2001 NISSAN X-TRAIL Service Repair Manual

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3. Fit a drift to the right and left side bearing adjusting shims  indi-
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NISSAN X-TRAIL 2001  Service Repair Manual RFD-22
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5. Press the drive pinion gear assembly out of the carrier case.
6. Remove pinion front bearing inner race.
7. Remove collapsible spacer.
8. Using  a  puller,  remove

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2. Using a drift, press a pinion front bearing outer race into the car-
rier case.
CAUTION:
●At first, using a hammer, tap the bearing out

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NISSAN X-TRAIL 2001  Service Repair Manual RFD-24
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d. Fit  the  drive  pinion  socket  onto  the  drive  pinion  spline.  Using  a
pinion nut wrench, tighten the pinion nut to the specified preload
torque.
CAUTION:
The

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8. Fit a drive pinion  socket onto the drive pinion gear spline. Using
a pinion nut wrench, adjust the pinion nut tightening torque and
pini

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3. Measure  the  side  gear  endplay  following  the  procedure  below,
and select the appropriate side gear thrust washers.
●Using  a  thickness  gauge,  measure  t

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9. Apply  differential  oil  to  the  side  bearings,  and  assemble  new  side  bearing  adjusting  shims  (2  pieces  for
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NISSAN X-TRAIL 2001  Service Repair Manual RFD-28
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Installation of Electronically Controlled Coupling Assembly
1. Using  a  drift,  install  the  coupling  front  bearing  to  the  electroni-
cally controlled coupling.