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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.
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    CAUTION:

    After applying grease, use a paper waste to wipe off old grease that has oozed out.

  3. Install boot and boot bands to shaft.
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    CAUTION:
    • Wrap serration on shaft with tape (A) to protect the boot from damage.
    • Never reuse boot and boot band.
  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 (1) to shaft using plastic hammer.
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    CAUTION:

    Confirm that joint sub-assembly is correctly engaged while rotating drive shaft.

  8. Apply the balance of 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 illustration.
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    CAUTION:

    If grease sticks to the boot mounting surface (indicated by " * " mark) on the shaft or joint sub-assembly, boot may come off. Remove all grease from the surface.

  10. To prevent 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 installation length is outside the standard, it may cause breakage of 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 (-)].
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    CAUTION:

    Never reuse boot band.

    NOTE:

    Secure boot band so that dimension (A) meets the specification as shown in the illustration.

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    A : 7.0 mm (0.276 in) or less
  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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