2007 INFINITI FX35 drive shaft

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ENGINE ASSEMBLY
Revision: 2006 July 2007 FX35/FX45
1. Remove passenger-side kicking plate, dash side finisher, and glove box. Refer to EI-38, "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. Remove exhaust front tube and center muffler. Refer to EX-3, "
EXHAUST SYSTEM" .
3. Disconnect steering lower joint at power steering gear assembly side, and release steering lower shaft. Refer to PS-13, "
STEERING COLUMN" .
4. Remove tunnel stay. Refer to RSU-5, "
REAR SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY" .
5. Remove rear propeller shaft. Refer to PR-7, "
REAR PROPELLER SHAFT" .
6. Remove front drive shaft (both side). Refer to FAX-12, "
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- 2 2 9 , "
SHIFT CONTROL SYSTEM" .
9. Remove rear plate from oil pan (upper). Then remove bolts fixing drive plate to torque converter. Refer to EM-30, "
OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINER" and AT- 2 6 6 , "TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY" .
10. Remove bolts fixing the transmission assembly to lower rear side of oil pan (upper). Refer to AT- 2 6 6 ,
"TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY" .
11. Remove front stabilizer. Refer to FSU-16, "
STABILIZER BAR" .
12. Separate steering outer sockets from steering knuckle. Refer to PS-18, "
POWER STEERING GEAR AND
LINKAGE" .
13. Separate transverse links from suspension member and vehicle body. Refer to FSU-14, "
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.
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3. Remove front suspension member mounting nuts. Refer to FSU-6, "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.
Separation Work
1. Install engine slingers into front of cylinder head (right bank) and
rear of cylinder head (left bank).

To protect rocker cover against damage caused by tilting of
engine slinger, insert spacer between cylinder head and
engine rear lower slinger, in direction shown in the figure.
NOTE:
Spacer is a component part of engine rear upper slinger
assembly.
2. Remove power steering oil pump from engine side. Refer to PS-30, "
POWER STEERING OIL PUMP" .
3. Remove engine mounting insulators (RH and LH) under side nuts with power tool.
4. Lift with hoist and separate the engine, the transmission assembly, the transfer assembly and the front final drive assembly from front suspension member.
CAUTION:

Before and during this lifting, always check if any harnesses are left connected.

Avoid damage to and oil/grease smearing or spills onto engine mounting insulator.
5. Remove alternator. Refer to SC-24, "
CHARGING SYSTEM" .
6. Remove starter motor. Refer to SC-11, "
STARTING SYSTEM" .
7. Remove front propeller shaft from the front final drive assembly side. Refer to PR-4, "
FRONT PROPEL-
LER SHAFT" .
8. Separate the engine from the transmission assembly. Refer to AT- 2 6 6 , "
TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY" .
9. Remove the front final drive assembly from oil pan (upper). Refer to FFD-13, "
FRONT FINAL DRIVE
ASSEMBLY" .
10. Remove each engine mounting insulator and each engine mounting bracket from the engine with power tool.
11. Remove rear engine mounting member and engine mounting insulator (rear) from the transmission assembly.
12. Remove dynamic damper from the transfer assembly.
INSTALLATION
Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal. Slinger bolts:
: 28.0 N·m (2.9 kg-m, 21 ft-lb)
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CYLINDER BLOCK
Revision: 2006 July 2007 FX35/FX45

Refer to GI-11, "Components" for symbol marks in the figure.
Disassembly and AssemblyNBS003H6
DISASSEMBLY
1. Remove the engine assembly from the vehicle, and separate transmission assembly, transfer assembly
(AWD models), front final drive assembly (AWD models) and front suspension member from the engine.
Refer to EM-113, "
ENGINE ASSEMBLY" .
2. Remove exhaust manifold. Refer to EM-26, "
EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THREE WAY CATALYST" .
1. Reinforcement plate 2. Drive plate 3. Rear oil seal retainer
4. Cover 5. Gasket 6. Cylinder block
7. Knock sensor 8. Oil jet 9. Thrust bearing
10. Pilot converter 11. Main bearing 12. Crankshaft
13. Crankshaft key 14. Main bearing cap 15. Main bearing cap bolt
16. Main bearing beam 17. Baffle plate (2WD models) 18. Connecting rod bolt
19. Connecting rod bearing cap 20. Connecting rod bearing 21. Connecting rod
22. Snap ring 23. Piston pin 24. Piston
25. Oil ring 26. Second ring 27. Top ring
A. Refer to EM-129
B. Crankshaft side C. Chamfered
1. Cylinder block 2. Gasket 3. Water connector
4. Gasket 5. Cylinder block heater 6. Connector protector cap
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3. Install engine sub-attachment with engine stand shaft (SST) to
right side of cylinder block.

Use a spacer to the engine rear side.
4. Lift the engine, and mount it onto engine stand (SST).

A widely use engine stand can be used.
CAUTION:
Use an engine stand that has a load capacity [approxi-
mately 220 kg (485 lb) or more] large enough for support-
ing the engine weight.
NOTE:
This example is an engine stand for holding at transmission
mounting side with drive plate removed.
5. Drain engine oil. Refer to LU-9, "
Changing Engine Oil" .
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6. Drain engine coolant by removing water drain plugs from cylin-
der block both sides at “B” and “C” and cylinder block front side
at “A” as shown in the figure.
7. Remove drive plate with power tool. Fix crankshaft with a ring gear stopper [SST: KV1011770 (J44716)], and remove mounting bolts.

Loosen mounting bolts in diagonal order.
CAUTION:

Do not disassemble drive plate.

Never place drive plate with signal plate facing down.

When handling signal plate, take care not to damage or
scratch it.

Handle signal plate in a manner that prevents it from
becoming magnetized.
8. Remove the following parts:

Intake manifold collector: Refer to EM-19, "INTAKE MANIFOLD COLLECTOR" .

Intake manifold: Refer to EM-24, "INTAKE MANIFOLD" .

Oil pans (lower and upper): Refer to EM-30, "OIL PAN AND OIL STRAINER" .

Front and rear timing chain case: Refer to EM-64, "TIMING CHAIN" .

Cylinder head: Refer to EM-101, "CYLINDER HEAD" .
9. Remove knock sensor.
CAUTION:
Carefully handle sensor avoiding shocks.
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10. Remove pilot converter using the pilot bushing puller (SST) as
necessary.
11. Remove rear oil seal retainer.

Remove by inserting a screwdriver between main bearing cap and rear oil seal retainer.
CAUTION:
If rear oil seal retainer is removed, replace it with new one.
NOTE:
Regard both rear oil seal and retainer as an assembly.
12. Remove baffle plate from main bearing beam (2WD models).
13. Remove piston and connecting rod assembly with the following procedure:

Before removing piston and connecting rod assembly, check the connecting rod side clearance. Refer
to EM-141, "
CONNECTING ROD SIDE CLEARANCE" .
CAUTION:
Be careful not to drop connecting rod bearing, and to scratch the surface.
a. Position crankshaft pin corresponding to connecting rod to be removed onto the bottom dead center.
b. Remove connecting rod bearing cap.
c. Using a hammer handle or similar tool, push piston and connect- ing rod assembly out to the cylinder head side.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the cylinder wall and crankshaft
pin, resulting from an interference of the connecting rod big
end.
14. Remove connecting rod bearings from connecting rod and connecting rod bearing cap. CAUTION:

Be careful not to drop connecting rod bearing, and to scratch the surface.

Identify installation positions, and store them without mixing them up.
15. Remove piston rings form piston.

Before removing piston rings, check the piston ring side clearance. Refer to EM-142, "PISTON RING
SIDE CLEARANCE" .

Use a piston ring expander (commercial service tool).
CAUTION:

When removing piston rings, be careful not to damage
piston.

Be careful not to damage piston rings by expanding them
excessively.
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18. Install knock sensor.

Install knock sensor so that connector faces front of the
engine.

After installing knock sensor, connect harness connector, and
lay it out to rear of the engine.
CAUTION:

Do not tighten mounting bolts while holding connector.

If any impact by dropping is applied to knock sensor,
replace it with new one.
NOTE:

Make sure that there is no foreign material on the cylinder
block mating surface and the back surface of knock sensor.

Make sure that knock sensor does not interfere with other parts.
19. Note the following, assemble in the reverse order of disassembly after this step. Drive plate

When installing drive plate to crankshaft, be sure to correctly align crankshaft side guide pin and drive
plate side guide pin hole.
–If these are not aligned correctly, engine runs roughly and “MIL” turns on.

Install drive plate and reinforcement plate as shown in the fig-
ure.

Holding ring gear with the ring gear stopper [SST:
KV10117700 (J44716)].

Tighten the mounting bolts crosswise over several times.
CAUTION:
Make sure that dowel pin is installed at the rear end of
crankshaft.
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PRECAUTIONS EM-165
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When tightening nuts and bolts, as a basic rule, equally tighten in several different steps starting with the
ones in center, then ones on inside and outside diagonally in this order. If the order of tightening is speci-
fied, do exactly as specified.

Replace with new gasket, packing, oil seal or O-ring.

Thoroughly wash, clean, and air-blow each part. Carefully check engine oil or engine coolant passages for
any restriction and blockage.

Guide pins are used for several parts alignment. When replacing and reassembling parts with guide pins,
make sure that guide pins are installed in the original portion.

Avoid damaging sliding or mating surfaces. Completely remove foreign materials such as cloth lint or dust.
Before assembly, oil sliding surfaces well.

Release air within route when refilling after draining engine coolant.

After repairing, start engine and increase engine speed to check engine coolant, fuel, engine oil, and
exhaust gases for leakage.
Parts Requiring Angle TighteningNBS003HG

Use angle wrench [SST: KV10112100 (BT8653-A)] for the final tightening of the following engine parts:
–Cylinder head bolts
–Main bearing cap bolts
–Connecting rod cap nuts
–Crankshaft pulley bolt (No angle wrench is required as the bolt flange is provided with notches for angle
tightening)

Do not use a torque value for final tightening.

The torque value for these parts are for a preliminary step.

Ensure thread and seat surfaces are clean and coated with engine oil.
Precautions for Liquid GasketNBS003HH
REMOVAL OF LIQUID GASKET SEALING

After removing mounting nuts and bolts, separate the mating
surface using seal cutter (SST) and remove old liquid gasket
sealing.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the mating surfaces.

Tap seal cutter to insert it, and then slide it by tapping on the
side as shown in the figure.

In areas where seal cutter (SST) is difficult to use, use plastic
hammer to lightly tap the parts, to remove it.
CAUTION:
If for some unavoidable reason tool such as screwdriver is
used, be careful not to damage the mating surfaces.
LIQUID GASKET APPLICATION PROCEDURE
1. Using scraper, remove old liquid gasket adhering to the liquid gasket application surface and the mating surface.

Remove liquid gasket completely from the groove of the liquid
gasket application surface, mounting bolts, and bolt holes.
2. Wipe the liquid gasket application surface and the mating sur- face with white gasoline (lighting and heating use) to remove
adhering moisture, grease and foreign materials.
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