BlueKitsune

Ok I decided to start working on my Z by finishing that hood that Im removing the paint from. It got below freezing last night and I left my pressure washer outside, No biggy it thawed out before I used it, worked fine till I let go of the sprayer trigger... it blew up and shot 1500PSI right into my right eye... No Im not blind thanks the Gods...

Now for the reason its in the 280ZX section, I then gave up on that hood and I started on my 2+2, I lifted it up and I first noticed something very bad

THE LUBE SHOP TRIED TO GREASE THE DAMN BRAKE BLEEDER SCREWS!!!!

After that bit of being blown away I laid under the car and looked around, knowing I needed new front shocks here soon and I checked everything

Every single brushing is split and rotted and every boot on the steering and shocks is totally gone or very badly split....

I'm tired, Im going take my rage and relax while playing Left 4 Dead. I just needed a rant

NismoPick

Welcome to hell... er welcome to owning a 280zx.

Replacing the bushings & boots is fairly easy... get to work! I spent the day putting my L28ET back together.

hoov100

I love owning something that i can upgrade to upgrade and not upgrade to replace something broken.

BlueKitsune

Ugh I have about $180, I never pretty much everything suspension wise... IDk what shape the springs on in but its a very rough ride so I'm thinking their pretty much about gone too

Im SOL for now

BlueKitsune

OH and I mean all the tierods boots and stuff are torn

hoov100

i dont know if you can swap between an s30 and s130, but i am gonna have a spare rebuilt manual rack after i put the subby rack in my 240, if you want it.

BlueKitsune

Hmm, I'll check but in the mean time, how much?

hoov100

$50 +sh??

BlueKitsune

Hmm... No but thank you. Id rather keep with P/S

Which part brand is better Moog Or McQuay-Norris? I'm going to order all the parts for the steering from my work sense their not that much thankfully

hoov100

alright, have you tried hybridz? theres quite a few zx's being parted out right now and are going for cheap.

snwbrderphat540

S30 rack wont work anyways. also, dude bushings are fun to upgrade to urethane, gives you a chance to drop the suspension clean and paint it all and upgrade the springs and shocks its not a big deal at all. as for the boots, that **** happens, its not a problem till the ball joint starts squeeking. and talk about a bad day, my freaking tire on my motorcycle blew while it was sitting in the garage!!!! how does that happen? i just sold my fish tank for 350 bucks and had a 496 dollar bill at work so between that 350 and my last pay check i was gonna survive, but had to replace the bikg tire, now im gonna be shitting my pants for the next month while i get no paycheck but keep working.......

BlueKitsune

Heh Dry rot? I had my bike do the same thing pretty much

And I pan to but right now I dont have much idk if I can get the entire kit for the front. Im more worried about the struts and the lower ball joints ATM

I still dont get how you can be so stupid as to grease a damn brake bleeder... Im going to go down there and tell them my front brakes failed and see what happens

snwbrderphat540

nooooo not dry rot. not even a year old tires, in a heated garage over winter, it had a puncture hole in the tire. and the bleeders were probably frozen so when they broke em free they greased em before tightening them back up so they wouldnt sieze again. i dont see why that matters.

BlueKitsune

No no no they hooked a grease gun up to them and forced grease inside them!

I just wanted them to grease up the front suspension cuz its making a popping noise when I turn and Im not moving

hoov100

couldnt you just wipe the grease off? or they stick a grease gun on it and physically pump grease into the brake system? if they pumped grease into your calipers they owe you new ones and a complete brake fluid flush.

audiofreak97

They owe you new calipers and you owe them a swift kick... Was it a Wal-mart Tire and Lube? haha (I worked part time for one and know first hand the stupidity of the people they hire...)

BlueKitsune

Express way lube, and they did it for free but still! The for free part will keep me from getting anything unless their good people... *sigh*

sho_shane

If they forced it in there free or not, They OWE you new ones. The better business bureau is on your side.

BlueKitsune

I may ask you guys for help on this one tomorrow if this doesnt go well

snwbrderphat540

how do you know they actually grease gunned your calipers and forced grease in the line? i can guess a few obvious ways but i just want to hear your philosophy on it

BlueKitsune

Idk if It got in the line but theres grease inside the bleeder screws and Im to scared to see if its actually inside the caliper

snwbrderphat540

try to bleed the brake, if its clean flow and still brakes fine, you got no case.....

NismoPick

Unless they opened the bleeder, there's no grease inside the lines. If they opened the line, then the brakes would either be super squooshy, or they re-bled them for you after opening them to grease them... which they wouldn't have done because they would have known what they were doing.

So... do the brakes feel like they now need to be bled after taking it to the shop?

BlueKitsune

Their soft but still working properly, I noticed a huge glob on grease on the inside of my wheels (DAMN I JUST POLISHED THOSE!) So I might be fine but Im still going down there to scare the **** out of them with it at the LEST

Are the Monroe sensa trac's Ok for a Z car? I need new shocks ASAP and I just want a good replacement at this point

User395

If you are still looking for a PS rack and pinion check these guys out. They are the cheapest I have found with a good warrenty.

http://www.powersteeringpros.com/add.../80-00491.html