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Hmm.. well tyre pressures are good. Steering is direct, there's no wandering feeling, it's just heavy. Need to take a closer look at the fluid to determine if it looks brown. I have noticed that the steering wheel doesn't seem totally centred either in relation to the steering, i.e I have to hold the wheel ever so slightly off centre to remain in a straight line. @ZMANALEX how much is a replacement pump? I guess that would be a good place to start right?

Hi Alex, Yes checked tyre pressures and that's all good

My 2005 GT4 seems to have developed heavy steering without me really noticing anything unusual. It's not a daily driver, it's an occasional driver so maybe I didn't notice, but it's gone from the usual fairly light power steering to noticeably heavy steering. I've checked the power steering fluid reservoir and that doesn't seem to have moved, it's still on the middle marker so it's neither high nor low. I did wonder if the power steering pump may be the culprit, but my local garage has said they don't think so. They had a quick look at the car and suggested it's probably the steering rack that needs replacing. I'm not sure how you go about determining which part is the culprit? If it is the steering rack, is anyone selling good condition used ones? Cheers Paul

Thanks Alex, but there's nothing in that google search that really explains why I'm getting this problem. Obviously something is happening that I'm not seeing or I'm unaware of. The battery is currently on charge. i will connect it back up shortly and see what happens

It's not so much removing it, I've done that many times.. and yes i did drop that nut down the back lol. It's re-connecting the charged battery is where i'm getting a problem. Positive terminal on first, negative second, should be all good to start up, but I think i may have been touching the terminals accidentally with something and it blows the fuse link. I know i do have a habit of putting the metal brace on last, but i'm going to do that first before i re-connect the terminals this time. I think i may have been putting the leads back on the battery first when i've done it in the past, and then accidentally arcing it somehow. I've bought two new fuse links in a row now, I can't keep buying these!!

Anyone?

Yep i thought so! Can you explain in basic steps how you would remove the battery to charge it, then re-fit safely? Pretty sure every time I connect that second terminal there's a small spark and bang goes my fuse link

I've had this issue with the fuse link last couple of times i've re-charged the battery or even jump started it - the fuse link on the battery terminal always blows. So this week I've seen that the newish battery appears to be dead. I used the car last weekend but fair enough, not used it at all during the week and now completely dead so probably needs a routine charge up. I could jump start the car, I've seen the guide on here and followed it last time, fuse link still blew. Then I was told by some guys on here to never jump start a 350z with leads. So what is the conventional wisdom at the moment - jump leads or remove battery and charge up? And if i do remove the battery and re-connect, is there a 100% method to do this without losing the fuse link? I'm sure you're all doing this without this issue?

Interesting guide. My battery seems to have gone flat this week, after I only used the car last weekend, a bit unexpected. Despite the various guides, the last two times i've diconnected the battery to charge it, and re-connected, i've blown the fuse link, regardless of the guides. So I'm reluctant to do that again. Last time I jump started, it also blew the fuse link, then someone on here told me you should never jump start a 350z. What do you guys recommend - take out the battery and re-charge, or jump start?

Hi mate, Torquen can get new ones from Japan, I was hoping for a quicker result though. Ebay have got a few, mostly from China which again is a long wait, and Zmanalex I've messaged three times with no response! So I'm not having a lot of luck. I'll go back to Ebay and see what I can track down.

No replies? Nobody knows about replacing the fuse link for the battery terminal?

Hello chaps, I need a new fuse link for the positive battery lead, I got one before from Zman Alex but he's not responding to my messages so not sure if he's still around? I did notice the part numbers are slightly different for the fuse link for a 350z and 370z - someone I know had a spare 370z one but I don't want to try and throw that on the car if it's not supposed to be there! Is there anywhere else you can get these fuse links from?

Excellent thanks, didn't see that when I googled it, got a completely different result haha

Okay so got the fusable link from Alex and it cured the start up problem, car starts now as expected. I've also replaced the battery as that was probably the original culprit. The only thing not working is the radio/cd player, which was working before this all happened, it's the original Nissan unit. What type of fuse do I need and where is it located - is it under the steering wheel? I have messaged Alex but no reply so not sure if he's around at the moment?