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REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY
RFD-19
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RFD
Revision: 2006 November2007 350Z
Disassembly and Assembly (R200 2-pinion)NDS0000J
COMPONENTS
1. Drive pinion lock nut 2. Companion flange 3. Front oil seal
4. Pinion front bearing 5. Gear carrier 6. Side oil seal
7. Side flange 8. Collapsible spacer 9. Pinion rear bearing
10. Pinion height adjusting washer 11. Drive pinion 12. Side bearing adjusting washer
13. Side bearing 14. Side gear thrust washer 15. Circular clip
16. Side gear 17. Lock pin 18. Pinion mate gear
19. Pinion mate thrust washer 20. Pinion mate shaft 21. Drive gear
22. Differential case 23. Bearing cap 24. Filler plug
25. Gasket 26. Rear cover 27. Drain plug
A: Oil seal lip
B: Screw hole
C: After tightening the bolts to the specified torque, tighten the bolts additionally by turning the bolts 31 to 36 degrees.
Refer to GI-11, "
Components" and the followings for the symbols in the figure.
:Apply gear oil.
:Apply anti-corrosion oil.
:Apply Genuine Silicone RTV or equivalent. Refer to GI-45, "
Recommended Chemical Products and Sealants" .
:Apply Genuine High Strength Thread Locking Sealant or equivalent. Refer to GI-45, "
Recommended Chemical Prod-
ucts and Sealants" .
PDIA1134E
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RFD-38
REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY
Revision: 2006 November2007 350Z
16. Using the drift, drive side oil seals until it becomes flush with the
case end.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse oil seal.
When installing, do not incline oil seal.
Apply multi-purpose grease onto oil seal lips, and gear
oil onto the circumference of oil seal.
17. Check and adjust drive gear runout, tooth contact, drive gear to
drive pinion backlash, and total preload torque. Refer to RFD-
20, "Drive Gear Runout" , RFD-21, "Tooth Contact" , RFD-22,
"Backlash" and RFD-20, "Total Preload Torque" .
Recheck above items. Readjust the above description, if necessary.
18. Apply sealant to mating surface of rear cover.
Use Genuine Silicone RTV or equivalent. Refer to GI-45,
"Recommended Chemical Products and Sealants" .
CAUTION:
Remove old sealant adhering to mounting surfaces. Also
remove any moisture, oil, or foreign material adhering to
application and mounting surfaces.
19. Install rear cover on gear carrier and tighten mounting bolts with
the specified torque. Refer to RFD-19, "
COMPONENTS" .
20. Install side flange with the following procedure.
a. Attach the protector to side oil seal.
b. After the side flange is inserted and the serrated part of side
gear has engaged the serrated part of flange, remove the pro-
tector.
c. Put a suitable drift on the center of side flange, then drive it until
sound changes.
NOTE:
When installation is completed, driving sound of the side flange
turns into a sound which seems to affect the whole final drive.
d. Confirm that the dimension of the side flange installation (Mea-
surement A) in the figure comes into the following.Tool number : KV38100200 (J-26233)
SPD560
PDIA0961E
Tool number : KV38107900 (J-39352)
SDIA0822E
Measurement A: 326 – 328 mm (12.83 – 12.91 in)
PDIA0637E
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REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY
RFD-39
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Revision: 2006 November2007 350Z
Disassembly and Assembly (R200V LSD)NDS0000K
COMPONENTS
1. Drive pinion lock nut 2. Companion flange 3. Front oil seal
4. Pinion front bearing 5. Gear carrier 6. Side oil seal
7. Side flange 8. Collapsible spacer 9. Pinion rear bearing
10. Pinion height adjusting washer 11. Drive pinion 12. Side bearing adjusting washer
13. Side bearing 14. Drive gear 15. Differential case B
16. Side gear thrust washer 17. Circular clip 18. Side gear
19. Pinion mate shaft 20. Pinion mate thrust washer 21. Pinion mate gear
22. Viscous coupling 23. Differential case A 24. Bearing cap
25. Filler plug 26. Gasket 27. Rear cover
28. Drain plug
A: Oil seal lip
B: Screw hole
C: After tightening the bolts to the specified torque, tighten the bolts additionally by turning the bolts 31 to 36 degrees.
Refer to GI-11, "
Components" and the followings for the symbols in the figure.
:Apply gear oil.
:Apply anti-corrosion oil.
:Apply Genuine Silicone RTV or equivalent. Refer to GI-45, "
Recommended Chemical Products and Sealants" .
:Apply Genuine High Strength Thread Locking Sealant or equivalent. Refer to GI-45, "
Recommended Chemical Prod-
ucts and Sealants" .
PDIA1135E
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RFD-58
REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY
Revision: 2006 November2007 350Z
17. Using the drift, drive side oil seals until it becomes flush with the
case end.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse oil seal.
When installing, do not incline oil seal.
Apply multi-purpose grease onto oil seal lips, and gear
oil onto the circumference of oil seal.
18. Check and adjust drive gear runout, tooth contact, drive gear to
drive pinion backlash, and total preload torque. Refer to RFD-
40, "Drive Gear Runout" , RFD-41, "Tooth Contact" , RFD-42,
"Backlash" and RFD-40, "Total Preload Torque" .
Recheck above items. Readjust the above description, if necessary.
19. Apply sealant to mating surface of rear cover.
Use Genuine Silicone RTV or equivalent. Refer to GI-45,
"Recommended Chemical Products and Sealants" .
CAUTION:
Remove old sealant adhering to mounting surfaces. Also
remove any moisture, oil, or foreign material adhering to
application and mounting surfaces.
20. Install rear cover on gear carrier and tighten mounting bolts with
the specified torque. Refer to RFD-39, "
COMPONENTS" .
21. Install side flange with the following procedure.
NOTE:
Install the RH side flange, then install the LH side flange. If LH side flange is installed first, the RH side
flange comes out sometimes from the shock of installing the RH side flange.
a. Attach the protector to side oil seal.
b. After the side flange is inserted and the serrated part of side
gear has engaged the serrated part of flange, remove the pro-
tector.
c. Put a suitable drift on the center of side flange, then drive it until
sound changes.
NOTE:
When installation is completed, driving sound of the side flange
turns into a sound which seems to affect the whole final drive.
d. Confirm that the dimension of the side flange installation (Mea-
surement A) in the figure comes into the following.Tool number : KV38100200 (J-26233)
Tool number : KV38107900 (J-39352)
SPD560
PDIA0961E
SDIA0822E
Measurement A: 326 – 328 mm (12.83 – 12.91 in)
PDIA0644E