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5. Remove boot from shaft (VQ25DE) or housing assembly (VQ35DE).
ASSEMBLY
1. Clean the old grease on joint sub-assembly with paper waste.
2. Fill serration slot joint sub-assembly (1) with NISSAN genuine
grease or equivalent until the serration slot and ball groove
become full to the brim.
CAUTION:
After applying grease, use a paper waste to wipe off old
grease that has oozed out.
3. Wrap serration on shaft (VQ25DE) or housing assembly
(VQ35DE) with tape (A) to protect the boot from damage. Install
boot and boot bands to shaft (VQ25DE) or housing assembly
(VQ35DE).
CAUTION:
Never reuse boot and boot band.
4. Remove the tape wrapped around the serration on shaft
(VQ25DE) or housing assembly (VQ35DE).
5. Position the circular clip (1) on groove at the shaft (VQ25DE) or
housing assembly (VQ35DE) edge.
CAUTION:
Never reuse circular clip.
NOTE:
Drive joint inserter is recommended when installing circular clip.
6. Align both center axles of the shaft (VQ25DE) or housing
assembly (VQ35DE) edge and joint sub-assembly. Then assem-
ble shaft (VQ25DE) or housing assembly (VQ35DE) with circu-
lar clip joint sub-assembly.
7. Install joint sub-assembly (1) to shaft (VQ25DE) or housing
assembly (VQ35DE) using plastic hammer.
CAUTION:
Confirm that joint sub-assembly is correctly engaged while
rotating shaft (VQ25DE) or housing assembly (VQ35DE).
8. Fill into the boot inside with the specified amount of grease from
large diameter side of boot.
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9. Install the boot securely into grooves (indicated by “*” marks)
shown in the figure.
CAUTION:
If grease adheres to the boot mounting surface (indicated
by “*” mark) on the shaft (VQ25DE) or housing assembly
(VQ35DE) or joint sub-assembly, boot may be removed.
Remove all grease from the boot mounting surface.
10. To prevent from the deformation of the boot, adjust the boot
installation length (L) by inserting the suitable tool into inside of
the boot from the large diameter side of the boot and discharg-
ing the inside air.
CAUTION:
If the boot mounting length exceeds the standard, it may cause breakage in the boot.
Be careful not to touch the inside of the boot with a tip of tool.
11. Secure the large and small ends of the boot with boot bands
using the boot band crimping tool (A) (SST: KV40107300).
CAUTION:
Never reuse boot band.
NOTE:
Secure boot band so that dimension (M) meets the specification
as shown in the figure.
12. Secure joint sub-assembly and shaft (VQ25DE) or housing
assembly (VQ35DE), and then make sure that they are in the
correct position when rotating boot. Reinstall them using boot
bands when boot installation positions become incorrect.
CAUTION:
Never reuse boot band.
TRANSAXLE SIDE
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DISASSEMBLY (VQ25DE)
Left Side
1. Fix drive shaft with a vise.
CAUTION:
Protect shaft using aluminum or copper plates when fixing with a vise.
2. Remove boot bands, and then remove boot from housing.
3. Put matching marks on housing and shaft, and then pull out housing from shaft.
CAUTION:
Use paint or an equivalent for matching marks. Never scratch the surfaces. Standard
L : Refer to FAX-35, "
Drive Shaft".
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M : 1.0 – 4.0 mm (0.039 – 0.157 in)
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4. Put matching marks (A) on the spider assembly and shaft.
CAUTION:
Use paint or an equivalent for matching marks. Never
scratch the surfaces.
5. Remove snap ring (1), and then remove spider assembly from
shaft.
6. Remove boot from shaft.
7. Remove circular clip from housing.
8. Remove dust shield from housing.
9. Remove dynamic damper, follow the procedure described
below.
a. Remove damper bands.
b. Remove dynamic damper from shaft.
Right Side
1. Fix drive shaft with a vise.
CAUTION:
Protect shaft using aluminum or copper plates when fixing with a vise.
2. Remove boot bands, and then remove boot from housing.
3. Put matching marks on housing and shaft, and then pull out housing from shaft.
CAUTION:
Use paint or an equivalent for matching marks. Never scratch the surfaces.
4. Put matching marks (A) on the spider assembly and shaft.
CAUTION:
Use paint or an equivalent for matching marks. Never
scratch the surfaces.
5. Remove snap ring (1), and then remove spider assembly from
shaft.
6. Remove boot from shaft.
7. Remove dynamic damper, follow the procedure described
below.
a. Remove damper bands.
b. Remove dynamic damper from shaft.
8. Remove support bearing, follow the procedure described below.
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a. Remove dust shield from housing.
b. Remove snap ring (1).
c. Press out support bearing from housing.
d. Remove dust shield.
DISASSEMBLY (VQ35DE)
Left Side
1. Fix drive shaft with a vise.
CAUTION:
Protect shaft using aluminum or copper plates when fixing with a vise.
2. Disassemble boot (wheel side). Refer to FAX-20, "
WHEEL SIDE : Disassembly and Assembly".
3. Remove boot bands and boot (transaxle side).
4. Remove dust shield and circular clip.
Right Side
1. Fix drive shaft with a vise.
CAUTION:
Protect shaft using aluminum or copper plates when fixing with a vise.
2. Disassemble boot (wheel side). Refer to FAX-20, "
WHEEL SIDE : Disassembly and Assembly".
3. Remove dynamic damper, follow the procedure described below.
a. Remove damper band.
b. Remove dynamic damper from housing assembly.
4. Remove boot bands and boot (transaxle side).
5. Remove support bearing, follow the procedure described below.
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a. Remove dust shield.
b. Remove snap ring (1).
c. Press out bearing housing and support bearing from housing
assembly.
d. Remove dust shield.
e. Remove snap ring (1).
f. Press out support bearing from bearing housing (1) with suitable
drift (A).
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ASSEMBLY (VQ25DE)
Left side
1. Clean old grease on housing with paper waste.
2. Install dust shield.
CAUTION:
Never reuse dust shield.
3. Install circular clip.
CAUTION:
Never reuse circular clip.
4. Install dynamic damper, follow the procedure described below.
a. Install dynamic damper to shaft.
b. Secure dynamic damper with bands in the following specified
position (A).
c. Install damper bands securely as shown in the figure.
CAUTION:
Never reuse damper band.
5. Wrap serration on shaft with tape (A) to protect boot from dam-
age. Install boot and boot bands to shaft.
CAUTION:
Never reuse boot and boot band.Standard
A : Refer to FAX-35, "
Drive Shaft".
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6. Install the spider assembly (1), align it with the matching marks
(A) on the shaft (2) put during the removal, and direct the serra-
tion mounting surface (B) to the shaft.
7. Secure spider assembly onto shaft with snap ring (1).
CAUTION:
Never reuse snap ring.
8. Apply the appropriate amount of grease to spider assembly and
sliding surface.
9. Assemble the housing onto spider assembly, and apply the bal-
ance of the specified amount grease.
10. Align matching marks put during the removal of housing.
11. Install boot securely into grooves (indicated by “*” marks) shown
in the figure.
CAUTION:
If grease adheres to the boot mounting surface (indicated
by “*” mark) on housing assembly, boot may be removed.
Remove all grease from the boot mounting surface.
12. To prevent from deformation of the boot, adjust the boot installa-
tion length (L) by inserting the suitable tool into the inside of boot
from the large diameter side of boot and discharging inside air.
CAUTION:
If the boot installation length exceeds the standard, it may cause breakage in boot.
Be careful not to touch the inside of the boot with the tip of tool.
13. Install boot bands securely as shown in the figure.
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.
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Standard
Grease amount : Refer to FAX-35, "
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Standard
L : Refer to FAX-35, "
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b. Pinch projection on the band with suitable pliers to tighten band.
c. Insert tip of band below end of the pawl.
14. Secure housing assembly, and then make sure that they are in
the correct position when rotating boot. Reinstall them with boot
bands when the mounting positions become incorrect.
Right side
1. Clean old grease on housing with paper waste.
2. Install support bearing, follow the procedure described below.
a. Install dust shield on housing.
CAUTION:
Never reuse dust shield.
b. Press support bearing (1) onto housing to using the suitable tool
(A).
c. Install snap ring (1).
CAUTION:
Never reuse snap ring.
d. Install dust shields.
CAUTION:
Never reuse dust shield.
3. Install dynamic damper, follow the procedure described below.
a. Install dynamic damper to shaft.
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