2007 INFINITI M35 drain bolt

AT-276
TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY
Revision: 2007 April2007 M35/M45
10. Remove crankshaft position sensor (POS) (1) from A/T assem-
bly.
CAUTION:

Do not subject it to impact by dropping or hitting it.

Do not disassemble.

Do not allow metal filings, etc., to get on the sensor's
front edge magnetic area.

Do not place in an area affected by magnetism.
11. Remove starter motor. Refer to SC-14, "
VQ35DE ENGINE
MODELS (2WD)" , SC-16, "VK45DE ENGINE MODELS" .
12. Remove rear cover plate. Refer to EM-31, "
Removal and Instal-
lation (2WD Models)" (for VQ35DE engine).
13. Remove rear plate cover. Refer to EM-31, "
Removal and Installation (2WD Models)" (for VQ35DE
engine), EM-187, "
Removal and Installation" (for VK45DE engine).
14. Turn crankshaft, and remove the four tightening bolts for drive
plate and torque converter.
CAUTION:
When turning the crankshaft, turn it clockwise as viewed
from the front of the engine.
15. Support A/T assembly with a transmission jack.
CAUTION:
When setting the transmission jack, be careful not to allow
it to collide against the drain plug.
16. Remove rear engine mounting member with power tool.
17. Remove engine mounting insulator (rear).
18. Disconnect A/T assembly harness connector.
19. Remove air breather hose. Refer to AT- 2 7 2 , "
Removal and Installation" .
20. Remove A/T fluid charging pipe from A/T assembly.
21. Remove O-ring from A/T fluid charging pipe.
22. Disconnect fluid cooler tube from A/T assembly.
23. Plug up openings such as the A/T fluid charging pipe hole, etc.
24. Remove bolts fixing A/T assembly to engine assembly with power tool.
25. Remove A/T assembly from vehicle.
CAUTION:

Secure torque converter to prevent it from dropping.

Secure A/T assembly to a transmission jack.
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TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY
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5. Remove heat insulator.
6. Remove rear propeller shaft. Refer to PR-8, "
Removal and Installation" .
7. Remove front cross bar with power tool. Refer to FSU-27, "
Removal and Installation" .
8. Remove exhaust mounting bracket. Refer to EX-5, "
Removal and Installation" .
9. Remove three way catalyst. Refer to EX-5, "
Removal and Installation" .
10. Remove front propeller shaft. Refer to PR-5, "
Removal and Installation" .
11. Remove control rod. Refer to AT- 2 2 6 , "
Control Rod Removal and Installation" .
12. Remove crankshaft position sensor (POS) (1) from A/T assem-
bly.
CAUTION:

Do not subject it to impact by dropping or hitting it.

Do not disassemble.

Do not allow metal filings, etc., to get on the sensor's
front edge magnetic area.

Do not place in an area affected by magnetism.
13. Remove starter motor. Refer to SC-15, "
VQ35DE ENGINE
MODELS (AWD)" .
14. Remove rear plate cover. Refer to EM-38, "
Removal and Instal-
lation (AWD Models)" .
15. Turn crankshaft, and remove the four tightening bolts for drive
plate and torque converter.
CAUTION:
When turning the crankshaft, turn it clockwise as viewed
from the front of the engine.
16. Support A/T assembly with a transmission jack.
CAUTION:
When setting the transmission jack, be careful not to allow
it to collide against the drain plug.
17. Remove rear engine mounting member with power tool.
18. Remove engine mounting insulator (rear).
19. Disconnect A/T assembly harness connector.
20. Remove air breather hose. Refer to AT- 2 7 2 , "
Removal and Installation" .
21. Remove A/T fluid charging pipe from A/T assembly.
22. Remove O-ring from A/T fluid charging pipe.
23. Disconnect fluid cooler tube from the A/T assembly.
24. Plug up openings such as the A/T fluid charging pipe hole, etc.
25. Remove bolts fixing A/T assembly to engine assembly with power tool.
26. Remove A/T assembly with transfer assembly from vehicle.
CAUTION:

Secure torque converter to prevent it from dropping.

Secure A/T assembly to a transmission jack.
27. Remove transfer assembly from A/T assembly with power tool.
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AT-290
OVERHAUL
Revision: 2007 April2007 M35/M45
7. Pawl shaft 8. Seal ring 9. Needle bearing
10. Revolution sensor 11. Parking gear 12. Output shaft
13. Bearing race 14. Needle bearing 15. Manual plate
16. Parking rod 17. Manual shaft oil seal 18. Manual shaft
19. O-ring 20. Band servo anchor end pin 21. Detent spring
22. Spacer 23. Seal ring 24. Snap ring
25. Return spring 26. O-ring 27. Servo assembly
28. Snap ring 29. Sub-harness 30. Control valve with TCM
31. Bracket 32. A/T fluid temperature sensor 2 33. Clip
34. Oil pan mounting bolt 35. Oil pan 36. Magnet
37. Drain plug 38. Drain plug gasket 39. Oil pan gasket
40. Terminal cord assembly 41. O-ring 42. Retaining pin
43. Transmission case
Refer to GI section to make sure icons (symbol marks) in the figure. Refer to GI-11, "
Components" .
However, refer to the following symbols for others.
*:Apply Genuine Anaerobic Liquid Gasket or equivalent. Refer to GI-47, "Recommended Chemical Products and Sealants"
.

AT-292
OVERHAUL
Revision: 2007 April2007 M35/M45
1. Output shaft & companion flange
complement2. Parking actuator support 3. Parking pawl
4. Return spring 5. Pawl shaft 6. Self-sealing bolt
7. Seal ring 8. Needle bearing 9. Revolution sensor
10. Intermediate shaft 11. Manual plate 12. Parking rod
13. Manual shaft oil seal 14. Manual shaft 15. Retaining pin
16. O-ring 17. Band servo anchor end pin 18. Detent spring
19. Spacer 20. Return spring 21. Seal ring
22. O-ring 23. Servo assembly 24. Snap ring
25. Snap ring 26. Sub-harness 27. Control valve with TCM
28. Bracket 29. A/T fluid temperature sensor 2 30. Terminal cord assembly
31. O-ring 32. Clip 33. Bracket
34. Bracket 35. Oil pan mounting bolt 36. Oil pan
37. Magnet 38. Drain plug 39. Drain plug gasket
40. Oil pan gasket 41. Transmission case
Refer to GI section to make sure icons (symbol marks) in the figure. Refer to GI-11, "
Components" .
However, refer to the following symbols for others.
*:Apply Genuine Anaerobic Liquid Gasket or equivalent. Refer to GI-47, "Recommended Chemical Products and Sealants" .

AT-294
OVERHAUL
Revision: 2007 April2007 M35/M45
7. Pawl shaft 8. Self-sealing bolt 9. Seal ring
10. Needle bearing 11. Gasket 12. Revolution sensor
13. Parking gear 14. Output shaft 15. Bearing race
16. Needle bearing 17. Manual plate 18. Parking rod
19. Manual shaft oil seal 20. Manual shaft 21. O-ring
22. Band servo anchor end pin 23. Detent spring 24. Spacer
25. Seal ring 26. Snap ring 27. Return spring
28. O-ring 29. Servo assembly 30. Snap ring
31. Sub-harness 32. Control valve with TCM 33. Bracket
34. A/T fluid temperature sensor 2 35. Clip 36. Oil pan mounting bolt
37. Oil pan 38. Magnet 39. Drain plug
40. Drain plug gasket 41. Oil pan gasket 42. Terminal cord assembly
43. O-ring 44. Retaining pin 45. Transmission case
Refer to GI section to make sure icons (symbol marks) in the figure. Refer to GI-11, "
Components" .

DISASSEMBLY
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DISASSEMBLYPFP:31020
DisassemblyNCS001R3
CAUTION:
Do not disassemble parts behind Drum Support. Refer to AT- 1 7 , "
Cross-Sectional View (VQ35DE Mod-
els for 2WD)" , AT- 1 8 , "Cross-Sectional View (VK45DE Models for 2WD)" , AT- 1 9 , "Cross-Sectional
View (AWD Models)" .
1. Drain ATF through drain plug.
2. Remove torque converter by holding it firmly and turing while
pulling straight out.
3. Check torque converter one-way clutch using a check tool as
shown at figure.
a. Insert a check tool into the groove of bearing support built into
one-way clutch outer race.
b. When fixing bearing support with a check tool, rotate one-way
clutch spline using a screwdriver.
c. Make sure that inner race rotates clockwise only. If not, replace
torque converter assembly.
4. Remove tightening bolts (1) for converter housing and transmis-
sion case.
: Bolt (8)

Self-sealing bolts (2)
5. Remove converter housing from transmission case.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to scratch converter housing.
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AT-368
ASSEMBLY
Revision: 2007 April2007 M35/M45
ii. Install oil pan (2) (with oil pan gasket) and clips (1) to transmis-
sion case.
: Front
: Bolt (22)
CAUTION:

Install it so that drain plug comes to the position as
shown in the figure.

Be careful not to pinch harnesses.

Completely remove all moisture, oil and old gasket, etc.
from oil pan mounting surface.
iii. Tighten oil pan mounting bolts to the specified torque in numeri-
cal order shown in the figure after temporarily tightening them.
Tighten oil pan mounting bolts to the specified torque. Refer to
AT- 2 8 1 , "
Components" .
CAUTION:
Do not reuse oil pan mounting bolts.
b. VK45DE models
i. Install oil pan gasket to oil pan.
CAUTION:

Do not reuse oil pan gasket.

Install it in the direction to align hole positions.

Complete remove all moisture, oil and old gasket, etc. from oil pan gasket mounting surface.
ii. Install oil pan (3) (with oil pan gasket), clips (1) and brackets (2)
to transmission case.
: Front
: Bolt (22)
CAUTION:

Install it so that drain plug comes to the position as
shown in the figure.

Be careful not to pinch harnesses.

Completely remove all moisture, oil and old gasket, etc.
from oil pan mounting surface.

Be careful with installation direction of brackets (2).
iii. Tighten oil pan mounting bolts to the specified torque in numeri-
cal order shown in the figure after temporarily tightening them.
Tighten oil pan mounting bolts to the specified torque. Refer to
AT- 2 8 1 , "
Components"
CAUTION:
Do not reuse oil pan mounting bolts.
18. Install drain plug to oil pan. Tighten drain plug to the specified
torque. Refer to AT- 2 8 1 , "
Components" .
CAUTION:
Do not reuse drain plug gasket.
19. Install torque converter.
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ATC-134
HEATER & COOLING UNIT ASSEMBLY
Revision: 2007 April2007 M35/M45
HEATER & COOLING UNIT ASSEMBLYPFP:27110
Removal and InstallationNJS000HF
REMOVAL
1. Use a refrigerant collecting equipment (for HFC-134a) to discharge the refrigerant.
2. Drain coolant from cooling system. Refer to CO-11, "
Changing Engine Coolant" (VQ35DE) or CO-40,
"Changing Engine Coolant" (VK45DE).
3. Remove cowl top cover. Refer to EI-18, "
COWL TOP" .
4. Disconnect low-pressure flexible hose and high-pressure pipe 1
from evaporator.
a. Set a disconnector [high-pressure side (SST: 9253089908), low-
pressure side (SST: 9253089916)] on A/C piping.
b. Slide a disconnector toward vehicle front until it clicks.
c. Slide A/C piping toward vehicle front and disconnect it.
CAUTION:
Cap or wrap the joint of low-pressure flexible hose, low-
pressure pipe 1 and high-pressure pipe 1, 2 with suitable
material such as vinyl tape to avoid the entry of air.
5. Remove electric throttle control actuator. Refer to EM-21,
"INTAKE MANIFOLD COLLECTOR" (VQ35DE) or EM-179, "INTAKE MANIFOLD" (VK45DE).
6. Disconnect two heater hoses from heater core.
7. Remove instrument panel & pad. Refer to IP-10, "
INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY" .
8. Remove blower unit. Refer to ATC-129, "
BLOWER UNIT" .
9. Remove clips of vehicle harness from steering member.
10. Remove mounting nuts and bolts, and then remove instrument stays.
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