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Disassembly and Assembly (Right Side): Disassembly

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Transaxle Side

  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 boot back.
  4. Put matching marks on slide joint housing and shaft before separating slide joint housing.
  5. Remove stopper ring using a suitable tool, then pull out slide joint housing.
    Fig 1: Prying Snap Ring With Screwdriver
    G04899087Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  6. Put matching marks on spider assembly and shaft.
    Fig 2: Identifying Matching Marks On Slide Joint Housing And Shaft
    G04889261Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  7. Remove snap ring using a suitable tool, then remove spider assembly from shaft.
    Fig 3: Removing Snap Ring
    G05878094Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  8. Remove boot from shaft.
  9. Clean old grease off of the slide joint housing.

Wheel Side

  1. Mount the 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. Screw a sliding hammer or suitable tool 30 mm (1.18 in) or more into threaded part of joint sub-assembly. Pull joint sub-assembly out of shaft.
    Fig 4: Pulling Joint Sub Assembly
    G04876504Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
    CAUTION:
    • Align sliding hammer or suitable tool and drive shaft then remove joint sub-assembly by pulling directly.
    • If joint sub-assembly cannot be removed after five or more unsuccessful attempts, replace the entire drive shaft assembly.
  4. Remove boot from shaft.
  5. Remove circlip from shaft.
  6. While rotating ball cage, clean the old grease off of the joint sub-assembly.

Support Bearing

  1. Remove dust shields from slide joint assembly using a suitable tool.
    Fig 5: Identifying Dust Shield
    G04889280Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  2. Remove snap ring using a suitable tool.
    Fig 6: Removing Snap Ring
    G05878097Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  3. Press support bearing assembly off slide joint assembly using a suitable tool.
    Fig 7: Pressing Support Bearing Assembly Off Drive Shaft
    G04889282Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  4. Separate support bearing from bracket using a suitable tool.
    Fig 8: Identifying Dust Shield
    G04889283Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.

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