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PREPARATION
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PREPARATIONPFP:00002
Special Service Tools BDS0007H
Tool number
Tool nameDescription
HT72520000
Ball joint remover
a: 33 mm (1.30 in)
b: 50 mm (1.97 in)
r: 11.5 mm (0.453 in)Removing steering outer socket
KV40107300
Boot band crimping toolInstalling boot band
KV40107500
Drive shaft attachmentRemoving drive shaft
KV38105500
Protector
a: 32 mm (1.26 in) dia.Installing drive shaft
ST17130000
Drift
a: 32 mm (1.26 in) dia.
b: 60 mm (2.36 in) dia.Removing support bearing
ST35271000
Drift
a: 72 mm (2.83 in) dia.
b: 63 mm (2.48 in) dia.Installing support bearing
ST33252000
Drift
a: 82 mm(3.23 in) dia.
b: 60 mm (2.36 in) dia.Installing support bearing
NT546
ZZA1229D
ZZA1230D
ZZA0835D
ZZA0836D
ZZA0837D
ZZA0838D
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NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH) TROUBLESHOOTING
NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH) TROUBLESHOOTINGPFP:00003
NVH Troubleshooting ChartBDS0007J
Use chart below to help you find the cause of the symptom. If necessary, repair or replace these parts.
×: ApplicableReference page
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FAX-16
FA X -2 0
FAX-24
FAX-30
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FAX-5—
FAX-5
NVH in FAX and FSU sections
Refer to Front axle in this chart.
NVH in WT section
NVH in WT section
Refer to DRIVE SHAFT in this chart.
NVH in BR section
NVH in PS section
Possible cause and Suspected parts
Excessive joint angle
Joint sliding resistance
Imbalance
Improper installation, looseness
Parts interference
Wheel bearing damage
FRONT AXLE AND FRONT SUSPENSION
FRONT AXLE
TIRES
ROAD WHEELS
DRIVE SHAFT
BRAKES
STEERING
SymptomDRIVE
SHAFTNoise×× ××××× ××
Shake× × ××××× ××
FRONT
AXLENoise×××× ×××××
Shake×××× ×××××
Vibration×××× × × ×
Shimmy×××××××
Judder× × ×× ××
Poor quality ride or handling×××××
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FRONT WHEEL HUB AND KNUCKLE
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FRONT WHEEL HUB AND KNUCKLEPFP:40202
On-Vehicle Inspection BDS0007K
Make sure that the mounting conditions (looseness, backlash) of each component and component conditions
(wear, damage) are normal.
WHEEL BEARING INSPECTION
Move wheel hub and bearing assembly in the axial direction by hand. Make sure there is no looseness of
wheel bearing.
Rotate wheel hub and make sure that is no unusual noise or other irregular conditions. If there is any of
irregular conditions, replace wheel hub and bearing assembly
Removal and InstallationBDS0007L
COMPONENT
REMOVAL
1. Remove tires from vehicle.
2. Remove wheel sensor from steering knuckle. Refer to BRC-33, "
WHEEL SENSORS" .
CAUTION:
Do not pull on wheel sensor harness.
3. Remove torque member fixing bolts. Hang torque member in a place where it will not interfere with work.
Refer to BR-26, "
FRONT DISC BRAKE" .
NOTE:
Do not depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.
4. Put matching mark on disc rotor and wheel hub and bearing
assembly, then remove disc rotor.
5. Remove cotter pin, then loosen hub lock nut.
6. Remove wheel hub and bearing assembly mounting bolts.Axial end play : 0.05 mm (0.002 in) or less
1. Cotter pin 2. Disc rotor 3. Wheel hub and bearing assembly
4. Splash guard 5. Steering knuckle 6. Stopper bolt
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FRONT WHEEL HUB AND KNUCKLE
7. Separate wheel hub and bearing assembly from drive shaft by
lightly tapping the end with a hammer (suitable tool) and a wood
block, and then remove hub lock nut. Remove wheel hub and
bearing assembly.
CAUTION:
Do not place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle. Also be
careful not to overextend slide joint.
Do not allow drive shaft to hang down without support for
housing (or joint sub-assembly), shaft and the other
parts.
NOTE:
Use a puller (suitable tool) if wheel hub and bearing assembly
and drive shaft cannot be separated even after performing the above procedure.
8. Remove splash guard from steering knuckle.
9. Remove cotter pin of steering outer socket and steering knuckle,
and then loosen nut. Refer to PS-17, "
COMPONENTS" .
10. Remove steering outer socket from steering knuckle so as not to
damage ball joint boot using the ball joint remover [SST].
CAUTION:
Temporarily tighten the nut to prevent damage to threads
and to prevent ball joint remover [SST] from suddenly com-
ing off.
11. Remove nut and bolt, and then remove steering knuckle from
transverse link.
12. Remove fixing nuts and bolts, and then remove steering knuckle
from strut assembly. Refer to FSU-7, "
Components" .
13. Remove stopper bolt from steering knuckle.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Check components for deformation, cracks, and other damage. Replace if there are.
Ball Joint Inspection
Check boots of transverse link and steering outer socket ball joint for breakage, axial play, and torque. Refer to
FSU-14, "
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL" , “TRANSVERSE LINK”, PS-23, "INSPECTION AFTER DISAS-
SEMBLY" , “STEERING GEAR AND LINKAGE”.
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INSTALLATION
Installation is the reverse order of the removal. For tightening torque, refer to FAX-5, "COMPONENT" .
NOTE:
Do not reuse non-reusable parts.
When installing transverse link ball joint, fix bolt to avoid rotation, and then tighten the nut.
Perform the final tightening of each of parts under unladen conditions, which were removed when remov-
ing wheel hub and bearing assembly and steering knuckle. Check the wheel alignment. Refer to FSU-5,
"Wheel Alignment Inspection" .
Adjust neutral position of steering angle sensor after checking the wheel alignment for the models with
VDC. Refer to BRC-40, "
Adjustment of Steering Angle Sensor Neutral Position" .
Check wheel sensor harness for proper connection. Refer to BRC-33, "WHEEL SENSORS" .
Assembly disc rotor and wheel hub and bearing assembly by
aligning each matching mark as shown in the figure when install-
ing disc rotor.
NOTE:
Refer to BR-26, "
FRONT DISC BRAKE" for assembly when
removing disc rotor without matching mark.
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FRONT DRIVE SHAFT
FRONT DRIVE SHAFTPFP:39100
On-Vehicle InspectionBDS0007M
Check drive shaft mounting point and joint for looseness and other damage.
Check boot for cracks and other damage.
CAUTION:
Replace entire drive shaft assembly when noise or vibration occur from drive shaft.
DRIVE SHAFT BOOT REPLACEMENT
1. Remove tires from vehicle.
2. Remove wheel sensor from steering knuckle. Refer to BRC-33, "
WHEEL SENSORS" .
CAUTION:
Do not pull on wheel sensor harness.
3. Remove torque member fixing bolts. Hang torque member in a place where it will not interfere with work.
Refer to BR-26, "
FRONT DISC BRAKE" .
NOTE:
Do not depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.
4. Remove disc rotor. Refer to FA X - 5 , "
Removal and Installation" .
5. Remove cotter pin, then loosen hub lock nut.
6. Separate wheel hub and bearing assembly from drive shaft by
lightly tapping the end with hammer (suitable tool) and a wood
block, and then remove hub lock nut.
CAUTION:
Do not place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle. Also be
careful not to overextend slide joint.
Do not allow drive shaft to hang down without support for
housing (or joint sub-assembly), shaft and the other
parts.
NOTE:
Use a puller (suitable tool) if wheel hub and drive shaft cannot
be separated even after performing the above procedure.
7. Remove fixing nuts and bolts, and then remove steering knuckle
from strut assembly. Refer to FSU-7, "
Components" .
8. Remove drive shaft from wheel hub and bearing assembly.
9. Remove boot bands, and then remove boot from joint sub-
assembly.
10. Screw a drive shaft puller (suitable tool) into joint sub-assembly
screw part to a length of 30 mm (1.18 in) or more. Support drive
shaft with one hand and pull out joint sub-assembly with a slid-
ing hammer (suitable tool) from shaft.
CAUTION:
Align a sliding hammer and drive shaft and remove them
by pulling firmly and uniformly.
If joint sub-assembly cannot be pulled out, try after
removing drive shaft from vehicle.
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11. Remove circular clip from shaft.
12. Remove boot from shaft.
13. Clean the old grease on joint sub-assembly with paper towels.
14. Apply the appropriate amount of grease (NISSAN genuine
grease or equivalent) inside joint sub-assembly serration hole
until grease begins to ooze from ball groove and serration hole.
After inserting grease, use a shop cloth to wipe off old grease
that has oozed out.
15. Wrap serration on shaft with tape to protect boot from damage.
Install new boot and boot bands to shaft.
NOTE:
Do not reuse boot bands and boot.
16. Remove the tape wrapped around the serration on shaft.
17. Position circular clip on groove at shaft edge. Align both counter
axles of shaft edge and joint sub-assembly. Then, assemble
shaft with circular clip onto joint sub-assembly.
NOTE:
Do not reuse circular clip.
Drive joint inserter (suitable tool) is recommended when
installing circular clip.
18. Install joint sub-assembly to shaft using plastic hammer.
CAUTION:
Confirm that joint sub-assembly is correctly engaged while
rotating drive shaft.
19. Apply the balance of the specified amount of grease (NISSAN
genuine grease or equivalent) into boot inside from large diame-
ter side of boot.
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Engine model Grease amount
QR20DE
88 – 108 g (3.10 – 3.80 oz)
VQ23DE
VQ35DE 115 – 125 g (4.06 – 4.41 oz)
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FRONT DRIVE SHAFT
20. Install boot securely into grooves (indicated by *marks) shown in
the figure.
CAUTION:
If there is grease on boot mounting surfaces (indicated by *
marks) of shaft and housing, boot may come off. Remove
all grease from surfaces.
21. Make sure boot installation length “L” is the length indicated
below. Insert flat-bladed screwdriver or similar tool into smaller
side of boot. bleed air from boot to prevent boot deformation.
CAUTION:
Boot may break if boot installation length is less then standard value.
Take care not to touch the tip of screwdriver to inside of boot.
22. Secure the large and small ends of boot with new boot bands
using boot band crimping tool [SST: KV40107300] as shown in
the figure.
NOTE:
Do not reuse boot bands.
Secure boot band so that dimension “M” meets the specifica-
tion as shown.
23. Secure joint sub-assembly and shaft, and then make sure that
they are in the correct position when rotating boot. Install them
with new boot band when boot installation positions become
incorrect.
24. Confirm that circular clip on transaxle side is fully engaged.
25. Insert drive shaft to wheel hub and bearing assembly, and then
temporarily tighten hub lock nut.
26. Install nuts and bolts of steering knuckle and strut. Refer to FSU-7, "
Components" , “FRONT SUSPEN-
SION ASSEMBLY” for tightening torque.
27. Install disc rotor. Refer to FAX-5, "
Removal and Installation" .
28. Install torque member fixing bolts to steering knuckle. Refer to BR-26, "
FRONT DISC BRAKE" .
29. Install wheel sensor to steering knuckle. Refer to BRC-33, "
WHEEL SENSORS" .
30. Tighten lock nut to the specified torque. Refer to FA X - 11 , "
COMPONENT"
31. Install cotter pin.
NOTE:
Do not reuse cotter pin.
32. Install tires to vehicle.Engine model Boot installation length L
QR20DE
141.7 – 143.7 mm (5.58 – 5.66 in)
VQ23DE
VQ35DE 155.3 – 161.3 mm (6.11 – 6.35 in)
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Dimension “M” : 2.0 – 3.0 mm (0.079 – 0.118 in)
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