2006 INFINITI M35 Panel

DOOR SASH MOLDING
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DOOR SASH MOLDINGPFP:80282
Removal and InstallationNIS0024P
FRONT DOOR SASH MOLDING
Removal
1. Remove front door weather-strip. Refer to BL-194, "Door Weatherstrip" .
2. Release roof portion of glass run.
3. Remove screw of front door sash molding.
4. Remove door sash molding connection between door panel and molding from glass run side and remove
molding.
Installation
Install in the reverse order of removal.
REAR DOOR SUSH MOLDING
Removal
1. Remove rear door weather-strip. Refer to BL-194, "Door Weatherstrip" .
2. Release roof portion of glass run.
3. Remove screw of rear door sash molding.
4. Remove door sash molding connection between door panel and molding from glass run side and remove
molding (front).
Installation
Install in the reverse order of removal.
1. Front door sash molding 2. Front door sash outer cover 3. Rear door sash molding
4. Rear door sash outer cover 5. Rear door corner cover 6. Door glass run
7. Door glass
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DOOR PARTING SEAL
Revision: 2006 January2006 M35/M45
DOOR PARTING SEALPFP:80838
Removal and InstallationNIS0024S
FRONT DOOR PARTING SEAL
Removal
1. Fully open front door.
2. Remove front door parting seal (front side) mounting plastic clips.
3. Disengage the joint between front door parting seal (front side) and front door panel, and then remove
front door parting seal (front side).
4. Disengage front door parting seal (lower side) mounting plastic clips, and then remove front door parting
seal (lower side).
Installation
Install in the reverse order of removal.
REAR DOOR PARTING SEAL
Removal
1. Fully open rear door.
2. Disengage the joint between rear door parting seal (front side) and rear door panel, and then remove rear
door parting seal (front side).
3. Disengage rear door parting seal (lower side) mounting plastic clips, and then remove rear door parting
seal (lower side).
Installation
Install in the reverse order of removal.
1. Front door parting seal (front side) 2. Front door parting seal (lower side) 3. Rear door parting seal (lower side)
4. Rear door parting seal (front side) 5. Door inner panel
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DOOR FINISHER
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5. Insert a thin screwdriver from the armrest finisher opening and
lift the lock of the power window switch harness connector.
6. Insert a clip clamp remover into clips on back door finisher, and
disengage clips.
CAUTION:
Insert a clip clamp remover into the part shown by the
arrow (between the clips and the body side panel). Remove
door finisher.
7. Disconnect harness connector for step lamp.
8. Pull up door finisher and pull out toward vehicle inside, and then
disconnect inside handle cable and lock knob cable from back
door finisher.
9. Disconnect harness connector for power window switch, seat memory switch.
10. Remove door finisher.
11. Remove the following parts after removing door finisher.
Inside handle assembly
Armrest
Seat memory switch
Power window switch
St e p l am p
Installation
Install in the reverse order of removal.
CAUTION:
When installing door finisher, make sure that clips are securely fitted in panel holes on body, and then
press them in.
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BODY SIDE TRIM
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REAR WHEEL HOUSE GARNISH
Removal
1. Remove rear seat cushion and rear seatback. Refer to SE-176, "Removal and Installation" .
2. Remove rear body side welt.
3. Remove clip of rear wheel house garnish.
4. Remove rear wheel house garnish.
Installation
Install in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE:
To install, check if all clips are matched over holes of panel on vehicle, then push on.
REAR PILLAR FINISHER
Removal
1. Remove rear seat cushion and rear seatback. Refer to SE-176, "Removal and Installation" .
2. Remove rear seat belt floor anchor bolt. Refer to SB-32, "
Removal and Installation of Rear Seat Belt" .
3. Remove rear kicking plate inner.
4. Remove rear wheel house garnish.
5. Remove pillar finisher mounting clips using a screwdriver, and
then remove pillar finisher.
CAUTION:
Insert a clip clamp remover wrapped with a shop cloth or
clip clamp remover into the part shown by the arrow
(between the clips and the body side panel). Remove clips.
Installation
Install in the reverse order of removal.
CAUTION:
Make sure that clips are securely fitted in panel holes on body when installing, and then press them in.
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REAR PARCEL SHELF FINISHER
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5. Disconnect high-mounted stop lamp harness connector from
front side of rear parcel shelf finisher. (Models with rear window
sunshade)
6. Remove rear parcel shelf finisher mounting clip using a clip clamp remover.
7. Remove the following parts after removing rear parcel shelf finisher.
Rear speaker grille (for woofer)
High-mounted stop lamp
High-mounted stop lamp harness
INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal.
CAUTION:
Make sure that clips are securely fitted in panel holes on body when installing, and then press them in.
Rear Window SunshadeNIS0024X
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the rear window glass.
Removal
1. Remove rear parcel shelf finisher. Refer to EI-42, "REAR PARCEL SHELF FINISHER" .
2. Disconnect rear window sunshade harness connector.
3. Remove rear window sunshade mounting bolts.
4. Lift up rear window sunshade and pull out locating pin from body side panel hole, and then remove rear
window sunshade.
Installation
Install in the reverse order of removal.
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FLOOR TRIM
Revision: 2006 January2006 M35/M45
FLOOR TRIMPFP:74902
Removal and InstallationNIS00252
REMOVAL
1. Remove front seat (LH/RH) and rear seat cushion. Refer to SE-167, "Removal and Installation" and SE-
176, "Removal and Installation" .
2. Remove accelerator pedal pad. Refer to ACC-3, "
ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM" .
3. Remove rear floor grille and foot grille. Refer to ATC-144, "
DUCTS AND GRILLES" .
4. Remove front seat belt floor anchor bolt (LH/RH). Refer to SB-30, "
Removal and Installation of Front Seat
Belt" .
5. Remove center console. Refer to IP-10, "
INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY" .
6. Remove instrument driver lower panel and instrument passenger lower cover. Refer to IP-10, "
INSTRU-
MENT PANEL ASSEMBLY" .
7. Remove floor hook.
8. Remove dash side finisher, front kicking plate inner, center pillar lower garnish, and rear kicking plate
inner, front body side welt (LH/RH), rear body side welt (LH/RH), rear wheel house garnish. Refer to EI-
37, "BODY SIDE TRIM" .
1. Floor trim 2. Insulator 3. Spacer (RH)
4. Spacer (LH) 5. Footrest 6. Floor hook
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ENGINE ASSEMBLY
Revision: 2006 January2006 M35/M45
REMOVAL
Outline
At first, remove the engine and the transmission assembly with front suspension member from vehicle down-
ward. Then separate the engine from transmission.
Preparation
1. Release fuel pressure. Refer to EC-98, "FUEL PRESSURE RELEASE" .
2. Drain engine coolant from radiator. Refer to CO-11, "
Changing Engine Coolant" .
CAUTION:
Perform this step when engine is cold.
Do not spill engine coolant on drive belts.
3. Disconnect both battery cables. Refer to SC-4, "
BATTERY" .
4. Remove the following parts:
Engine room cover (RH and LH); Refer toEM-14, "ENGINE ROOM COVER" .
Engine cover; Refer to EM-19, "INTAKE MANIFOLD COLLECTOR" .
Front road wheel and tires (power tool)
Front and rear engine undercover (power tool)
Cowl top cover (RH); Refer to EI-18, "COWL TOP" .
Air duct and air cleaner case assembly; EM-17, "AIR CLEANER AND AIR DUCT" .
5. Discharge refrigerant from A/C circuit. Refer to ATC-151, "
REFRIGERANT LINES" .
6. Remove radiator hoses (upper and lower). Refer to CO-14, "
RADIATOR" .
Engine Room LH
1. Disconnect heater hose from vehicle-side, and fit a plug onto hose end to prevent engine coolant leak.
2. Disconnect wire bonding (between vehicle to left bank cylinder head).
3. Disconnect A/C piping from A/C compressor, and temporarily fasten it on vehicle with a rope. Refer to
AT C - 1 5 1 , "
REFRIGERANT LINES" .
4. Disconnect brake booster vacuum hose.
Engine Room RH
1. Disconnect battery positive cable at vehicle side and temporarily fasten it on engine.
2. Disconnect grounding cable.
3. Disconnect fuel feed hose (with damper) and EVAP hose. Refer to EM-45, "
FUEL INJECTOR AND FUEL
TUBE" .
CAUTION:
Fit plugs onto disconnected hoses to prevent fuel leak.
4. Remove reservoir tank of power steering oil pump and piping from vehicle, and temporarily secure them
on engine. Refer to PS-29, "
POWER STEERING OIL PUMP" .
CAUTION:
When temporarily securing, keep the reservoir tank upright to avoid a fluid leak.
Vehicle inside
Follow procedure below to disconnect engine room harness connectors at passenger room side, and tempo-
rarily secure them on engine.
1. Remove passenger-side kicking plate, dash side finisher, and glove box. Refer to EI-37, "
BODY SIDE
TRIM" and IP-10, "INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY" .
2. Disconnect engine room harness connectors at unit sides TCM, ECM and other.
3. Disengage intermediate fixing point. Pull out engine room harnesses to engine room side, and temporarily
secure them on engine.
CAUTION:
When pulling out harnesses, take care not to damage harnesses and connectors.
After temporarily securing, cover connectors with vinyl or similar material to protect against for-
eign material adhesion.

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ENGINE ASSEMBLY
Revision: 2006 January2006 M35/M45
1. Remove passenger-side kicking plate, dash side finisher, and glove box. Refer to EI-37, "BODY SIDE
TRIM" and IP-10, "INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY" .
2. Disconnect engine room harness connectors at unit sides TCM, ECM and other.
3. Disengage intermediate fixing point. Pull out engine room harnesses to engine room side, and temporarily
secure them on engine.
CAUTION:
When pulling out harnesses, take care not to damage harnesses and connectors.
After temporarily securing, cover connectors with vinyl or similar material to protect against for-
eign material adhesion.
Vehicle Underbody
1. Remove A/T fluid cooler hoses and power steering oil pump oil cooler hoses.
Install plug to avoid leakage of A/T fluid and power steering fluid.
2. Disconnect heated oxygen sensor 2 harness. Refer to EX-3, "
EXHAUST SYSTEM" .
3. Remove three way catalyst and exhaust front tube. Refer to EX-3, "
EXHAUST SYSTEM" .
4. Disconnect steering lower joint at power steering gear assembly side, and release steering lower shaft.
Refer to PS-13, "
STEERING COLUMN" .
5. Remove rear propeller shaft. Refer to PR-6, "
REAR PROPELLER SHAFT" .
6. Remove front drive shaft (both side). Refer to FAX-8, "
FRONT DRIVE SHAFT" .
7. Disconnect harness connector from transmission assembly and transfer assembly.
8. Disengage A/T control rod at control device assembly side. Then, temporarily secure it on the transmis-
sion assembly, so that it does not sag. Refer to AT-222, "
SHIFT CONTROL SYSTEM" .
9. Remove rear plate cover from oil pan (upper). Then remove bolts fixing drive plate to torque converter.
Refer to EM-29, "
OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINER" and AT-271, "TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY" .
10. Remove bolts fixing the transmission assembly to lower rear side of oil pan (upper). Refer to AT- 2 7 1 ,
"TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY" .
11. Remove front stabilizer at transverse link side. Refer to FSU-18, "
STABILIZER BAR" .
12. Remove lower ends of left and right strut from transverse link. Refer to FSU-23, "
FRONT SUSPENSION
ASSEMBLY" .
13. Separate steering outer sockets from steering knuckle. Refer to PS-18, "
POWER STEERING GEAR" .
14. Remove transverse links mounting bolts at knuckle side. Refer to FSU-31, "
TRANSVERSE LINK" .
Removal Work
1. Use a manual lift table caddy (commercial service tool) or equiv-
alently rigid tool such as a transmission jack. Securely support
bottom of suspension member and transmission.
CAUTION:
Put a piece of wood or something similar as the supporting
surface, secure a completely stable condition.
2. Remove rear engine mounting member bolts.
3. Remove front suspension member mounting bolts and nuts. Refer to FSU-23, "
FRONT SUSPENSION
ASSEMBLY" .
4. Carefully lower jack, or raise lift to remove the engine, transmission assembly, transfer, front final drive
assembly and front suspension member. When performing work, observe the following caution:
CAUTION:
Confirm there is no interference with the vehicle.
Make sure that all connection points have been disconnected.
Keep in mind the center of the vehicle gravity changes. If necessary, use jack(s) to support the
vehicle at rear jacking point(s) to prevent it from falling it off the lift.
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