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I have less than 92,000 miles on my 2008 Xterra X 2WD V6 but while installing new rear brakes my mechanic told me I had problems with my axle gears (they were making a clicking sound as he rolled the wheel) and said that sometime in the near future I would need to purchase a re-manufactured rear axle assy or have a local axle shop rebuild the current on which I was told was the C200K and then finding out that the parts for that model was extremely high due to having to purchase those parts from Nissan would cost just about as much to rebuild as it would to purchase the whole axle assy from Nissan. There parts guy said the full assy cost is around $3,000+ with only a 12 months, 12,000 mile warranty.
I went on the look for a M226 assy and found what I believe is one located out of town since the 2011 2WD it's coming off of came with the "off road package" and per the Nissan parts guy as well as the axle shop they said it should be the M226.
Ok, with that said, what I need to know is if any one on this forum has done a Mod like this and should it be a simple plug and play or will I hit some road blocks along the way. I've thought about the sensor plug and asked for the 2011 seller to leave all electrical plugs on with some extra wiring in case the plugs are different but beyond that I'm not sure just what to prepare for, the seller listed his as a 3.13 ratio but I'm not sure what mine is and based on my VIN the Nissan Parts guy couldn't tell me either. I guess if the ratio is different I will have to cross that bridge when I get to it but for now I'm hoping the gear ratio will be the same.
So if anyone that has gone through this type of swap and could advise me on what issues I need to prepare for I would be extremely grateful.
The 2011 seller lists the actual mileage as 44,844 but if I ever need to have this M226 rebuilt somewhere down the road the Axle Shop said they could do the entire re-build for about $1200 which sounds much better than having to deal with re-build or replacing the C200K.
I went on the look for a M226 assy and found what I believe is one located out of town since the 2011 2WD it's coming off of came with the "off road package" and per the Nissan parts guy as well as the axle shop they said it should be the M226.
Ok, with that said, what I need to know is if any one on this forum has done a Mod like this and should it be a simple plug and play or will I hit some road blocks along the way. I've thought about the sensor plug and asked for the 2011 seller to leave all electrical plugs on with some extra wiring in case the plugs are different but beyond that I'm not sure just what to prepare for, the seller listed his as a 3.13 ratio but I'm not sure what mine is and based on my VIN the Nissan Parts guy couldn't tell me either. I guess if the ratio is different I will have to cross that bridge when I get to it but for now I'm hoping the gear ratio will be the same.
So if anyone that has gone through this type of swap and could advise me on what issues I need to prepare for I would be extremely grateful.
The 2011 seller lists the actual mileage as 44,844 but if I ever need to have this M226 rebuilt somewhere down the road the Axle Shop said they could do the entire re-build for about $1200 which sounds much better than having to deal with re-build or replacing the C200K.