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DISASSEMBLY
Transaxle Side
1. Mount drive shaft in a vise. CAUTION:
When mounting shaft in a vise, always use copper or alum inum plates between vise and shaft.
2. Remove boot bands and slide the boot back.
3. Remove circlip and dust shield from slide joint housing.
4. Put matching marks on slide joint housing and shaf t, then pull out shaft from slide joint housing.
5. Put matching marks on spider assembly and shaft.
1. Circlip 2. Dust shield 3. Slide joint housing
4. Snap ring 5. Spider assembly 6. Boot band
7. Boot 8. Shaft 9. Damper band
10. Damper 11. Boot band 12. Boot
13. Circlip 14. Joint sub-assembly
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6. Remove snap ring using a suitable tool, then remove spiderassembly from shaft.
7. Remove boot from shaft.
8. Clean the old grease off of the slide joint assembly.
Wheel Side
1. Mount the front drive shaft in a vise. CAUTION:
When mounting shaf t in a vise, always use copper or al uminum plates between vise and shaft.
2. Remove boot bands and slide the boot back.
3. Screw a sliding hammer or suitable tool 30 mm (1.18 in) or more into threaded part of joint sub-assembly. Pull joint sub-assembly
out of shaft.
CAUTION:
• Align sliding hammer or suitab le tool and drive shaft then
remove joint sub-assembly by pulling directly.
• If joint sub-assembly cannot be removed after five or more unsuccessful attempts, replace the entire drive shaft
assembly.
4. Remove circlip from shaft.
5. Remove boot from shaft.
6. While rotating ball cage, clean the old grease off of the joint sub-assembly.
Damper
• Remove damper bands, then remove damper from shaft.
INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY
Shaft
Replace shaft if there is bending, 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 sub-assembly.
• Check joint sub-assembly for compression scars, cracks or fractures.
CAUTION:
If there are any irregular condit ions of joint sub-assembly componen ts, replace the entire joint sub-
assembly.
Slide Joint Housing and Spider Assembly
Make sure there are no compression scars, cracks, fractures or unusual wear of housing or spider roller con-
tact surface.
CAUTION:
If there are any irregular conditions of the slide joint housing and spider assembly components,
replace them as a set.
Damper
Check damper for cracks or wear. Replace as necessary.
ASSEMBLY
Transaxle Side
SFA612
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1. Install new boot and new small boot band on shaft. CAUTION:
• Do not reuse boot or boot band.
• Cover drive shaft serration with tape to prevent damage toboot during installation.
2. Remove protective tape wound around serrated part of shaft.
3. Align matching mark on spider assembly with matching mark on shaft and install spider assembly with chamfer facing shaft.
4. Install new snap ring using a suitable tool. CAUTION:
Do not reuse snap ring.
5. Apply recommended grease (Genuine NISSAN Grease or equivalent) to spider assembly and sliding surface.
6. Install the slide joint housing onto the spider assembly and pack with the balance of recommended grease (Genuine NISSAN
Grease or equivalent).
7. Install boot securely into grooves (indicated by * marks) as shown.
CAUTION:
If there is grease on boot mounting surfaces (indicated by *
marks) of shaft and housing, boot may come off. Clean all
grease from surfaces.
8. Make sure boot installation length (L) is the length specified below. Insert a flat-bladed screwdriver or similar tool into the
large end of boot. Bleed air from boot to prevent boot deforma-
tion.
CAUTION:
• Boot may break if boot installation le ngth is outside the standard value.
• Be careful that screwdriver tip does not contact inside surface of boot.
9. Secure large end of boot with new boot band. 1. Set boot band onto boot and insert first pawl on boot band into the first groove on opposite end of boot band.
SFA800
SDIA2629E
Grease amount : Refer to FAX-25, "Drive
Shaft" SFA023A
Boot installation length (L)
M/T models : Refer to FAX-25, "
Drive
Shaft"
Except for M/T models : Refer to FAX-25, "Drive
Shaft"
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2. Pull and tighten the boot band using suitable tool until bothpawls of boot band are secured in the boot band grooves.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse boot band.
10. Install new small boot band securely using Tool. CAUTION:
• Do not reuse boot band.
• Secure boot band so that dimension (M) meets specifica-
tion as shown.
11. Rotate the slide joint and confirm that the boot posit ion is correct. If boot position is not correct, remove
the boot bands, reposition the boot and install new boot bands.
12. Install new dust shield to slide joint housing. CAUTION:
Do not reuse dust shield.
Wheel Side
1. Insert recommended grease (Genuine NISSAN Grease orequivalent) into joint sub-assembly serration hole until grease
begins to ooze from ball groove and serration hole. After insert-
ing grease, use a shop cloth to wipe off old grease that has
oozed out.
2. Cover serrated part of shaft with tape. Install new boot band and new boot to shaft.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse boot or boot band.
3. Remove protective tape wound around serrated part of shaft.
RAC1133D
Tool number : KV40107300 ( — )
Dimension (M) : Refer to FAX-25, "
Boot Bands"
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4. Attach new circlip to shaft. Thread nut onto end of joint sub- assembly and press fit using suitable tool.
CAUTION:
• Do not reuse circlip.
• Circlip must fit securely into shaft groove.
5. Insert the balance of new grease (Genuine NISSAN Grease or equivalent) listed below into housing from
large end of boot.
6. Install boot securely into grooves (indicated by * marks) as shown.
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.
7. Make sure boot installation length (L) is the specified length indi- cated below. Insert a flat-bladed screwdriver or similar tool into
the large end of boot. Bleed air from boot to prevent boot defor-
mation.
CAUTION:
• Boot may break if boot installation le ngth is outside the standard value.
• Be careful that screwdriver tip does not contact inside surface of boot.
8. Install new large and small boot bands securely using Tool.
CAUTION:
• Do not reuse boot bands.
• Secure boot band so that dimension (M) meets specifica-tion as shown.
9. Rotate the joint sub assembly and confirm that the boot position is correct. If boot position is not correct,
remove the boot bands, reposition the boot and install new boot bands.
RAC0049D
Grease amount : Refer to FAX-25, "Drive Shaft"
Boot installation length (L) : Refer to FAX-25, "
Drive
Shaft"
Tool number : KV40107300 ( — )
SDIA1505E
RAC1133D
Dimension (M) : Refer to FAX-25, "Boot Bands"
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Damper
1. Secure damper with new damper bands.CAUTION:
Do not reuse damper bands.
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DISASSEMBLY
Transaxle Side
1. Mount drive shaft in a vise.
CAUTION:
When mounting shaf t in a vise, always use copper or al uminum plates between vise and shaft.
2. Remove boot bands and slide the boot back.
3. Put matching marks on slide joint housing and shaf t, then pull out shaft from slide joint housing.
(A)
Except for CVT
models
: Refer to
FAX-25, "
Drive
Shaft"
CVT models : Refer to FAX-25, "Drive
Shaft"
(B): Refer to FAX-25, "Drive
Shaft"
FAC0156D
1. Joint sub-assembly 2. Circlip 3. Boot bands
4. Boot 5. Shaft 6. Damper bands
7. Damper 8. Boot band 9. Boot
10. Spider assembly 11. Snap ring 12. Slide joint housing
13. Dust shield 14. Bearing 15. Snap ring
16. Dust shield
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4. Put matching marks on spider assembly and shaft.
5. Remove snap ring using a suitable tool, then remove spider assembly from shaft.
6. Remove boot from shaft.
7. Clean the old grease off of the slide joint assembly.
Wheel Side
1. Mount the front drive shaft in a vise. CAUTION:
When mounting shaft in a vise, always use copper or alum inum plates between vise and shaft.
2. Remove boot bands and slide the boot back.
3. Screw a sliding hammer or suitable tool 30 mm (1.18 in) or more into threaded part of joint sub-assembly. Pull joint sub-assembly
out of shaft.
CAUTION:
• Align sliding hammer or suitable tool and drive shaft then
remove joint sub-assembly by pulling directly.
• If joint sub-assembly cannot be removed after five or more unsuccessful attempts, replace the entire drive shaft
assembly.
4. Remove circlip from shaft.
5. Remove boot from shaft.
6. While rotating ball cage, clean the old grease off of the joint sub-assembly.
Support Bearing
1. Remove dust shield from slide joint assembly using a suitable tool.
SFA963
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1. Install new boot and new small boot band on shaft. CAUTION:
• Do not reuse boot or boot band.
• Cover drive shaft serration with tape to prevent damage toboot during installation.
2. Remove protective tape wound around serrated part of shaft.
3. Align matching mark on spider assembly with matching mark on shaft and install spider assembly with chamfer facing shaft.
4. Install new snap ring using a suitable tool. CAUTION:
Do not reuse snap ring.
5. Apply recommended grease (Genuine NISSAN Grease or equivalent) to spider assembly and sliding surface.
6. Install the slide joint housing onto the spider assembly and pack with the balance of recommended grease (Genuine NISSAN
Grease or equivalent).
7. Install boot securely into grooves (indicated by * marks) as shown.
CAUTION:
If there is grease on boot mounting surfaces (indicated by *
marks) of shaft and housing, boot may come off. Clean all
grease from surfaces.
8. Make sure boot installation length (L) is the length specified below. Insert a flat-bladed screwdriver or similar tool into the
large end of boot. Bleed air from boot to prevent boot deforma-
tion.
CAUTION:
• Boot may break if boot installation le ngth is outside the standard value.
• Be careful that screwdriver tip does not contact inside surface of boot.
9. Secure large end of boot with new boot band. 1. Set boot band onto boot and insert first pawl on boot band into the first groove on opposite end of boot band.
SFA800
SDIA2629E
Grease amount : Refer to FAX-25, "Drive
Shaft"SFA023A
Boot installation length (L)
A/T models : Refer to FAX-25, "
Drive
Shaft"
Except for A/T models : Refer to FAX-25, "Drive
Shaft"
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