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Transaxle Side

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  1. Mount front drive shaft in a vise.
    CAUTION: When mounting shaft in a vise, always use copper or aluminum plates between vise and shaft.
  2. Remove boot bands and slide the boot back.
  3. Remove circlip and dust shield from slide joint housing.
  4. Put matching marks on slide joint housing and shaft before separating joint assembly.
  5. Remove stopper ring with a flat-bladed screwdriver, and pull out slide joint housing.
    Fig 1: Removing Stopper Ring
    G02447431Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  6. Put matching marks on spider assembly and shaft.
    Fig 2: Putting Matching Marks On Spider Assembly & Shaft
    G02447432Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  7. Remove snap ring, then remove spider assembly from shaft.
    Fig 3: Removing Snap Ring
    G02447433Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  8. Remove boot from shaft.
  9. Clean the old grease off of the slide joint assembly.
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