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5. Secure spider assembly with snap ring. NOTE:
Discard old snap ring; replace with new one.
6. Apply Nissan genuine grease or equivalent to spider assembly and sliding surface.
7. Install housing to spider assembly. Apply Nissan genuine grease or equivalent to housing.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Install new larger and smaller boot bands securely. NOTE:
Discard old boot bands; replace with new ones.
11. After installing housing and shaft, rotate boot to check whether or not the actual position is correct. If boot position is not correct,
secure boot with new boot bands again.
12. Install circular clip. NOTE:
Discard old circular clip; replace with new one.
SFA023A
Grease amount : 77 − 97 g (2.72 − 3.42 oz)
SDIA1445E
Boot installation Length “L ”:
150.9 − 152.9 mm (5.94 − 6.02 in)SDIA3249E
SFA395
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1. Insert the amount grease (Nissan genuine grease or equivalent) into 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.
2. Wind serrated part of shaft with tape. Install boot band and boot to shaft. Be careful not to damage boot.
NOTE:
Discard old boot band and boot; replace with new ones.
3. Remove protective tape wound around serrated part of shaft.
4. Attach circular clip to shaft. At this time, circular clip must fit securely into shaft groove. Attach nut to joint sub-assembly.
Use a wooden hammer to press-fit.
NOTE:
Discard old circular clip; replace with new one.
5. Insert the specified amount of grease (Nissan genuine grease or equivalent) listed below into boot from large end of boot.
6. 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 of joint sub assembly, boot
may come off. Remove all grease from surfaces.
7. 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 brake if boot installation length is less than standard value.
Be careful that screwdriver tip does not contact inside surface of boot.
SDIA1127E
SFA800
Grease amount : 95 − 11 5 g ( 3 . 3 5 − 4.06 oz)
RAC0049D
Boot installation length “L” : 136 mm (5.35 in)SDIA3250E
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8. Secure the large and small ends of the boot with new boot band using the boot band crimping tool [SST: KV40107300] as shown
in the figure.
NOTE:
Discard old boot bands; replace with new ones.
Secure boot band so that dimension “M” shown bellow right
satisfies the following:
9. After installing joint sub-assembly and shaft, rotate boot to check whether or not the actual position is correct. If boot position is
not correct, secure boot with new boot bands again.
Disassembly and Assembly (Right Side)NDS000C9
COMPONENTS
RAC1133D
Large diameter side : 3.0 mm (0.118 in)
Small diameter side : 2.0 mm (0.079 in)
DSF0047D
1. Joint sub-assembly 2. Circular clip 3. Boot band
4. Boot 5. Shaft 6. Spider assembly
7. Snap ring 8. Housing 9. Dust shield
10. Circular clip
Refer to GI-11, "
Components" and the following for the symbols in the figure.
: Apply Nissan genuine grease or equivalent.
PDIA1221E
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DISASSEMBLY
Front Final Drive Assembly Side
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DISASSEMBLY
Front Final Drive Assembly Side
1. Press drive shaft in a vice.
CAUTION:
When retaining drive shaft in a vice, always use copper or aluminum plates between a vise and
shaft.
2. Remove boot bands.
3. Put matching marks on spider assembly and shaft.
CAUTION:
Use paint for matching mark, but don’t damage to spider
assembly and shaft.
4. Remove snap ring, then remove spider assembly from shaft.
5. Remove boot from shaft.
6. Remove old grease on slide joint assembly with paper towels.
Wheel Side
1. Place drive shaft in a vice. CAUTION:
When retaining drive shaft in a vice, always use copper or aluminum plates between vise a and
shaft.
2. Remove boot bands. Then remove boot from joint sub-assembly.
3. Screw a drive shaft puller (suitable tool) 30 mm (1.18 in) or more into threaded part of joint sub-assembly. Pull joint sub-assembly
out of shaft.
CAUTION:
If joint sub-assembly cannot be removed after five or
more unsuccessful attempts, replace shaft and joint sub-
assembly as a set.
Align sliding hammer and drive shaft and remove them
by pulling directly.
4. Remove boot from shaft.
5. Remove circular clip from shaft.
6. While rotating ball cage, remove old grease on joint sub-assembly with paper towels.
INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY
Shaft
Replace shaft if there is any runout, cracking, or other damage.
Joint Sub-Assembly
Make sure there is no rough rotation or unusual axial looseness.
Make sure there is no foreign material inside joint sub-assembly.
SFA963
SFA612
SDIA0606E
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If there are any irregular conditions of joint sub-assembly components, replace the entire joint sub-assem-
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Slide Joint Side
Housing and spider assembly
If roller or roller surface of spider assembly has scratch or wear, replace housing and spider assembly.
NOTE:
Housing and spider assembly are components which are used as a set.
ASSEMBLY
Front Final Drive Assembly Side
1. Wind serrated part of drive shaft with tape. Install boot band and boot to shaft. Be careful not to damage boot.
NOTE:
Discard old boot band and boot; replace with each new one.
2. Remove protective tape wound around serrated part of shaft.
3. Line up alignment marks which were made when spider assem- bly was removed. Install spider assembly, with serration chamfer
facing dive shaft.
4. Secure spider assembly with snap ring. NOTE:
Discard old snap ring; replace with new one.
5. Apply Nissan genuine grease or equivalent to spider assembly and sliding surface.
6. Install housing to spider assembly. Apply Nissan genuine grease or equivalent to housing.
SFA800
SDIA1735E
SFA023A
Grease amount : 113 − 123 g (3.99 − 4.34 oz)
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7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Install new larger and smaller boot bands securely.
NOTE:
Discard old boot bands; replace with new ones.
10. Set boot band in the specified grooves. Fit band's pawl to the grooves and tack them.
11. Pull and tighten the pawls of tool hanger by using a pair of long- nose pliers.
12. Insert band's tip into end of tool pawl.
13. After installing housing and shaft, rotate boot to check whether or not the actual position is correct. If boot position is not correct,
secure boot with new boot bands again.
14. Install circular clip. NOTE:
Discard old circular clip; replace with new one. Boot installation Length “L ”:
157.8 − 159.8 mm (6.21 − 6.29 in)
SDIA3250E
SDIA3053J
SDIA3054J
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1. Insert the amount grease (Nissan genuine grease or equivalent) into 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.
2. Wind serrated part of shaft with tape. Install boot band and boot to shaft. Be careful not to damage boot.
NOTE:
Discard old boot band and boot; replace with new ones.
3. Remove protective tape wound around serrated part of shaft.
4. Attach circular clip to shaft. At this time, circular clip must fit securely into shaft groove. Attach nut to joint sub-assembly.
Use a wooden hammer to press-fit.
NOTE:
Discard old circular clip; replace with new one.
5. Insert the specified amount of grease (Nissan genuine grease or equivalent) listed below into boot from large end of boot.
6. 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 of joint sub-assembly, boot
may come off. Remove all grease from surfaces.
7. 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 brake if boot installation length is less than standard value.
Be careful that screwdriver tip does not contact inside surface of boot.
SDIA1127E
SFA800
Grease amount : 95 − 11 5 g ( 3 . 3 5 − 4.06 oz)
RAC0049D
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8. Secure the large and small ends of the boot with new boot band using the boot band crimping tool [SST: KV40107300] as shown
in the figure.
NOTE:
Discard old boot band; replace with new ones.
Secure boot band so that dimension “M” shown bellow right
satisfies the following:
9. After installing joint sub-assembly and shaft, rotate boot to check whether or not the actual position is correct. If boot position is
not correct, secure boot with new boot bands again.
RAC1133D
Large diameter side : 3.0 mm (0.118 in)
Small diameter side : 2.0 mm (0.079 in)
DSF0047D