280z4me2 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) When I dropped my front suspension I noticed a bearing fall on the ground. It seemed like it came from the top of the coil spring. After I disassembled the rest I never found another bearing. Any Idea where this went? Also, when I dropped my rear suspension, I noticed that one of the swing arms looks upside down. If this isn't normal then someone must have swapped it for a passenger side part and just flipped it over.... Edited January 12, 2013 by 280z4me2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam280Z Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 bearing goes on top of the front strut and allows the strut to turn with the wheels. There is one on both sides. control arms are supposed to be like that: same part on both sides, just flipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Bearing goes in the underside of the black donuts (strut insulators) on the front struts. The rear control arms are made that way... inter-changeable. EDIT: You beat me to it Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dershum Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Not to threadjack, but something I've been trying to confirm...the strut insulators on the 240z, are they interchangeable front/rear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Could be. Never tried it. The rears have a plastic spacer similar to the bearing pictured above. If you remove that and repalce it with the bearing you can probably use a rear insualtor on the front (and vice versa). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260zShooter Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 If this bearing fell out, then center strut nut would have been removed or the upper insulator separated and would need to be replaced. These insulators do go bad. They get dried out and rock hard. Make sure the bearing is cleaned and packed with heavy grease when reassembling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280z4me2 Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 I think the previous owner just butchered the install because only one was there and it fell without the shock be unbolted..... ordered two new ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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