Thread: Axle replacement?

havin an attitude like that wont get you far around here.

Oh hey, if that's all was meant then I'm in the wrong. But I didn't know who the guy was until I went all through the site to find out who he was and why he was being mentioned at all... ya dig?





No attitude here. Maybe you assume I don't know what I am doing because I am new to this particular car, but the conjecture about the quality of my seal is out of place. I know that I have a quality part, thanks.

Maybe people who don't buy parts from your guy aren't welcome, and if that's the case, then I will leave willingly. Until then, I hope that I can both receive and give any useful information that is needed.

Cheers,
-Dave

ok sorry man.

from my exp. run of the mill part store seals suck, Most folks dont know that which is why we point out gspec because from there you will get a quality seal.. no ones tryin to hold a gun to your head we're really just tryin to help.

Well. I would like to understand how pretty much every part maker in the country can be wrong about their part numbers... including the ones who make good honest parts.
I bought quality, I know this, it was just incorrect.

I guess you folks must be pretty tight about your secrets. No wonder you rely on one guy to find you the parts you need. If you ask me, that's pretty scary that reliable part manufacturers have it wrong in pretty much every system.

i dont shop at autozone, napa , o'rileys or any other "part store" when it comes to parts for my drivetrain. live an learn i say, well i've learned..

where do you get your parts if i may ask?

I got it from my friend's store, it's a one-off local joint.

He's pretty pissed that his system has it wrong, too. He takes a lot of pride in that place's accuracy.

yep, things happen man.

I think what he was saying is that Greg @ G Spec does not ask those kind of questions because Greg knows what you need.

All these parts stores get their lists ultimately from Nissan. Nissan issues a list of parts and what make/model/configuration they fit and the parts stores sell what Nissan says will fit.

The problem is, Nissan has issued bad lists in the past, and with our cars they seemed to have gotten things wrong on a semi-regular basis in their list. You can't find the correct front brake rotors for our cars because Nissan had that wrong in their database when they sent it out. They may have updated it and the parts stores never follow through with the update? Who knows? Nissan fucked up. Same thing goes for axles, or axle seals, or a bunch of other stuff. If you try to buy these parts local you will get the wrong ones. Sometimes you can get the right ones by telling them you have ABS even though you don't, or some other wacky shit.

There are very few places that will sell you the correct drivetrain/fuel parts for these cars. These places have first and second hand knowledge with these cars and have updated their own databases to make sure they get the correct parts to you. These are the places that care¹. Greg Vogel is the man with the best prices, best customer service, and best parts database. He won't ask you the transmission code for your car or any other ridiculous question because he's customer oriented, and he knows exactly what car you have, and has worked on them and owned them for over a decade.

You'll learn just like we've all learned that certain parts just shouldn't be bought from anyone but a few trusted sources. We don't try to keep the secrets. Nissan fucked up. Many of us have tried to get the other parts store's databases corrected but have had no luck. We don't like it either, but that's the way the cookie has crumbled.



¹For halfshafts, buying OEM is a very expensive proposition. You can trust Raxles to sell you the correct (and high quality) halfshafts for our cars at about half the price of OEM. Greg Vogel will likely recommend them over buying OEM anyway when you speak to him over the phone to place your order. The same as he did with me many years ago when I called to order an axle.

And sorry for the confusing post way back when. I guess I was a bit too curt. I've been known to go on and on, so sometimes I try to keep it short. That backfired. =/

It looks like the others helped me out though, and no harm was done.