2003 NISSAN TEANA boot

FAX-12
FRONT DRIVE SHAFT

9. Remove drive shaft from transaxle.

Remove drive shaft from transaxle using drive shaft attach-
ment [SST] and a drive shaft puller (suitable tool) while insert-
ing tip of drive shaft attachment [SST] between housing and
transaxle as shown in the figure.

Make sure that circular clip is attached on the edge.
CAUTION:
Do not place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle when
removing drive shaft. Also be careful not to overextend
slide joint.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL

Move joint up/down, left/right, and in axial directions. Check for motion that is not smooth and for signifi-
cant looseness.

Check boot for cracks, damage, and leakage of grease.

Disassemble drive shaft and exchange malfunctioning part if
there is a non-standard condition.
INSTALLATION
CAUTION:
Always replace transaxle side oil seal with new one when installing drive shaft.

Installation is the reverse order of the removal. For tightening torque refer to FAX-11, "COMPONENT" .
NOTE:
Do not reuse non-reusable parts.

Place the protector [SST] onto transaxle to prevent damage to
the oil seal while inserting drive shaft. Slide drive shaft sliding
joint and tap with hammer to install securely.
CAUTION:
Make sure that circular clip is completely engaged.
SDIA1934E
SDIA1190J
SDIA1763E

FAX-14
FRONT DRIVE SHAFT

9. Remove fixing bolts, and then separate drive shaft and support
bearing bracket.
10. Remove drive shaft from transaxle using a flat-bladed screw-
driver as shown in the figure.
CAUTION:

Do not place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle when
removing drive shaft. 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.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL

Move joint up/down, left/right, and in axial direction. Check for motion that is not smooth and for significant
looseness.

Check boot for cracks, damage, and leakage of grease.

Disassemble drive shaft and exchange malfunctioning part if
there is a non-standard condition.
INSTALLATION
CAUTION:
Always replace transaxle side oil seal with new one when installing drive shaft.

Install in the reverse order of the removal. For tightening torque, refer to FAX-13, "COMPONENT" .
NOTE:
Do not reuse non-reusable parts.

Place protector [SST] onto transaxle to prevent damage to the
oil seal while inserting drive shaft or side shaft. Slide drive shaft
sliding joint and tap with hammer to install securely.
SFA989
SDIA1190J
SDIA2082E

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT
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Disassembly and Assembly (Models With VQ23DE: LH)BDS0007P
COMPONENT
DISASSEMBLY
Transaxle Side
1. Place shaft in a vise.
CAUTION:
When retaining shaft in a vise, always use copper or aluminum plates between vise and shaft.
2. Remove boot bands, and then remove boot from housing.
3. Put matching marks on housing and shaft.
CAUTION:
Use paint or similar substance for matching marks. Do not scratch the surfaces.
4. Remove stopper ring using a flat-bladed screwdriver, and then
pull out housing.
1. Circular clip 2. Dust shield 3. Housing
4. Snap ring 5. Ball cage, steel ball and inner race
assembly6. Stopper ring
7. Boot band (Transaxle side) 8. Boot (Transaxle side) 9. Shaft
10. Band 11. Dynamic damper 12. Boot band (Wheel side)
13. Boot (Wheel side) 14. Circular clip 15. Joint sub-assembly
SDIA1767E
SFA476

FAX-16
FRONT DRIVE SHAFT

5. Remove snap ring, and then remove ball cage, steel ball and
inner race assembly from shaft.
6. Remove boot from shaft.
7. Remove circular clip and dust shield from housing.
8. Clean old grease on housing with paper towels.
Wheel Side
1. Place shaft in a vise.
CAUTION:
When retaining shaft in a vise, always use copper or aluminum plates between vise and shaft.
2. Remove boot bands, and then remove boot from joint sub-assembly.
3. Screw drive shaft puller (suitable tool) 30 mm (1.18 in) or more
over the thread on joint sub-assembly, and pull joint sub-assem-
bly out of shaft.
CAUTION:

Replace entire drive shaft assembly if joint sub-assembly
cannot be removed after five or more unsuccessful
attempts.

Align sliding hammer and drive shaft and remove them
by pulling firmly and uniformly.
4. Remove circular clip from shaft.
5. Remove boot from shaft.
6. Clean old grease on joint sub-assembly with paper towels while rotating ball cage.
Dynamic Damper
Remove band. Then, remove dynamic damper from shaft.
INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY
Shaft
Check shaft for runout, cracks, or other damage. Replace if there are.
Joint Sub-Assembly (Wheel Side)

Check joint sub-assembly for rough rotation and excessive axial looseness.

Check the inside of joint sub-assembly for entry of foreign material.

Check joint sub-assembly for compression scars, cracks, and fractures inside of joint sub-assembly.
Replace joint sub-assembly if there is any of non-standard conditions of components.
Housing (Transaxle Side)
NOTE:
Housing, ball cage, steel ball, and inner race are in a set.
Housing

Check ball rolling surface for compression scars, cracks, fractures, and excessive wear.

Check boot mount for deformation.
Ball Cage

Check sliding surface for compression scars, cracks, and fractures.
Steel Ball

Check for compression scars, cracks, fractures, and excessive wear.
Inner Race

Check ball sliding surface for compression scars, cracks, and fractures.

Check serration for damage.
SFA514A
SDIA0606E

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT
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Dynamic Damper
Check for cracks, and other damage. Replace if there are.
Dust shield
Check for cracks, deformation, and other damage. Replace if there are.
ASSEMBLY
Transaxle Side
1. 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.
2. Remove the tape wrapped around the serration on shaft.
3. Install ball cage, steel ball and inner race assembly to shaft, and
then secure them with snap ring.
NOTE:
Do not reuse snap ring.
4. Apply the specified amount of grease (NISSAN genuine grease
or equivalent) to housing inside, and then install housing to
shaft.
5. Install stopper ring to housing.
NOTE:

Do not reuse stopper ring.

Make sure that housing and stopper ring are fully engaged.
6. Install boot securely into grooves (indicated by * marks) shown
in the figure.
CAUTION:
If grease adheres to boot mounting surface (with * mark) on
shaft and housing, boot may come off. Remove all grease
from surface.
7. 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.
SFA800
Grease amount : 124 - 134 g (4.37 - 4.73 oz)
Boot installation
length “L”: 194.5 - 196.5 mm (7.66 - 7.74 in)
SDIA1125E
SDIA1760E

FAX-18
FRONT DRIVE SHAFT

8. Secure the large and small ends of boot with new boot bands as
shown in the figure.
NOTE:
Do not reuse boot bands.
9. Secure housing 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.
10. Install circular clip and dust shield to housing.
NOTE:
Do not reuse circular clip and dust shield.
Wheel Side
Assemble in step 14 to 32 of FA X - 8 , "DRIVE SHAFT BOOT REPLACEMENT" , “On-Vehicle Inspection and
Service”.
Dynamic Damper
Secure dynamic damper with bands in the following specified posi-
tion when removing.
NOTE:
Do not reuse bands.
SFA395
Dimension A : 205 - 215 mm (8.07 - 8.46 in)
Dimension B : 70 mm (2.76 in)
FAC0156D

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT
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Disassembly and Assembly (Models With VQ35DE and QR20DE: LH)BDS0007Q
COMPONENT
DISASSEMBLY
Transaxle side
1. For transaxle side housing is non-disassemble, removing boots from shaft is done after removing dynamic
damper and band, and after procedure of disassembly instruction 1 to 5 for wheel side.
2. Remove boots band, then remove boots from housing, and remove boots from shaft the above service
Wheel Side
1. Place shaft in a vise.
CAUTION:
When retaining shaft in a vise, always use copper or aluminum plates between vise and shaft.
2. Remove boot bands, and then remove boot from joint sub-assembly.
3. Screw drive shaft puller (suitable tool) 30 mm (1.18 in) or more
onto the thread on joint sub-assembly, and pull joint sub-assem-
bly out of shaft.
CAUTION:

Replace entire drive shaft assembly if joint sub-assembly
cannot be removed after five or more unsuccessful
attempts.

Align sliding hammer and drive shaft and remove them
by pulling firmly and uniformly.
4. Remove circular clip from shaft.
5. Remove boot from shaft.
6. Clean old grease on joint sub-assembly with paper towels while rotating ball cage.
1. Circular clip 2. Dust shield 3. Housing assembly
4. Boot band (Transaxle side) 5. Boot (Transaxle side) 6. Band
7. Dynamic damper 8. Boot band (Wheel side) 9. Boot (Wheel side)
10. Circular clip 11. Joint-sub assembly 12. Band
13. Dynamic damper
: VQ35DE models
: QR20DE models
Refer to GI-10, "
Components" and the followings for the symbols in the figure.
: Fill NISSAN genuine grease or equivalent
PDIA1239E
SDIA0606E

FAX-20
FRONT DRIVE SHAFT

Dynamic Damper
Remove band. Then, remove dynamic damper from shaft.
INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY
Shaft
Check shaft for runout, cracks, or other damage. Replace if there are.
Joint Sub-Assembly (Wheel Side)

Check joint sub-assembly for rough rotation and excessive axial looseness.

Check the inside of joint sub-assembly for entry of foreign material.

Check joint sub-assembly for compression scars, cracks, and fractures inside of joint sub-assembly.
Replace joint sub-assembly if there are any non-standard conditions of components.
Dynamic Damper
Check for cracks, and other damage. Replace if there are.
Dust shield
Check for cracks, deformation, and other damage. Replace if there are.
ASSEMBLY
Transaxle Side
1. Wrap shaft serration with tape to protect boot from damage.
Install new boot and boot bands to shaft.
2. Remove the tape wrapped around the serration on shaft.
3. Apply the specified amount of grease (NISSAN genuine grease
or equivalent) to housing inside, and then install housing to
shaft.
4. 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.
5. Make sure boot installation length “L” is the length indicated
below.Insert a 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 than standard value.

Take care not to touch the tip of screwdriver to inside surface of boot.
6. Install new larger and smaller boot bands securely.
NOTE:
Discard old boot bands; replace with new ones.Grease amount
QR20DE models : 132 – 142 g (4.66 – 5.00 oz)
VQ35DE models : 134 – 144 g (4.73 – 5.08 oz)
PDIA1157E
Boot installation length “L”
QR20DE models : 180.7 – 182.7 mm (7.11 – 7.19 in)
VQ35DE models : 190.7 mm (7.51 in)SDIA1760E