Removal and Installation: Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Nissan Titan XD and 2018 Nissan Titan. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Installation in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

Do not reuse seal rings and drain plug gasket.
Apply petroleum jelly to needle bearing and seal rings.
Insert the tip of parking rod between the parking pawl and the parking actuator support when assembling the adapter case.

Refer to the following when installing adapter case.

Apply recommended sealant (Genuine Anaerobic Liquid Gasket or equivalent) to adapter case as shown, below. Refer to Recommended Chemical Products and Sealants .

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Sealant starting point and end-point (A)	: Start and finish point shall be in the center of two bolts.
Overlap width of sealant starting point and end-point (B)	: 3 - 5 mm (0.12 - 0.20 in)
Sealant width (C)	: 1.0 - 2.0 mm (0.04 - 0.08 in)
Sealant height (C)	: 0.4 - 1.0 mm (0.016 - 0.04 in)

CAUTION: Completely remove all moisture, oil and old sealant, etc. from the transmission case and adapter case mounting surfaces.

Tighten adapter case bolts (A) and (B) to the specified torque.

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(1)	: Bracket
(A)	: Bolt
(B)	: Self-sealing bolt

Fill with ATF after installation. Refer to Changing .

- Install front cross member bolts and nuts (A), then tighten nuts to specification in the sequence as shown, below.

Fig 1: Front Cross Member Nut Tightening Sequence

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Front cross member nuts

180 (18 kg-m, 133 lb-ft)

- Install rear diagonal cross member (LH/RH) bolts, then tighten to specification in the sequence as shown, below (Non-XD Models).

Fig 2: Rear Diagonal Cross Member Bolt Tightening Sequence

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NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.

Front cross member nuts

130 (13 kg-m, 96 lb-ft)