2013 Nissan Maxima
Mileage
163,813
Service Date
7/17/2025
Services Performed
- Raised vehicle in the air and found the front right strut coil spring is broken. The piece of spring customer brought in has been broken for a while, hitting the pot hole knocked it loose from the strut and kicked it out. Removed wheel from trunk of vehicle and found it to be severely bent. Will require straightening the wheel and replacing the tire.
- Removed both front wheels, removed upper & lower shock hardware, removed front shocks, cleaned all shock hardware, mounted new shocks in the same orientation, torqued all necessary hardware to specification.
- Drained oil and removed filter. Performed visual inspection of vehicle. Installed new oil filter and refilled using synthetic 5w30 oil. Reset oil life monitoring system.
- Removed rear wheels, removed strut hardware, removed rear struts, cleaned all necessary hardware, converted old strut parts to the new struts, assembled new struts in the same orientation as before, tightened lower strut bolts at ride height.
- Removed rear sway bar hardware, removed sway bar bushings, cleaned hardware, installed new bushings & tightened hardware to specification.
- Removed front passenger tie rod hardware, removed front passenger inner & outer tie rods, installed new inner & outer tie rods, installed hardware, greased new tie rods. Torqued components to spec.
- Pulled vehicle onto alignment rack after test drive to let the suspension settle, aired tires up to specification, performed wheel alignment, reset steering angle sensor, test drove vehicle to ensure it drives straight, re torqued all wheels. The rear left camber arm bolt is rusted to the inner bushing sleeve making it not possible to adjust with out destroying the bushing. This camber arm should be replaced and another alignment performed after springs have had a chance to settle.
- Removed front lower control arm hardware & pulled front lower control arms out, removed upper shock hardware to lift up the axle & hub while putting new lower control arms into place, installed all lower control arm hardware, installed upper shock hardware & ensured all suspension hardware is tight, installed & torqued wheels.
Jeff B. gave our service a 5 star review on 7/25/2025
