DIY: Steering Bump Cap DIY Replacement

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06-22-2009, 10:45 AM

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DIY: Steering Bump Cap DIY Replacement

Getting a high pitch metal on metal squealing/grinding sound while turning your car at full lock? Could be the Steering Bump Caps.

This is a simple 5 minute DIY that will help you replace your broken, worn, or missing bump caps.

Parts List:
Part #40039-D0100, description "cap - stop" ~Cost $2 or so~

Tools:
Floor Jack

What the caps look like (with penny for comparison)

Step 1: Driver's side of car, turn wheel to full right

Step 2: Jack up car

Step 3: Locate steering bump stop (circled in red.) notice mine is missing its plastic cap

Step 4: Place cap onto steering bump stop

Step 5: Do to the other side if necessary, and your done. Take the car for a spin, and enjoy your quiet turns again.

06-22-2009, 11:50 AM

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Good and simple write-up! Thanks for the pics and details.

06-22-2009, 01:43 PM

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Good and simple write-up! Thanks for the pics and details.

Not a problem...

06-22-2009, 02:14 PM

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FIY the Murano bump stop caps have an outer metal shell which are less prone to breaking and cost the same IIR.

06-22-2009, 03:29 PM

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FIY the Murano bump stop caps have an outer metal shell which are less prone to breaking and cost the same IIR.

Good to know. I would've bought them if I hadn't replaced mine a few weeks back.

06-22-2009, 03:48 PM

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FIY the Murano bump stop caps have an outer metal shell which are less prone to breaking and cost the same IIR.

I would have bought them if I had known, but these will be fine... for the cost of the part, its not a big deal at all, especially since I bought a spare...

06-23-2009, 01:41 AM

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After your pic with the red circle indicating where they were, I was like, "what am I looking for"....then your last pic said all.

Surprised it's that easy...thought you would have to crawl up into the rack.

06-28-2009, 06:16 PM

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lol, but yeah, it is a very easy thing to fix.

06-29-2009, 09:34 AM

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nice to know, thanks !

07-17-2009, 08:01 PM

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nice to know, thanks !

Your welcome. Hopefully it helps others in the future

07-22-2009, 05:23 AM

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Added to DYI Sticky, thanks.

http://forums.maxima.org/6887472-post3.html

07-22-2009, 05:34 AM

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Thanks! Great write-up

06-23-2010, 07:46 AM

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Great post. Very simple. I'll be doing this on Saturday!

06-23-2010, 11:54 AM

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Is there a specific part from a hardware store that could serve the same purpose? They aLmost look like the plastic feet on the bottom my clothes dryer that I replaced a few months ago from Ace Hardware.

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06-23-2010, 12:09 PM

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A dab of grease shuts it up for a few months too. Cost=.000000001

12-31-2011, 09:33 AM

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where can i buy these caps ?

12-31-2011, 09:36 AM

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^^Nissan^^

12-31-2011, 11:14 AM

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where can i buy these caps ?

courtesyparts.com (use the part number: 40039-D0100) or you can just go to the dealership as Brl24 suggests.

One of the best/cheapest/easiest fixes of all time. Could never figure out what the grinding sound was while turning, and the whole time it was that my caps were missing. Haven't heard the sound since and that was almost a year ago.

12-31-2011, 01:32 PM

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My car is missing its bump caps but no grinding/squealing on full lock due to a bunch of grease and other "stuff" but there is a kind of faint vibrate or humming noise when pushing full lock. I'm guessing this is normal. At least I hope it is because we all know how excellent the turning radius is.