Rear Differential Bushing Leak

bunk

Did you mess up your driveshaft? The bushing will wear out and pop from normal wear and tear.
Yeah, get some after market bushings and change them out instead of Nissan changing out the whole $ubframe. Its not as hard as alot of people make it out to be as long as you use the right tools and take your time (sawzall is involved and you have to be careful cutting out the bushing collar so as not to put any burrs on the subframe...ask me how I know..lol).

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BossJ

So this all started because I saw that burnt oil/grease on the exhaust.

The car is running perfect other than that. So then they put it up on the lift and saw the bushing and the drive shaft issues.

So I don't know of when / how / or where I would of damaged the driveshaft - the mechanic was vague about the issue - it sounded more of a let's do this to avoid other issues down the road than an immediate issue.

He said there's more oil or 'grease' on it than he'd like to see - He is afraid of it twisting / moving too much - if that makes sense?

It doesn't seem to be a 'pressing' issue but I am warrantied out on it... so I might as well do it - if it's covered.


(I bought this car used with 20k miles on it - the guy got it in 2015 and I bought it Nov 2019 - so it wasn't driven much. But this could of been an issue from the beginning. I got it from out of town - and didn't get my mechanic to look at it before the purchase.)

Thanks for the response!

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bunk

I guess if its covered then get it changed out. You didnt feel a vibration, hard to turn, weird noises etc? Unless they saw that it was chipped, or something.

You might also want to weigh your options on the bushings. SPL solid bushing seem to be the favored bushing. Some have even gone SPL everything with their suspension (Rusty).

Oh, and after the bushings are replaced, change out the diff fluid, falls under the "while im at it" situations.

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BossJ

Naw - so no issues. No chip - no nothing - He just said it looks quite greasy - as in it may be leaking? I wish I knew more about drive shafts! ha!

also - can you link me what you would get - the z1 motorsports SPL solid bushings don't say they are usable for the 370z... Am i missing something?

And yeah I'll do the diff fluid also. Thanks for the tips - I'm down to do whatever else if it makes sense and while I'm at it category

It's a 2016 nismo with 30k miles on it.

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bunk

Drive shafts dont leak...can you ask your buddy what exactly was wrong with it?

Just do a search on Z1 for 370z diff bushing. Youll even see the type of diff fluid to use. If you REALLY want to do more than just maintenance, you can get a finned diff cover for better cooling and slap on a diff brace..

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redondoaveb

Whiteline makes a great diff bushing set also.

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BossJ

Yea - I'll check with him tomorrow. I"m sure I just didn't get something right on it and I'm mixing the drive shaft issue up with the bushing issue.

I'll check into those diff parts also - once I talk to the performance shop that's going to do the install.

Appreciate you taking the time to help!

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Rusty

That big old bushing is filled with silicone, not grease. And it's nasty. When that bushing goes bad. It normally leaks down the diff cover. The bushing has 2 chambers filled with the silicone. Only one chamber normally lets go.

I've installed 3 diff bushings so far. 2 SPL's and 1 Z1. The SPL's were easier to install. They're a solid bushing, where the Z1 is poly. The poly moves around during installation. The poly transmits less vibrations.

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