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Sedans Infiniti G35 Infiniti G35 Care and Maintenance
481 messages, Last post on Nov 03, 2009 at 4:10 PM
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Guys - I drove the car into the dealers for a good old battery change and the dealer did an inspection to reveal that the compression rod bushings are worn. Apparently they cost $335 and $130 to mount back and align the tires. I have never heard of this before. Is this a real problem? What's the impact of such a problem and do I need to spend all this money at the dealer or do I have a more economical solution available to me that I dont know of? I just replaced my tires btw...
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Replying to: pfreak76 (Oct 27, 2009 3:09 pm) These are heavy rubber bushings through which a rod is threaded. Like all rubber suspension parts, the rubber deteriorates and wears over time, eventually developing cracks or tearing completely.
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Replying to: srs_49 (Oct 28, 2009 2:34 am) Would you be able to comment if this sounds like a reasonable price? Thanks
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Replying to: pfreak76 (Oct 28, 2009 8:25 am) $130 labor is only 2 hours, which sounds dirt cheap to me, especially if that includes an alignment.
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Replying to: srs_49 (Oct 28, 2009 8:51 am) Why is the alignment needed? Is this the same as wheel alignment and balancing? I have these free from Costco. Maybe I can do that there after they mount the wheels or am I just being too optimistic?
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Replying to: pfreak76 (Oct 28, 2009 8:58 am) Sure, you could have the wheel alignment done anywhere. I do not know if G35's have any peculiarities that would require the alignment be done by an infiniti dealer or not. |
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So, took my 2008G35xS for a little spin over lunch for no more than 10 minutes of harder driving (revs never got above 5500 in DS mode) and took some decent turns (VDC never kicked in nor tire squeel) and was a bit harder on the brakes than normal, but nothing overly excessive...so, pull into the garage at work, open the door of the G, and get a very bad wiff a burnt plastic smell. Kneeled by the wheels and didn't smell like it was coming from the brakes, but smelled like it was coming from underneath the hood. Anything to worry about or just the engine compartment getting more hot than usual?
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Replying to: rsaul (Nov 03, 2009 1:00 pm)  Never thought of it as an issue, just normal and the car continues to drive fine. Took it for 3rd service 2 weeks ago, and everything looked fine.
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