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9. Remove parking brake cable and parking brake shoe from back plate. Refer to PB-6 and PB-4.
10. Remove fixing nuts of anchor block with power tool , then remove anchor block and back plate from axle.
11. Loosen fixing bolts and nuts of front lower link, radius rod, and rear lower link in side of suspension mem-
ber.
12. Set jack under rear lower link. Then remove fixing bolt in front lower link side of shock absorber with power tool.
13. Remove bolt and nut in axle side of rear lower link with power tool. Then remove coil spring. Refer to RSU-15
.
14. Remove fixing bolts and nuts in axle side of fr ont lower link, radius rod with power tool.
15. Remove suspension arm and cotter pin at axle, then loosen mounting nut.
16. Use a ball joint remover (suitable tool) to remove suspension arm from axle. Be careful not to damage ball joint boot.
CAUTION:
Tighten temporarily mounting nu t to prevent damage to threads and to prevent ball joint remover
(suitable tool) from coming off.
17. Remove axle from vehicle.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Check for deformity, cracks and damage on each parts, replace if necessary.
Ball Joint Inspection
Check for boot breakage, axial looseness, and tor que of suspension arm ball joint. Refer to RSU-11, "Removal
and Installation".
INSTALLATION
Refer to "Removal and Installation" for tightening torque. Install in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE:
Refer to component parts location and do not reuse non-reusable parts.
Perform final tightening of installation position of suspension links (rubber bushing) under unladen conditions
with tires on level ground, Check wheel alignment. Refer to RSU-5, "
Wheel AlignmentInspection".
After adjusting wheel alignment, adjust neutral position of steering angle sensor. Refer to BRC-8, "
Adjust-
ment of Steering Angle Sensor Neutral Position".
Disassembly and AssemblyINFOID:0000000001327528
DISASSEMBLY
Wheel Bearing
CAUTION:
Do not disassemble if wheel bearing has no trouble.
1. Remove wheel bearing fixing bolts and anchor block fixing nuts, and remove wheel hub and bearing assembly, back plate and anchor block from axle.
2. Using a drift (SST) and a puller (suitable tool), press wheel hub out to remove from wheel bearing.
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REAR WHEEL HUB AND KNUCKLE
3. Using a drift (SST) and a puller (suitable tool), press wheel bear-ing outer side inner race out to remove from wheel hub.
Bushing
Using a suitable drift, remove each bushing from axle.
INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY
Check for deformity, cracks and damage of each parts, replace if necessary.
Wheel Hub
Inspect wheel hub for deformation, cracks, and other damag e. If any irregular conditions are found, replace
wheel hub.
Axle
Inspect axle for deformation, cracks, and other damage. If any irregular conditions are found, replace axle.
Back Plate
Inspect back plate for deformation, cracks, and other damage. If any irregular conditions are found, replace
back plate.
ASSEMBLY
Bushing
Using a suitable drift to install each bushing onto axle.
Wheel Bearing
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1. Press fit a wheel hub into wheel bearing with a drift (SST). CAUTION:
• Press fit a drift (SST) while ho lding it against wheel bear-
ing inner side inner race.
Wheel bearing cannot be reused. Do not attempt to reuse it.
NOTE:
Final press load guideline 49,033 N (5,000 kg, 11,000 lb)
2. Install back plate and wheel hub and bearing assembly.
3. Install anchor block onto axle.
INSPECTION AFTER ASSEMBLY
1. With wheel bearing pressed into axle housing, apply 49,033 N (5,000 kg, 11,000 lb) to wheel hub and rotate both clockwise and counterclockwise 10 times to minimize resistance.
2. Attach spring scale in the position shown in illustration and pull at a rate of 10 ± 2 rpm to measure rotating torque.
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Rotating torque:
Less than 2.7 N·m (0.28 kg-m, 24 in-lb)
Spring scale reading: Less than 26.6 N (2.7 kg, 5.97 lb)
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REAR DRIVE SHAFT
REAR DRIVE SHAFT
Removal and InstallationINFOID:0000000001327529
COMPONENTS
REMOVAL
1. Remove tires from vehicle with power tool.
2. Remove cotter pin. Then remove lock nut from drive shaft.
3. Remove fixing nuts and bolts between side flange and drive shaft with power tool.
4. Using a puller (suitable tool), remove drive shaft from steeringknuckle.
CAUTION:
When removing drive shaft, do not apply an excessive
angle to drive shaft joint.Al so be careful not to excessively
extend slide joint.
5. Remove drive shaft from axle.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Move joint up/down, left/right, and in the axial direction. Check for any rough movement or significant looseness.
Check boot for cracks or other damage, and also for grease leak- age.
If a trouble is found, disassemble drive shaft, and then replace with
new one.
INSTALLATION
Refer to "Removal and Installation" for tightening torque. Install in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE:
Refer to component parts location and do not reuse non-reusable parts.
Disassembly and AssemblyINFOID:0000000001327530
COMPONENTS
1. Side flange 2. Cotter pin
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DISASSEMBLY
Final Drive Side
1. Press shaft in a vice. CAUTION:
When retaining drive shaft in a vise, always u se copper or aluminum plates between vise and
shaft.
2. Remove boot bands.
3. If plug needs to be removed, move boot to w heel side, and drive it out with a plastic hammer.
4. Remove stopper ring with a flat-bladed screwdriver, and pull out housing.
1. Plug 2. Housing 3. Snap ring
4. Ball cage/Steel ball/Inner race as-
sembly 5. Stopper ring 6. Boot band
7. Boot 8. Shaft 9. Circular clip
10. Joint sub-assembly
Refer to GI-8, "
Component", for the symbols in the figure.
: Apply Nissan genuine grease or equivalent.
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REAR DRIVE SHAFT
5. Remove snap ring, then remove ball cage/steel ball/inner raceassembly from shaft.
6. Remove boot from shaft.
7. Remove old grease on housing with paper towels.
Wheel Side
1. Place shaft in a vice. CAUTION:
When retaining drive shaft in a vise, always use copper or aluminum plates between vise and
shaft.
2. Remove boot bands. Then remove boot from joint sub-assembly.
3. Screw a drive shaft puller 30 mm (1.18 in) or more into threaded part of joint sub-assembly. Pull joint sub-assembly out of shaft.
CAUTION:
If joint sub-assembly cannot be removed after five ormore unsuccessful attempts, replace shaft and joint sub-
assembly as a set.
Align sliding hammer and drive shaft and remove them by pulling directly.
4. Remove boot from shaft.
5. Remove circular clip from shaft.
6. While rotating ball cage, remove old grease on joint sub-assem- bly with paper towels.
INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY
Shaft
Replace shaft if there is any runout, cracking, or other damage.
Joint Sub-Assembly
Make sure there is no rough rotation or unusual axial looseness.
Make sure there is no foreign material inside joint.
Check joint sub-assembly for compression scars, cracks, or fractures.
CAUTION:
If there are any irregular conditions of joint sub-assembly components, replace the entire joint sub-
assembly.
Sliding Joint Side (Housing)
Make sure there are no compression scars, cracks, fractures or unusual wear of ball rolling surface.
Make sure there is no damage to shaft screws.
Make sure there is no deformation of boot installation parts.
Ball Cage
Make sure there are no compression scars, cracks, fractures of sliding surface.
Steel Ball
Make sure there are no compression scars, cracks, fractures or unusual wear.
Inner Race
Check ball sliding surface for comp ression scars, cracks, or fractures.
Make sure there is no damage to serrated part.
CAUTION:
If there are any irregular conditions in the comp onent, replace with a new set of housing, ball cage,
steel ball and inner race.
ASSEMBLY
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Final Drive Side
1. If plug has been removed, use a drift (SST) to press in a new
one.
NOTE:
Discard old plug; replace with new one.
2. Wind serrated part of shaft with tape. Install boot band and boot to shaft. Be careful not to damage boot.
NOTE:
Discard old boot band and boot; replace with each new one.
3. Remove protective tape wound around serrated part of shaft.
4. Install ball cage/steel ball/inner race assembly to shaft, and secure them tightly with a snap ring.
NOTE:
Discard old snap ring; replace with new one.
5. Insert the amount of grease (NISSAN genuine grease or equiva-
lent) onto housing (* point) to the quantity mentioned below, and
install it to shaft.
6. Install stopper ring to housing.
7. After installed, pull shaft to check engagement between joint sub-assembly and stopper ring.
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Grease amount
VK45DE : 175 − 195 g (6.17 − 6.87 oz)
VQ35DE : 124 − 134 g (4.37 − 4.72 oz)
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8. Install boot securely into grooves (indicated by * marks) shownin the figure.
CAUTION:
If there is grease on boot mounting surfaces (indicated by *
marks) of shaft and housing, boot may come off. Remove
all grease from surfaces.
9. Make sure boot installation length “L” is the length indicated below. Insert a flat-bladed screwdriver or similar tool into smaller
side of boot. Bleed air from boot to prevent boot deformation.
CAUTION:
Boot may break if boot installation length is less than standard value.
Take care not to touch the tip of screwdriver to inside of boot.
10. Secure big and small ends of boot with new boot bands as
shown in the figure. (VK45DE)
NOTE:
Discard old boot bands; replace with new ones.
11. Secure big and small ends of boot with new boot bands. (VQ35DE) NOTE:
Discard old boot bands; replace with new ones.
a. Put boot band in the groove on drive shaft boot. Then fit pawls ( ) into holes to temporary installation.
NOTE:
For the large diameter side, fit projection (A) and guide slit (B) at
first.
b. Pinch projection on the band with suitable pliers to tighten band.
c. Insert tip of band below end of the pawl.
12. After installing housing and shaft, rotate boot to check whether or not the actual position is corre ct. If boot position is not correct,
secure boot with new boot band again.
Wheel Side
Boot installation Length “L”
VK45DE : 147.9 mm (5.82 in)
VQ35DE : 93.9 mm (3.697 in)SDIA1738E
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