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NCT fail on a rear axle alignment Nissan Note

  • 09-10-2019 9:39am
    #1
    rejkin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 891 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I would appreciate some advice on this if you can!

    My Nissan Note 2008 got a fail major for the rear axle alignment at -22Kn/m.

    It says it should be in the range of -18 to +18.

    I brought it to the mechanic and he said since it is a fixed axle there isn't much he can do on it as it is a front wheel drive but he tried something which he would do on a rear wheel drive that might have fixed the issue.
    He said the only thing to really fix it is to replace the rear axle and that could cost a grand to fix :(

    He has advised to send it back in to retest and if it does fail again it will need the rear axle replaced.

    Anyone ever come across this? Any idea?

    Am I truly screwed on this?

    The car drives perfectly and I would hate to have to scrap it but that is too much to sink into a 2008 car.


Comments

  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,522 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    You can shim the stub axle to correct it.


  • #3
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    rejkin wrote: »
    I brought it to the mechanic and he said since it is a fixed axle there isn't much he can do on it as it is a front wheel drive...

    The problem isn't that it's front wheel wheel drive, it's that it doesn't have independent rear suspension which are generally adjustable. Many small cars use torsion beams on the rear which have fixed geometry, but as colm_mcm says the alignment can be corrected with shims.


  • #4
    rejkin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 891 ✭✭✭rejkin


    Thanks for that, I've contacted the local mechanic about this and they haven't done anything like that before so i have another guy who is going to get it costed for me.

    Do you guys know someone in Dublin/Kildare that could do it by any chance?

    Thanks for the help!


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Nissan LEAF suffers from the same issue and there is official Nissan shim kit for those and I suspect the same kit would work fine with a Note too.


  • #6
    rejkin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 891 ✭✭✭rejkin


    Sent the car back in on the weekend for retest based on advice from mechanic who said he tried his best to re align it but don't expect anything.

    Passed fine, went from -22 to -11.

    Don't have a clue what happened, car does drive fine though, handling is never a problem.

    Happy days anyway!


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  • #7
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    I'd be more suspicious of the test measurement accuracy than of the car (if nothing mechanical was done).


  • #8
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,852 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    rejkin wrote: »
    Sent the car back in on the weekend for retest based on advice from mechanic who said he tried his best to re align it but don't expect anything.

    Had a similar problem with my Zafira, rear fixed axle slight forward on the LH side, wearing the tyres fairly rapidly on the front.

    Put the car up on a lift and did a rough measurement between the front of the rear tyres and the body which showed a discrepancy. Decided to try and realign the axle ourselves, axle held with 8 bolts. Adjusted the rear axle until gap between body and tyres were approx. equal, replaced the 8 axle mounting bolts.

    Did the NCT about a month later and was well within limits.

    Your mechanic probably did similar.


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