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Transaxle Side

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  1. Press shaft in a vise.
    CAUTION: When retaining shaft in a vise, always use copper or aluminum plates between vise and shaft.
  2. Remove circlip and dust shield from slide joint housing.
  3. Remove boot bands and slide the boots back.
  4. Put matching marks on slide joint housing and shaft before separating slide joint housing.
  5. Remove stopper ring with a flat-bladed screwdriver, and pull out slide joint housing.
    Fig 1: Removing Stopper Ring
    G02447447Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  6. Put matching marks on spider assembly and shaft.
    Fig 2: Putting Matching Marks On Spider Assembly And Shaft
    G02447448Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  7. Remove snap ring, then remove spider assembly from shaft.
    Fig 3: Removing Snap Ring
    G02447449Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  8. Remove boot from shaft.
  9. Clean old grease off of the slide joint housing.
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