Disassembly and Assembly: Disassembly
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Nissan Quest. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
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.
- Unscrew four rear cover bolts and remove rear cover from body assembly.
- Remove gasket from body assembly.
- Remove lock pin, cartridge and side plate from body assembly.
- Remove pulley from drive shaft.
- Unscrew mounting bolts of bracket and remove bracket from body assembly.
- Remove snap ring from drive shaft assembly and press it out.CAUTION: When removing snap ring, be careful not to damage drive shaft assembly.
- Using a screwdriver, remove oil seal for body assembly.
- Remove O-ring from body assembly.
- Loosen union bolt and remove joint and washers, then pull out flow control valve and spring from body assembly.
- Remove suction pipe from body assembly.
- Remove O-ring for suction pipe.