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Disassembly and Assembly: Disassembly

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CAUTION: When holding the drive shaft in a vise, always use copper or aluminum plates between vise and drive shaft to prevent damage.
NOTE: Mount the oil pump in a soft jawed vise as necessary.
  1. Unscrew four rear cover bolts and remove rear cover from body assembly.
  2. Remove gasket from body assembly.
  3. Remove lock pin, cartridge and side plate from body assembly.
  4. Remove pulley from drive shaft.
  5. Unscrew mounting bolts of bracket and remove bracket from body assembly.
  6. Remove snap ring from drive shaft assembly and press it out.
    CAUTION: When removing snap ring, be careful not to damage drive shaft assembly.
    Fig 1: Removing Snap Ring From Drive Shaft Assembly
    G02447839Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  7. Using a screwdriver, remove oil seal for body assembly.
    Fig 2: Removing Oil Seal For Body Assembly
    G02447840Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  8. Remove O-ring from body assembly.
  9. Loosen union bolt and remove joint and washers, then pull out flow control valve and spring from body assembly.
    Fig 3: Removing Flow Control Valve
    G02447841Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  10. Remove suction pipe from body assembly.
  11. Remove O-ring for suction pipe.