1995 NISSAN ALMERA N15 Service Manual

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Front

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A Inside
B: Outside
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Lock
nut

SFA486A
SFA439B
SFA108A ON-VEHICLE
SERVICE
Front Wheel Alignment (Cont'd)

7. Adjust toe-inbyvarying thelength ofsteering tie-rods.
a. Loosen locknuts.
b. Adjust toe-inbyscrewing tie-rodsinand out.

Standard length
"L":

Refer toST section.

c. Tighten locknuts tospecified torque.

Lock nuttightening torque:
Refer toST section.
FRONT WHEEL TURNING ANGLE

1. Set wheels instraight-ahead position.Thenmove vehicle
forward untilfront wheels restonturning radiusgauge
properly.
2. Rotate steering wheelallthe way right andleft;measure
turning angle.

Do not hold thesteering wheelonfull lock formore than15
seconds.
Wheel turning angle(Fullturn):
Refer to50S (FA-29).
Drive Shaft

• Check forgrease leakage orother damage .

FA-7
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FRONTAXLE

Front

~ :N.m (kg-m, ft-Ib)
10

@~
98•118 (10•12, 72-87)

SFA619B

CD
Drive shaft

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Inner grease seal

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Knuckle

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Baffle plate

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ABS sensor

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Wheel bearing assembly
(J)

Snap ring

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Outer grease seal

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Hubbolt

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Wheel hub

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Plain washer

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Wheel bearing locknut
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Insulator

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Adjusting cap

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Cotter pin

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Discrotor

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Wheel nut

Wheel HubandKnuckle
REMOVAL
CAUTION: Before removing thefront axleassembly, disconnect theABS
wheel sensor fromtl1eassembly. Thenmove itaway fromthe
front axleassembly area.Failure todo somay result indam-
age tothe sensor wiresandthesensor becoming inoperative.
1. Remove wheelbearing locknut.
2. Remove brakecaliper assembly androtor.
SFA110A Brakehoseneed notbedisconnected frombrake caliper.
In this case, suspend caliperassembly withwire soasnot to
stretch brakehose.
Be careful nottodepress brakepedal, orpiston willpop out.
Make surebrake hoseisnot twisted.
FA-8

SFA113AASFA114A
FRONT
AXLE

Wheel HubandKnuckle (Conl'd)

3. Separate tie-rodfromknuckle withTool.

Install studnutonstud bolttoprevent damage tostud bolt.

4. Separate driveshaftfrom knuckle bylightly tapping it.Ifit
is hard toremove, useapuller.

Cover bootswithshop towel soas not todamage themwhen
-removing driveshaft.

5. Remove strutlower mounting bolts.
6. Loosen lowerballjoint tightening nut.
7. Separate knucklefromlower balljoint studwithTool.
8. Remove knucklefromtransverse link.

INSTALLATION
1. Install knuckle withwheel hub.
• Replace strutlower mounting nuts.

When installing knuckletostrut, besure tohold bolts and
tighten nuts.
~: 114-133 N'm (11.6 •13.6 kg-m, 84.98 ft.lb)
Before tightening, applyoiltothreaded portionofdrive shaft
and both sides ofplain washer.

2. Tighten wheelbearing locknut.

~: 196-275 N'm (20•28 kg-m, 145-203 ft-Ib)
FA-9
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SFA116A
SFA654A
FRONT
AXLE

Wheel HubandKnuckle (Cont'd)

3. Check wheelbearing axialendplay.

Axial endplay:
0.05 mm(0.0020 in)orless
DISASSEMBL Y
CAUTION:
When removing wheelhuborwheel bearing fromknuckle,
replace wheelbearing assembly (outerrace,inner races and
grease seals)withanew one.
Wheel hub

Drive outhub with inner race(outside) fromknuckle witha
suitable tool.

Wheel bearing
When replacing wheelbearing, replacewheelbearing assem-
bly (inner racesandouter race).

1. Remove bearinginnerrace(outside), thenremove outer
grease seal.
2. Remove innergrease sealfrom knuckle.
3. Remove snapring.

FA-10

SFA496AFRONT
AXLE
Wheel HubandKnuckle (Cont'd)

4. Press outbearing outerrace.

INSPECTION
Wheel hubandknuckle

Check wheel huband knuckle forcracks byusing amagnetic
exploration ordyeing test.

Snap ring

Check snapringforwear orcracks. Replace ifnecessary.

Wheel bearing
assembly
~ Knuckle
SFA951A
SFA747
Suitable tool
SFA620B ASSEMBLY

1. Press newwheel bearing assembly intoknuckle.

Maximum loadP: •
29 kN (3ton, 3.3USton, 3.0Imp ton)
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CAUTION:
• Donot press innerraceofwheel bearing assembly.
• Do not apply oilorgrease tomating surfaces ofwheel
bearing outerraceandknuckle.

2. Install snapringintogroove ofknuckle.
3. Pack grease seallipwith multi-purpose grease.
4. Install outergrease seal.

Maximum loadP:
10 kN (1ton, 1.1USton, 1.0Imp ton)

FA-11

Wheelbearing
assembly SFA953A
SFA090A
FRONT
AXLE

Wheel HubandKnuckle (Cont'd)

5. Install innergrease seal.

Maximum loadP:
10 kN (1ton, 1.1USton, 1.0Imp ton)

6. Press wheel hubinto knuckle.

Maximum loadP:
29 kN (3ton, 3.3USton, 3.0Imp ton)
Be careful nottodamage greaseseal.

7. Check bearing operation.
a. Add load Pwith press.

Load P:
34.3 -49.0 kN(3.5 -5.0 ton, 3.9-5.5 USton,
3.44 •4.92 Impton)

b. Spin knuckle severalturnsinboth directions.
c. Make surethatwheel bearings operatesmoothly.

Drive Shaft

REMOVAL
1. Remove wheelbearing locknut.

Brake caliper neednotbedisconnected.
Do not twist orstretch brakehosewhen moving components.
SFA1538
2.
Remove strutlower mounting bolts.
3. Remove brakehoseclip.

FA-12

AfTmodel
SFA730FRONT
AXLE
Drive Shaft(Coni' d)

4. Separate driveshaftfromknuckle byslightly tapping it.
If it is hard toremove, useapuller.

When removing driveshaft, cover bootswithshop towel to
prevent damage tothem.

Refer toFRONT AXLE-Wheel HubandKnuckle (FA-8).
5. Remove rightdrive shaftfromtransaxle.
6. Remove leftdrive shaftfromtransaxle.

-For MITmodels-

• Pry offdrive shaftfromtransaxle asshown atleft.

-For AITmodels-

• Insert screwdriver intotransaxle openingforright drive
shaft andstrike withahammer.

Be careful nottodamage pinionmateshaftandside gear.
FA-13
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RH

SFA394BB
FRONT
AXLE

Drive Shaft(Cont'd)
INSTALLATION
Transaxle side

1. Drive anew oilseal totransaxle. RefertoMT orAT section.
2. Set Tool along theinner circumference ofoil seal.
3. Insert driveshaft
into
transaxle. Besure toproperly align
the serrations andthen withdraw Tool.
4. Push drive shaft, thenpress-fit circularcliponthe drive
shaft intocircular clipgroove ofside gear.
5. After itsinsertion, trytopull theflange outofthe slide joint
by hand. Ifitpulls out,the
circular
clipisnot properly
meshed withtheside gear.

Wheel side

• Install driveshaftintoknuckle.
• Tighten wheelbearing locknut.
Refer toFRONT AXLE-Wheel HubandKnuckle (FA-B).

FA-14