

 

My Contact Details:

Live in Croydon Surrey

Email: gbuckley@hrdb.co.uk

Home: 020 8604 8690

Mobile: 07799 072549

Sorry folks I think I might have posted this under the wrong heading.

Go to Traders section and check out AndyZ and Dave at PetrolHeads, they will sort you mate! :)

Thanks Mantav8 - I will check them out.

>Dose anyone have a cheap good prop for sale?

 

Note: You'll also have to specify if your car is a 2 seater or 2+2, since the propshaft is different.

A TT propshaft won't fit a NA either..

 

 

>Also with out spending a furtune what would the most cost effective mod I could do?

 

most upgrades for the NA only give a very marginal power increase (unless you modify the engine internally)

 

-Set base timing to 17-18BTDC (free mod)

-Apexi intake.

-UD-pulley

-X-pipe + better flowing mufflers.

 

-Eric

...vibration might not be the centr bearing - it might be the rear gearbox mount. They sag with age. I replace the centre bearing in my NA only to find that the vibration remained - and it dissapeared when I replaced the (Auto) gearbox rear mount.

 

Next vibration you'll need to sort is wheel balance - surprising how sensitive the car is to uneven tyre wear or the loss of a balancing weight.

 

And on the subject of vibration, under breaking, it's not always warped disks, more likly to be tie rod bushes deterioating (offensive judder at hard brakeing from speed - or wheel judder when travelling at speed)... Warped disks give the car a slow judder when you come to a halt slowly.

 

...been there - done that...

Good luck

 

Jack

Thanks for the responce.

 

Being a new owner I'm not too sure about things regarding my car yet. I think I've got a 2+2 as there are 2 ever so small seats in the back, only good for children more or less. I haven't seen any thing in my paper work to say what kind I have?

 

My vibration only happens at certain speeds so I've learn't to kind of control how I drive so to limit the vibration. So far I have no judder or vibration through the steering at any speed. Breaking also seems fine how ever I break. The vibration seems to come through the floor. The rear gearbox mount is something I never considered.

 

Thanks for you help and look forward to your comments again.

 

Thank You,

 

Gerrard.

...to start with the vibration caused by the gearbox mount used to cut in between 60 and 80. Then, when they re-surfaced the road outside of my house, you could feel the vibration at slow speeds. I use the car every day, but often at weekends it's parked-up and gets started again on Monday mornings. So, allowing the weekend for the gearbox mount to sag, running it over the super smooth road, the vibration was like having a flat spot on a tyre. First thing I did was have them (and the ballancing) checked. Transpired that the vibration went away as the movement of the prop, engine and all of the mounts warmed everything up - until the 60 to 80 speeds when it came back...

 

If I were you I'd have the rear wheels balanced first.

 

Good luck

 

Jack

Hi all,

 

I'm a proud owner of my first 300ZX and I'm over the moon with it. But I seem to have bought one with the prop bearing on it's way out as I experience vibration. (I hope that's all it is)

 

Dose anyone have a cheap good prop for sale? :bow:

 

It's a Nissan 300ZX Auto Fairlady T-Bar non Turbo import (Year 1991)

 

Also with out spending a furtune what would the most cost effective mod I could do?

 

Thanks for any help offered.

 

Regards,

 

Gerrard

 

My Contact Details:

Live in Croydon Surrey

Email: gbuckley@hrdb.co.uk

Home: 020 8604 8690

Mobile: 07799 072549

 

I got one £100

Sorry for the delay in answering your offer MarkZX. I have since found out I can buy a new center bearing and fit it myself.

 

Thanks again.

 

Gerry