Infiniti EX35. Manual - part 847

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FRONT DRIVE SHAFT BOOT

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT BOOT

Exploded View

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LEFT SIDE

RIGHT SIDE

1.

Joint sub-assembly

2.

Circular clip

3.

Boot band

4.

Boot

5.

Shaft

6.

Spider assembly

7.

Snap ring

8.

Housing

9.

Plug

: Wheel side

: NISSAN genuine grease or an equivalent.

Refer to 

GI-4, "Components"

 for symbols not described on the above.

JPDIF0168GB

1.

Joint sub-assembly

2.

Circular clip

3.

Boot band

4.

Boot

5.

Shaft

6.

Spider assembly

7.

Snap ring

8.

Housing

9.

Dust shield

: Wheel side

JPDIF0169ZZ

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WHEEL SIDE

WHEEL SIDE : Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1.

Remove tires with power tool.

2.

Remove wheel sensor and sensor harness. Refer to 

BRC-107, "FRONT WHEEL SENSOR : Exploded

View"

.

CAUTION:

Never pull on wheel sensor harness.

3.

Remove brake hose bracket. Refer to 

BR-20, "FRONT : Exploded View"

.

4.

Remove caliper assembly mounting bolts with power tool. Hang caliper assembly in a place where it will
not interfere with work. Refer to 

BR-34, "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY : Exploded View"

.

CAUTION:

Never depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.

5.

Remove disc rotor. Refer to 

BR-35, "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY : Removal and Installation"

.

6.

Remove cotter pin, and then loosen hub lock nut with a power tool. Refer to 

FAX-16, "Exploded View"

.

7.

Patch hub lock nut with a piece of wood. Hammer the wood to
disengage wheel hub and bearing assembly from drive shaft.

CAUTION:

• Never place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle. Also be

careful not to overextend slide joint.

• Never allow drive shaft to hang down without support for

joint sub-assembly, shaft and the other parts.

NOTE:
Use suitable puller if wheel hub and bearing assembly and drive
shaft cannot be separated even after performing the above pro-
cedure.

8.

Remove wheel hub lock nut.

9.

Remove steering outer socket. Refer to 

ST-34, "AWD : Exploded View"

.

10. Remove cotter pin of transverse link and steering knuckle, and then loosen nut. Refer to 

FAX-16,

"Exploded View"

.

11. Separate steering knuckle from transverse link so as not to damage ball joint boot using the ball joint

remover.

CAUTION:

Temporarily tighten the nut to prevent damage to threads and to prevent the ball joint remover
from suddenly coming off.

12. Remove drive shaft from wheel hub and bearing assembly.

13. Remove boot bands, and then remove boot from joint sub-assembly.

14. Screw drive shaft puller (A) 30 mm (1.18 in) or more into the

thread of joint sub-assembly, and pull joint sub-assembly with a
sliding hammer (B) from shaft.

CAUTION:

• Align a sliding hammer and drive shaft and remove them

by pulling firmly and uniformly.

• If joint sub-assembly cannot be pulled out, try after

removing drive shaft from vehicle.

: NISSAN genuine grease or an equivalent.

Refer to 

GI-4, "Components"

 for symbols not described on the above.

JPDIG0070ZZ

JPDIF0022ZZ

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15. Remove circular clip (1) from shaft.

16. Remove boot from shaft.

INSTALLATION

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 shop cloth to wipe off old
grease that has oozed out.

3.

Wrap serration on shaft with tape (A) to protect the boot from
damage. Install boot and boot bands to shaft.

CAUTION:

Never reuse boot and boot band.

4.

Remove the tape wrapped around the serration on shaft.

5.

Position circular clip (1) on groove at the shaft edge.

CAUTION:

Never reuse circular clip.
NOTE:
Drive joint inserter is recommended when installing circular clip.

6.

Align both center axles of the shaft edge and joint sub-assembly.
Then assemble shaft with circular clip joint sub-assembly.

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JPDIF0008ZZ

JPDIF0009ZZ

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Install joint sub-assembly (1) to shaft using plastic hammer.

CAUTION:

Confirm that joint sub-assembly is correctly engaged while
rotating drive shaft.

8.

Fill serration slot joint sub-assembly with NISSAN genuine
grease or equivalent until the serration slot and ball grove
become full to the brim.

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 or joint sub-assembly, boot may
come off. Remove all grease from the surface.

10. To prevent from the deformation of the boot, adjust the boot

installation length (L) to the specified value shown below by
inserting the suitable tool into inside of the boot from the large
diameter side of the boot and discharging the inside air.

CAUTION:

• If the boot mounting length is outside 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 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, and then make sure that

they are in the correct position when rotating boot. Install them
with boot band when boot installation positions become incor-
rect.

CAUTION:

Never reuse boot band.

13. Insert drive shaft to wheel hub and bearing assembly, and then

temporarily tighten hub lock nut.

CAUTION:

• The drive shaft is press-fit. When assembling the shaft, never press it, but pull it until fully

seated by tightening the hub lock nut.

Standard

Grease amount

: Refer to 

FAX-32, "Drive Shaft"

.

JPDIF0011ZZ

Standard

L

: Refer to 

FAX-32, "Drive Shaft"

.

JPDIF0018ZZ

JPDIF0012ZZ

M

: 2.0 – 3.0 mm (0.079 – 0.118 in)

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