my K12 Micra 2007 (160SR) has worn rear bushes, I've been told by a dealership (admittedly not Nissan) that these come in a single unit as the rear axle, quoted £2776 including labour to replace (£2k+ for the part, 7 hours for labour).
Does anybody know if this job can technically be done insitu? obviously at an independent. Or using a quality remanufactured axle from a specialist. Obviously the above quote writes off my car. I have seen axles on Ebay and have been down the road previously of using eBay sourced parts (unbranded) and I would rather avoid that, they tend not to last long, or garages have issues with fitting them... Unless of course someone okays it on this forum from previous experience, and can vouch for one in particular. it is just that I can find no other details or videos online on the K12 rear bushes, so I'm a little stuck of what avenue to go next without it becoming a potential moneypit. I know Nissan tends to only do them as complete units, I had the same issue with wiper bushes but managed to successfully replace the bushes myself without requiring the entire mechanism/motor as Nissan quoted, but this is another level, so I'm hopeful that someone knows another way.
Does anybody know if this job can technically be done insitu? obviously at an independent. Or using a quality remanufactured axle from a specialist. Obviously the above quote writes off my car. I have seen axles on Ebay and have been down the road previously of using eBay sourced parts (unbranded) and I would rather avoid that, they tend not to last long, or garages have issues with fitting them... Unless of course someone okays it on this forum from previous experience, and can vouch for one in particular. it is just that I can find no other details or videos online on the K12 rear bushes, so I'm a little stuck of what avenue to go next without it becoming a potential moneypit. I know Nissan tends to only do them as complete units, I had the same issue with wiper bushes but managed to successfully replace the bushes myself without requiring the entire mechanism/motor as Nissan quoted, but this is another level, so I'm hopeful that someone knows another way.
- Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
