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WHEEL SIDE: Disassembly and Assembly: Assembly

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  1. Clean the old grease on joint sub-assembly with paper waste.
  2. Fill serration slot joint sub-assembly (1) with NISSAN genuine grease or equivalent until the serration slot and ball groove become full to the brim.
    CAUTION: After applying grease, use a shop cloth to wipe off old grease that has oozed out.
    Fig 1: Filling Joint Sub-Assembly With Grease
    G05224307Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  3. Install boot and boot bands to shaft.
    CAUTION:
    • Wrap serration on shaft with tape (A) to protect the boot from damage.
    • Never reuse boot and boot band.
    Fig 2: Wrapping Serration On Shaft With Tape
    G05224303Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  4. Remove the tape wrapped around the serration on shaft.
  5. Position circular clip on groove at the shaft edge.
    CAUTION: Never reuse circular clip.
    NOTE: Drive joint inserter is recommended when installing circular clip.
  6. Align both center axles of the shaft edge and joint sub-assembly. Then assemble shaft with circular clip joint sub-assembly.
  7. Install joint sub-assembly to shaft using plastic hammer.
    CAUTION: Confirm that joint sub-assembly is correctly engaged while rotating drive shaft.
    Fig 3: Installing Joint Sub-Assembly To Shaft Using Plastic Hammer
    G04876513Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  8. Apply the specified amount of grease into the boot inside from large diameter side of boot.

    Grease amount: Refer to  "DRIVE SHAFT ".

  9. Install the boot securely into grooves (indicated by "*" marks) shown in the figure below.
    CAUTION: If grease is on the boot mounting surface (indicated by "*" mark) on the shaft or joint sub-assembly, boot may come off. Remove all grease from the surface.
    Fig 4: Locating Boot Grooves, Installation Length And Discharging Inside Air
    G05224310Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  10. To prevent from the deformation of the boot, adjust the boot installation length (L) to the specified value shown below by inserting the suitable tool into inside of the boot from the large diameter side of the boot and discharging the inside air.

    L: Refer to  "DRIVE SHAFT ".

    CAUTION:
    • If the boot mounting length is outside the standard, it may cause breakage in the boot.
    • Be careful not to touch the inside of the boot with a tip of tool.
  11. Secure the ends of the boot with boot bands using the boot band crimping tool (A) [SST: KV40107300 (-)].
    CAUTION: Never reuse boot band.
    Fig 5: Securing Boot Bands Using Boot Band Crimping Tool
    G05224271Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    NOTE: Secure boot band so that dimension (A) meets the specification as shown in the figure below.

    A: 7.0 mm (0.276 in) or less 

    Fig 6: Identifying Boot Band Dimension
    G06933440Courtesy of NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  12. Secure joint sub-assembly and shaft, and then make sure that they are in the correct position when rotating boot. Install them with boot band when boot installation positions become incorrect.
    CAUTION: Never reuse boot band.
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