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Axle Shaft: Removal

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  1. Raise and support vehicle.
  2. Remove wheel.
  3. Remove ABS wheel sensor from steering knuckle.
  4. Remove wheel bearing hub nut from end of axle.
  5. Remove brake hose lock plate, then remove brake hose from strut.
  6. Remove lower ball joint pinch bolt and separate lower ball joint from steering knuckle. See Fig 1
    Fig 1: Removing Lower Ball Joint Pinch Bolt
    G00310017Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  7. Remove axle shaft from steering knuckle hub using appropriate puller tool.
  8. Remove left axle shaft from transaxle using appropriate puller tool.
  9. Remove support bearing bolts and pull right axle shaft from transaxle.
  10. Remove right axle shaft from transaxle. See Fig 2 .
    Fig 2: Removing Right Axle Shaft
    G91J02367Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
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