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Infiniti M35/M45 Y50. Manual - part 1009

WHEEL HUB

RAX-5

RAX

WHEEL HUB

PFP:43202

On-Vehicle Inspection

NDS000FQ

Make sure the mounting conditions (looseness, back lash) of each component and component conditions
(wear, damage) are normal.

WHEEL BEARING INSPECTION

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Move wheel hub and bearing assembly in the axial direction by hand. Make sure there is no looseness of
wheel bearing.

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Rotate wheel hub, and make sure that is no unusual noise or other irregular conditions. If there is any of
irregular conditions, replace wheel hub and bearing assembly.

Removal and Installation

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COMPONENT

REMOVAL
Wheel Hub and Bearing Assembly

Remove tires from vehicle with a power tool.

Remove rear brake caliper with a power tool. Hang it in a place where it will not interfere with work. Refer
to

BR-30, "Removal and Installation of Brake Caliper Assembly"

CAUTION:

Do not depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.

Put matching mark on disc rotor and the wheel hub and bearing
assembly then removing disc rotor.

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

Axial end play

: 0.05 mm (0.002 in) or less

Axle housing

Ball seat

Bushing

Back plate

Anchor block

Wheel hub and bearing assembly

Cotter pin

Refer to

GI-11, "Components"

, for the symbols in the figure.

SDIA3251E

SDIA2638E

RAX-6

WHEEL HUB

Separate the wheel hub and bearing assembly from drive shaft
by lightly tapping the end with a hammer (suitable tool) and
wood block, and then remove hub lock nut.

CAUTION:

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Do not place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle. Also be
careful not to overextend slide joint.

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Do not allow drive shaft to hang down without support for
housing (or joint sub-assembly), shaft and other parts.

NOTE:
Use a puller (suitable tool), if the wheel hub and bearing assem-
bly and drive shaft cannot be separated even after performing
the above procedure.

Remove the wheel hub and bearing assembly mounting bolts.

Remove the wheel hub and bearing assembly.

Axle Housing

Refer to the procedure from 1 to 5 in “Wheel Hub and Bearing Assembly”.

RAX-5, "REMOVAL"

Remove parking brake shoe and parking brake cable from back plate. Refer to

PB-6, "PARKING BRAKE

SHOE"

, Refer to

PB-4, "PARKING BRAKE CONTROL"

Remove coil spring. Refer to

RSU-16, "REAR LOWER LINK & COIL SPRING"

Remove mounting bolt and nut in axle side of shock absorber with a power tool.

Remove axle side nuts and bolts on radius rod and front lower link with a power tool. Refer to

RSU-14,

"RADIUS ROD"

RSU-15, "FRONT LOWER LINK"

Remove cotter pin, then loosen suspension arm mounting nut of axle housing.

Remove suspension arm from axle housing so as not to damage ball joint boot using ball joint remover
(suitable tool), and then remove axle housing from the vehicle.

CAUTION:

●

Temporarily tighten nuts to prevent damage to threads and to prevent ball joint remover (suit-
able tool) from coming off.

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Do not place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle. Also be careful not to overextend slide joint.

●

Do not allow drive shaft to hang down without support for counterpart such as joint sub-assem-
bly, and other parts.

Remove the wheel hub and bearing assembly from axle housing.

Remove anchor block mounting nuts, and then remove anchor block and back plate from axle housing.

INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Wheel Hub and Bearing Assembly

Check the wheel hub and bearing assembly for wear, cracks, and damage. Replace if there are.

Axle Housing

Check axle housing for wear, cracks, and damage. Replace if there are.

Ball Joint Inspection

Check for boot breakage, axial looseness, and torque of suspension arm ball joint. Refer to

RSU-12, "SUS-

PENSION ARM"

INSTALLATION
Wheel Hub and Bearing Assembly

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Installation is the reverse order of removal. For tightening torque refer to

RAX-5, "COMPONENT"

CAUTION:

Do not reuse non-reusable parts.

SDIA1821E

WHEEL HUB

RAX-7

RAX

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Assemble disc rotor and the wheel hub and bearing assembly
by aligning each matching mark as shown in the figure when
installing disc rotor.

Axle Housing

●

Installation is the reverse order of removal. For tightening torque refer to

RAX-5, "COMPONENT"

CAUTION:

Do not reuse non-reusable parts.

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Assemble disc rotor and the wheel hub and bearing assembly
by aligning each matching mark as shown in the figure when
installing disc rotor.

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Perform final tightening of nuts and bolts on each link mounting
part (rubber bushing) under unladen conditions with tires on
level ground. Check wheel alignment. Refer to

RSU-5, "Wheel

Alignment Inspection"

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Adjust neutral position of steering angle sensor after checking
wheel alignment. Refer to

BRC-6, "ON-VEHICLE SERVICE"

SDIA2638E

RAX-8

REAR DRIVE SHAFT

PFP:39600

Removal and Installation

NDS000FS

COMPONENT

VQ35DE model

VK45DE model

REMOVAL

Remove tires from vehicle with a power tool.

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

Remove stabilizer connecting rod mounting bracket fixing bolt and free stabilizer connecting rod. Refer to

RSU-7, "Components"

Separate the wheel hub and bearing assembly from drive shaft
by lightly tapping the end with a suitable tool hammer and wood
block, and then remove hub lock nut.

CAUTION:

●

Do not place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle. Also be
careful not to overextend slide joint.

●

Do not allow drive shaft to hang down without support for
counterpart such as joint sub-assembly, and other parts.

NOTE:
Using a puller (suitable tool) if the wheel hub and bearing
assembly and drive shaft cannot be separated even after per-
forming the above procedure.

Remove mounting bolts between side flange and drive shaft with a power tool.

INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL

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Move joint up/down, left/right, and in the axial direction. Check for any rough movement or significant
looseness.

SDIA3294E

Side flange

Drive shaft

Cotter pin

Refer to

GI-11, "Components"

, for the symbols in the figure.

SDIA3248E