Disassembly and Assembly (LH)

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1.	Shaft	2.	Circular clip	3.	Dust shield
4.	Housing	5.	Snap ring	6.	Spider assembly
7.	Stopper ring	8.	Boot band	9.	Boot
10.	Joint sub-assembly	11.	Circular clip	12.	Ball cage / Steel ball / Inner race assembly
13.	Boot band	14.	Boot		Front

DISASSEMBLY 

Transaxle Side 

1. Secure front drive shaft in a vise.
   CAUTION:

   When securing shaft in a vise, always use copper or aluminum plates between vise and shaft.

2. Remove boot bands and slide the boot back.
   CAUTION:

   Do not reuse boot bands

3. Remove circular clip and dust shield from housing.
   CAUTION:

   Do not reuse circular clips.

4. Put matching marks on housing and shaft before separating joint assembly.
   CAUTION:

   Use paint or an equivalent for matching marks. Do not scratch surfaces.

5. Put matching marks (A) on spider assembly and shaft.

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   CAUTION:

   Use paint or an equivalent for matching marks. Do not scratch surfaces.

6. Remove snap ring (1) using a suitable tool, then remove spider assembly from shaft.
   CAUTION:

   Do not reuse snap ring

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7. Remove boot from shaft.
   CAUTION:

   Do not reuse boot.

8. Clean the old grease off the slide joint housing.

Wheel Side 

1. Secure the front drive shaft in a vise.
   CAUTION:

   When securing shaft in a vise, always use copper or aluminum plates between vise and shaft.

2. Remove boot bands and slide the boot back.
   CAUTION:

   Do not reuse boot bands.

3. Screw a suitable tool (A) 30 mm (1.18 in) or more into threaded part of joint sub-assembly. Pull joint sub-assembly out of shaft.

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   CAUTION:

   • Align suitable tool (B) and drive shaft then remove joint sub-assembly by pulling directly.
   • If joint sub-assembly cannot be removed after five or more unsuccessful attempts, replace the entire drive shaft.
4. Remove boot from shaft.
   CAUTION:

   Do not reuse boot.

5. Remove circular clip from shaft.
   CAUTION:

   Do not reuse circular clip.

6. While rotating ball cage, clean the old grease off the joint sub-assembly.

INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY 

Shaft 

• Replace shaft if there is bending, cracking, or other damage.

Joint Sub-Assembly 

• Make sure there is no rough rotation or unusual axial looseness.
• Make sure there is no foreign material inside joint sub-assembly.
• Check joint sub-assembly for compression scars, cracks or fractures.
  CAUTION:

  If there are any irregular conditions of joint sub-assembly components, replace the entire joint sub-assembly.

Slide Joint Housing and Spider Assembly 

• If roller surface of spider assembly has scratches or wear, replace housing and spider assembly
  NOTE: housing and spider assembly are components which are used as a set. 

Support Bearing 

• Make sure support bearing rolls freely and is free from noise, cracks, pitting or wear.

ASSEMBLY 

Transaxle Side 

1. Install new boot and new small boot band on shaft.

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   CAUTION:

   • Cover drive shaft serration with tape (A) to prevent damage to boot during installation.
   • Do not reuse boot.
   • Do not reuse boot band.
2. Remove protective tape wound around serrated part of shaft.
3. Install spider assembly securely, making sure the matching marks which were made during disassembly are properly aligned.
4. Install new snap ring (1) using a suitable tool.

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   CAUTION:

   Do not reuse snap ring.

5. Pack drive shaft with specified amount of new grease (Genuine NISSAN Grease or equivalent).

   Grease quantity

   : Refer to Drive Shaft .

6. Install new stopper ring to housing of slide joint assembly.
   CAUTION:

   Do not reuse stopper ring.

7. After installation, pull shaft to check engagement between slide joint assembly and stopper ring.
8. Install boot securely into grooves (indicated by * marks) as shown in the illustration.

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   CAUTION:

   • If there is grease on boot mounting surfaces (indicated by * marks) of shaft and housing, boot may come off. Clean all grease from surfaces.
   • Do not reuse boot
9. Make sure boot installation length (L) is the length specified below. Insert a suitable tool into the large end of boot. Bleed air from boot to prevent boot deformation.

   Boot installation length (L)

   : Refer to Drive Shaft .

   CAUTION:

   • Boot may break if boot installation length is less than standard value.
   • Be careful that suitable tool does not contact inside surface of boot.
10. Secure large and small ends of boot with new boot bands as shown in the illustration.

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    CAUTION:

    Do not reuse boot bands.

11. Install new dust shield to slide joint housing.
    CAUTION:

    Do not reuse dust shield.

12. After installing slide joint housing and shaft, make sure boot position is correct. If boot position is not correct, remove old boot bands then reposition the boot and secure with new boot bands.

Wheel Side 

1. Insert the amount of grease (Genuine NISSAN Grease or equivalent) into joint sub-assembly (1) serration hole until grease begins to ooze from ball groove and serration hole. After inserting grease, use a shop cloth to wipe off old grease that has oozed out.

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2. Cover serrated part of shaft with tape (A). Install new boot band and boot to shaft. Be careful not to damage boot.

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   CAUTION:

   Do not reuse boot band and boot.

3. Remove protective tape wound around serrated part of shaft.
4. Attach new circlip to shaft. The circlip must fit securely into shaft groove. Attach nut to joint sub-assembly.

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   Use a suitable tool to press-fit.

   CAUTION:

   Do not reuse circlip.

5. Insert the amount of new grease (Genuine NISSAN Grease or equivalent) listed below into slide joint housing from large end of boot.

   Grease quantity

   : Refer to Drive Shaft .

6. Install boot securely into grooves (indicated by * marks) as shown in the illustration.

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   CAUTION:

   If there is grease on boot mounting surfaces (indicated by * marks) of shaft and housing, boot may come off. Remove all grease from surfaces.

7. Make sure boot installation length (L) is the specified length indicated below. Insert a suitable tool into the large end of boot. Bleed air from boot to prevent boot deformation.

   Boot installation length (L)

   : Refer to Drive Shaft .

   CAUTION:

   • Boot may break if boot installation length is less than standard value.
   • Be careful that suitable tool does not contact inside surface of boot.
8. Install new large and small boot bands securely using Tool.

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   Tool number

   : KV40107300 (NI-51751)

   CAUTION:

   • Do not reuse boot bands.
   • Secure boot band so that dimension (M) meets specification as shown in the illustration.

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   Dimension (M)

   : Refer to Boot Bands .

9. After installing housing and shaft, rotate boot to check whether or not the actual position is correct. If boot position is not correct, remove old boot bands, then reposition the boot and secure with new boot bands.