2005 NISSAN X-TRAIL transaxle

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TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY

1. Mainshaft front bearing 2. Mainshaft bearing retainer 3. Mainshaft
4. Reverse main gear 5. 1st main gear 6. 1st main gear bushing
7. 1st needle bearing 8. 1st inner baulk ring 9. 1st synchronizer cone
10. 1st outer baulk ring 11. 1st-2nd spread spring 12. 1st-2nd shifting insert
13. 1st-2nd synchronizer hub 14. 2nd outer baulk ring 15. 2nd synchronizer cone
16. 2nd inner baulk ring 17. 1st-2nd coupling sleeve 18. 2nd main gear bushing
19. 2nd needle bearing 20. 2nd main gear 21. 3rd main gear
22. 3rd-4th mainshaft spacer 23. 4th main adjusting shim 24. 4th main gear
25. 5th main gear 26. 6th main gear 27. Mainshaft rear bearing
28. Mainshaft C-ring 29. C-ring holder 30. Snap ring
31. Snap ring 32. Mainshaft rear bearing adjusting shim 33. 5th-6th mainshaft spacer
34. 6th main adjusting shim
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Shift Control Components
1. 3rd-4th bracket 2. Retaining pin 3. Check plug
4. 5th-6th bracket 5. Stopper ring 6. Reverse bracket
7. Reverse lever assembly 8. Shifter cap 9. Reverse shift fork
10. Reverse fork rod 11. Check spring 12. Shift check sleeve
13. Check ball 14. Reverse bracket fork rod 15. 5th-6th shift fork
16. 5th-6th fork rod 17. Interlock pin 18. Shift check sleeve
19. Check spring 20. Check spring 21. 3rd-4th fork rod
22. 3rd-4th shift fork 23. 1st-2nd fork rod 24. 1st-2nd fork rod bracket
25. 1st-2nd shift fork 26. Transaxle case 27. Stopper bolt
28. Shift check 29. O-ring 30. Control assembly
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TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY

Final Drive Components
DISASSEMBLY
1. Remove plug (for 2WD models) or filler plug (for 4WD models) from clutch housing.
2. Remove drain plug and plug from transaxle case.
3. Remove park/neutral position switch and back-up lamp switch
from transaxle case.
4. Remove shift check and stopper bolt from transaxle case, and
then remove control assembly from transaxle case.
1. Differential side bearing outer race
(clutch housing side)2. Differential side bearing (clutch
housing side)3. Speedometer drive gear (for 2WD
models)
4. Differential case 5. Final gear 6. Differential side bearing (transaxle
case side)
7. Differential side bearing outer race
(transaxle case side)8. Differential side bearing adjusting
shim9. Pinion mate shaft
10. Side gear 11. Side gear thrust washer 12. Pinion mate gear
13. Pinion mate thrust washer 14. Retaining pin
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5. Remove check plugs (4 pieces), check springs (4 pieces), check
balls (4 pieces) and shift check sleeve (2 pieces).
6. Remove transaxle case mounting bolts.
7. Remove bore plug from transaxle case.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage transaxle case.
8. While spreading the snap ring of mainshaft rear bearing located
at bore plug hole, remove transaxle case from clutch housing.
9. Remove oil gutter, baffle plate from transaxle case.
10. Remove snap ring, mainshaft rear bearing adjusting shim from
transaxle case.
11. Remove input shaft rear bearing adjusting shim and reverse
idler gear adjusting shim.
12. Remove differential side bearing outer race from transaxle case
using the puller, and then remove differential side bearing
adjusting shim from transaxle case.
13. Remove welch plug from transaxle case.
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14. Remove differential side oil seal from transaxle case.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage transaxle case.
15. Remove magnet from clutch housing.
16. With shift lever in 5th position, remove mounting bolts from
reverse lever assembly. Lift reverse lever assembly to remove.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to lose shifter cap.
17. Pull out reverse fork rod then remove reverse shift fork.
18. Remove retaining pin of reverse bracket using a pin punch.
19. Pull out reverse bracket and reverse bracket fork rod.
20. Remove check ball (2 pieces) and interlock pin from clutch
housing.
21. Shift 3rd-4th fork rod to 3rd position. Remove retaining pin of 5th
- 6th shift fork using a pin punch.
22. Remove stopper rings for 5th-6th bracket.
23. Pull out 5th-6th fork rod and remove 5th-6th shift fork and 5th-
6th bracket.
24. Remove check balls (2 pieces) and interlock pin.
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25. Remove retaining pin of 3rd-4th bracket using a pin punch.
26. Remove stopper rings for 3rd-4th shift fork.
27. Pull out 3rd-4th fork rod and remove 3rd-4th shift fork and 3rd-
4th bracket.
28. Remove shift check sleeve from clutch housing.
29. Remove retaining pin of 1st-2nd shift fork using a pin punch.
30. Pull out 1st-2nd fork rod with 1st-2nd bracket.
31. Remove 1st-2nd shift fork.
32. Remove retaining pin of 1st-2nd bracket using a pin punch and
separate fork rod and 1st-2nd bracket.
33. Remove gear components from clutch housing in the following
procedure.
a. Remove input shaft assembly, mainshaft assembly and reverse
idler gear assembly as a set, tapping input shaft with plastic
hammer.
CAUTION:
Always withdraw mainshaft straight out. Failure to do so
can damage resin oil channel on clutch housing side.
b. Remove final drive assembly.
34. Remove mainshaft bearing retainer and then mainshaft front
bearing from clutch housing using the puller.
35. Remove oil channel from clutch housing.
36. Remove differential side oil seal from clutch housing.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage clutch housing.
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37. Remove differential side bearing outer race from clutch housing
using the puller.
38. Remove input shaft oil seal from clutch housing.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage clutch housing.
ASSEMBLY
1. Install input shaft oil seal to clutch housing using the drift.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse input shaft oil seal.
2. Install differential side oil seal until it become flush with end face
of clutch housing using the drift.
CAUTION:

Do not reuse differential side oil seal.

Apply multi-purpose grease onto oil seal lip. (For 4WD
models)
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Dimension A: 1.8 - 2.8 mm (0.071 - 0.110 in)
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3. Install oil channel on mainshaft side.
CAUTION:
Be careful with the orientation of installation.
4. Install mainshaft front bearing to clutch housing using the drift.
CAUTION:
Be careful with the orientation of installation.
5. Install mainshaft bearing retainer to clutch housing and tighten
mounting bolt to the specified torque. Refer to MT-41, "
Gear
Components" .
CAUTION:
Install with punched surface facing up.
6. Install differential side bearing outer race to clutch housing using
the drifts.
7. Install final drive assembly into clutch housing.
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