Removal and Installation: Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2019 Infiniti QX60. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

Do not reuse hose clamp and breather connector.
Make sure there are no pinched or restricted areas on the breather hose caused by bending or winding when installing it.
Install the hose clamp at the final drive side, with the tab facing to the vehicle front.
Install the hose clamp at the suspension member side, with the tab facing downward.
Use Genuine Silicone RTV or an equivalent. Refer to Recommended Chemical Products and Sealants .

Apply liquid gasket (1) to mating surface of coupling cover.

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Use Genuine Silicone RTV or equivalent. Refer to Recommended Chemical Products and Sealants .
CAUTION:
- The width of sealant bend is approximately 3 mm (0.012 in).

Install electric controlled coupling to spline of drive pinion inside final drive assembly.

CAUTION:

Align the pin (A) on electric controlled coupling with the groove (B) of final drive assembly.

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Be careful not to damage center oil seal.

Press the electric controlled coupling pin to check that it is positioned in the groove of the final drive assembly as shown below.

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NOTE: If the pin is properly positioned in the groove, then the electric controlled coupling can be pressed into position by the same amount of flection of the wave washer.
Temporarily tighten reamer bolts (1) to the positions shown below.

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CAUTION:
- Do not use tools. Always tighten by hand.
- If reamer bolts cannot be tightened all the way by hand, the electric controlled coupling pin may not be positioned in the groove of the final drive assembly. In this case, remove electric controlled coupling and reinstall it.

Install the electric controlled coupling breather hose (1) as shown below.

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Install electric controlled coupling breather hose at the coupling side to the metal connector (3) of the coupling (2) all the way to the point shown by the solid arrow (

: Front

Install electric controlled coupling breather hose at the suspension member side until dimension (A) as shown.

(A)	: 15 mm (0.59 in)

If resin connector of the electric controlled coupling (1) and metal connector (2) are removed, install them as shown below.

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- Install the resin connector at the insertion side to the suspension member, facing to the vehicle front.
- Install the metal connector to the coupling cover, facing to the vehicle front.
  CAUTION: Do not reuse breather connector and hose clip.
Remove the old sealant from mating surfaces using a suitable tool before installing.