2006 INFINITI M35 boot

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PRECAUTIONS .......................................................... 2
Caution ..................................................................... 2
PREPARATION ........................................................... 3
Special Service Tools [SST] ..................................... 3
Commercial Service Tools ........................................ 3
NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH)
TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................ 4
NVH Troubleshooting Chart ..................................... 4
FRONT WHEEL HUB AND KNUCKLE ...................... 5
On-Vehicle Inspection and Service .......................... 5
WHEEL BEARING INSPECTION ......................... 5
Removal and Installation .......................................... 5
COMPONENT ....................................................... 5
REMOVAL ........................................................
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INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL ......................... 6
INSTALLATION ..................................................... 7FRONT DRIVE SHAFT ............................................... 8
On-Vehicle Inspection and Service ........................... 8
DRIVE SHAFT BOOT REPLACEMENT ................ 8
Removal and Installation ........................................ 11
COMPONENT ..................................................... 11
REMOVAL ........................................................
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INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL ....................... 12
INSTALLATION ................................................... 12
Disassembly and Assembly .................................... 13
COMPONENT ..................................................... 13
DISASSEMBLY ................................................... 13
INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY ................ 14
ASSEMBLY ......................................................... 15
SERVICE DATA AND SPECIFICATIONS (SDS) ...... 17
Wheel Bearing ........................................................ 17
Drive Shaft .............................................................. 17

PREPARATION
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Special Service Tools [SST]NDS000FC
The actual shapes of Kent-Moore tools may differ from those of special service tools illustrated here.
Commercial Service ToolsNDS000FD
Tool number
(Kent-Moore No.)
Tool nameDescription
KV40107300
(–)
Boot band crimping toolInstalling boot band
KV40107500
(–)
Drive shaft attachmentRemoving drive shaft
KV38107900
(–)
Protector
a: 32 mm (1.26 in) dia.Installing drive shaft
KV38100500
(–)
Drift
a: 80 mm (3.15 in) dia.
b: 60 mm (2.36 in) dia.Installing drive shaft plug
KV38102200
(–)
Drift
a: 90 mm (3.54 in) dia.
b: 31 mm (1.22 in) dia.Installing drive shaft plug
ZZA1229D
ZZA1230D
ZZA0835D
ZZA0701D
ZZA0920D
Tool name Description
Power tool
Removing wheel nuts
Removing torque member fixing bolts
Removing hub lock nut
PBIC0190E

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FRONT WHEEL HUB AND KNUCKLE
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5. Put matching mark on disc rotor and wheel hub and bearing
assembly, then remove disc rotor.
6. Remove cotter pin, then loosen hub lock nut with a power tool.
(AWD)
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. (AWD)
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 wheel hub and bearing assembly mounting bolts, and then remove splash guard and wheel hub
and bearing assembly from steering knuckle.
Steering knuckle
1. Refer to the procedure from 1 to 7 in “Wheel Hub and Bearing Assembly” FA X - 5 , "REMOVAL" .
2. Remove cotter pin (1), and then loosen the nut.
3. Remove steering outer socket (2) from steering knuckle (3) so
as not to damage ball joint boot (4) using the ball joint remover
(suitable tool).
CAUTION:
Temporarily tighten the nut to prevent damage to threads
and to prevent the ball joint remover (suitable tool) from
suddenly coming off.
4. Remove cotter pin of transverse link and steering knuckle, and
then loosen nut.
5. Remove transverse link from steering knuckle so as not to dam-
age ball joint boot using the ball joint remover (suitable tool).
CAUTION:
Temporarily tighten the nut to prevent damage to threads and to prevent ball joint remover (suit-
able tool) from suddenly coming off.
6. Remove fixing nut and bolt with a power tool, and then remove steering knuckle from upper link. Refer to
FSU-8, "
Components" .
7. Remove wheel hub and bearing assembly mounting bolts, and then remove splash guard and wheel hub
and bearing assembly 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-22, "INSPECTION AFTER DISAS-
SEMBLY" , “POWER STEERING GEAR”.
SDIA2608E
SDIA1821E
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FRONT DRIVE SHAFTPFP:39100
On-Vehicle Inspection and ServiceNDS000FH
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 with a power tool.
2. Remove wheel sensor from steering knuckle. Refer to BRC-57, "
WHEEL SENSOR" .
CAUTION:
Do not pull on wheel sensor harness.
3. Remove brake hose bracket. Refer to BR-12, "
BRAKE TUBE AND HOSE" .
4. Remove torque menber fixing bolts with a power tool. Hang torque menber in a place where it will not
interfere with work. Refer to BR-23, "
FRONT DISC BRAKE" .
NOTE:
Do not depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.
5. Remove disc rotor. Refer to FA X - 5 , "
Removal and Installation" .
6. Remove cotter pin, then loosen hub lock nut with a power tool.
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.
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.
8. Remove cotter pin (1), and then loosen the nut.
9. Remove steering outer socket (2) from steering knuckle (3) so
as not to damage ball joint boot (4) using the ball joint remover
(suitable tool).
CAUTION:
Temporarily tighten the nut to prevent damage to threads
and to prevent the ball joint remover (suitable tool) from
suddenly coming off.
10. Remove cotter pin of torque menber and steering knuckle, and
then loosen nut.
11. Remove torque menber from steering knuckle so as not to dam-
age ball joint boot using the ball joint remover (suitable tool).
CAUTION:
Temporarily tighten the nut to prevent damage to threads and to prevent ball joint remover (suit-
able tool) from suddenly coming off.
12. Remove drive shaft from wheel hub and bearing assembly.
13. Remove boot bands, and then remove boot from joint sub-assembly.
SDIA1821E
SGIA1183E

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT
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14. 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.
15. Remove the circular clip from shaft.
16. Remove boot from shaft.
17. Clean the old grease on joint sub-assembly with paper towels.
18. Apply the specified 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
applying grease, use a shop cloth to wipe off old grease that has
oozed out.
19. Wrap serration on shaft with tape to protect the boot from dam-
age. Install new boot and boot bands to shaft.
20. Remove the tape wrapped around the serration on shaft.
21. Position circular clip on groove at the shaft edge. Align both
counter axles of the shaft edge and joint sub-assembly. Then,
assemble shaft with circular clip onto joint sub-assembly.
NOTE:
Drive joint inserter (suitable tool) is recommended when install-
ing circular clip.
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SDIA2489E
SDIA2775E
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22. Install joint sub-assembly to shaft using plastic hammer.
CAUTION:
Confirm that joint sub-assembly is correctly engaged while
rotating drive shaft.
23. Apply the balance of the specified amount of grease (NISSAN
genuine grease or equivalent) into the boot inside from large
diameter side of boot.
24. Install the boot securely into grooves (indicated by * marks)
shown in the figure.
CAUTION:
If grease adheres to the boot mounting surface (with *
mark) on the shaft and joint sub-assembly, boot may come
off. Remove all grease from the surface.
25. To prevent from the deformation of the boot, adjust the boot
installation length to the specified value shown below (L) by
inserting the flat-bladed screwdriver into inside of the boot from
the large diameter side of the boot and discharging the inside
air.
CAUTION:
If the boot mounting length is outside the standard, it may cause breakage in the boot.
Be careful not to touch the inside of the boot with a tip of a flat-bladed screwdriver.
26. Secure the large and small ends of the boot with new boot
bands using the boot band crimping tool [SST: KV40107300
( – )] as shown in the figure.
NOTE:
Secure boot band so that dimension “M” meets the specification
as shown.
27. 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.
28. Insert drive shaft to wheel hub and bearing assembly, and then
temporarily tighten hub lock nut.
29. Install transverse to steering knuckle. Refer to FAX-5, "
COMPO-
NENT" .
30. Install steering outer socket to steering knuckle. Refer to FA X - 5 , "
COMPONENT" .
31. Install disc rotor. Refer to FA X - 5 , "
Removal and Installation" .
32. Install torque menber fixing bolts to steering knuckle. Refer to BR-23, "
FRONT DISC BRAKE" .
33. Install brake hose bracket to steering knuckle. Refer to BR-12, "
BRAKE TUBE AND HOSE" . Grease amount : 77 – 97 g (2.71 – 3.42 oz)
SDIA2372E
Boot installation length (L) : 136 mm (5.35 in)
SDIA1760E
RAC1133D
Dimension “M” : 2.0 – 3.0 mm (0.079 – 0.118 in)
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8. Remove cotter pin (1), and then loosen the nut.
9. Remove steering outer socket (2) from steering knuckle (3) so
as not to damage ball joint boot (4) using the ball joint remover
(suitable tool).
CAUTION:
Temporarily tighten the nut to prevent damage to threads
and to prevent the ball joint remover (suitable tool) from
suddenly coming off.
10. Remove drive shaft from wheel hub and bearing assembly.
11. Remove fixing nuts and bolts, and then remove shock absorber
arm. Refer to FSU-25, "
Components" .
12. Remove drive shaft from transaxle. (right side)
Remove drive shaft from transaxle using the drive shaft
attachment [SST] and a drive shaft puller (suitable tool) while
inserting tip of the drive shaft attachment [SST] between
housing and transaxle 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.
13. Remove fixing nuts and bolts, and then remove drive shaft from
vehicle. (left side)
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Move joint up/down, left/right, and in the axial directions. Check for motion that is not smooth and for sig-
nificant 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. Refer to FFD-11, "
SIDE
OIL SEAL" .
Installation is the reverse order of removal. For tightening torque refer to FA X - 11 , "COMPONENT" .
Place the protector [SST: KV38107900 ( – )] onto transaxle
to prevent damage to the oil seal while inserting drive shaft.
Slide drive shaft sliding joint and tap with a hammer to install
securely. (right side)
SGIA1183E
SDIA1504E
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SDIA0593E

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT
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COMPONENT
Refer to GI section for symbol marks except in the above. Refer to GI-9, "HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL" .
DISASSEMBLY
Front Final Drive Side
1. Secure shaft in a vise.
CAUTION:
Protect shaft when securing in a vise using aluminum or copper plates.
2. Remove boot bands, and then remove boot from housing.
3. If plug needs to be removed, move boot to wheel side, and dive it out with a plastic hammer. (LH side)
4. Put matching marks on housing and shaft, and then pull out housing from shaft.
CAUTION:
Use paint or similar substance for matching marks. Do not scratch the surfaces.
5. Put matching marks on the shaft and spider assembly.
CAUTION:
Use paint or similar substance for matching marks. Do not
scratch the surfaces.
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. Plug A. RH side B. LH side
: NISSAN genuine grease or equivalent
SDIA3043J
SFA963