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Infiniti M35/M45 Y50. Manual - part 1010

REAR DRIVE SHAFT

RAX-9

RAX

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Check boot for cracks or other damage, and also for grease
leakage.

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If a malfunction is found, disassemble drive shaft, and then
replace with new one.

INSTALLATION

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

RAX-8, "COMPONENT"

CAUTION:

Do not reuse non-reusable parts.

Disassembly and Assembly

NDS000FT

COMPONENT

DISASSEMBLY
Final Drive Side

Place shaft in a vise.

CAUTION:

When retaining shaft in a vise, always use copper or aluminum plates between vise and shaft.

Remove boot bands, and then remove boot from housing.

If plug needs to be removed, move boot to wheel side, and take it out with a plastic hammer.

Put matching marks on housing and shaft.

CAUTION:

Use paint or similar substance for matching marks. Do not scratch the surface.

RAA0030D

Plug

Housing

Snap ring

Ball cage, steel ball and Inner race
assembly

Stopper ring

Boot band

Boot

Shaft

Circular clip

10. Joint sub-assembly

11.

Dust shield

Refer to

GI-11, "Components"

and the followings for symbols in the figure.

: NISSAN genuine grease or equivalent

SDIA3029J

RAX-10

REAR DRIVE SHAFT

Remove stopper ring with a flat-bladed screwdriver, and pull out
housing.

Put matching marks on ball cage, steel ball and Inner race assembly and shaft.

CAUTION:

Use paint or similar substance for matching marks. Do not scratch the surface.

Remove snap ring, then remove ball cage, steel ball and Inner
race assembly from shaft.

Remove boot from shaft.

Remove old grease on housing with paper towels.

Wheel Side

Remove dust shield from drive shaft.

Place shaft in a vise.

CAUTION:

When retaining shaft in a vise, always use copper or aluminum plates between vise and shaft.

Remove boot bands. Then remove boot from joint sub-assembly.

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:

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If joint sub-assembly cannot be removed after five or
more unsuccessful attempts, replace shaft and joint sub
assembly as a set.

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Align sliding hammer and drive shaft and remove them
by pulling directory.

Remove boot from shaft.

Remove circular clip from shaft.

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 (Wheel Side)

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Check joint sub-assembly for rough rotation and excessive axial looseness.

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Check the inside of the joint sub-assembly for entry of foreign material.

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Check joint sub-assembly for compression scars, cracks, and fractures inside of joint sub-assembly.

Replace joint sub-assembly if there are any non-standard conditions of components

SRA249A

SFA514A

SDIA0606E

REAR DRIVE SHAFT

RAX-11

RAX

CAUTION:

If there are any irregular conditions of joint sub-assembly components, replace the entire joint sub-
assembly.

Final Drive Side

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Make sure there are compression scars, cracks, fractures or unusual wear of ball rolling surface.

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Make sure there is no damage to shaft screws.

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Make sure there is no deformation of boot installation parts.

Ball Cage

Make sure there are compression scars, cracks, fractures of sliding surface.

Steel Ball

Make sure there are compression scars, cracks, fractures or unusual wear.

Inner Race

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Check ball sliding surface for compression scars, cracks or fractures.

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Make sure there is no damage to serrated part.

CAUTION:

If there are any irregular conditions in the component, replace with a new set of housing and the
ball cage, steel ball and inner race assembly.

ASSEMBLY
Final Drive Side

If plug has been removed, use a drift [SST] to press in a new
one.

CAUTION:

Do not reuse plug.

Wrap serrated part of shaft with tape. Install boot band and boot
to shaft. Be careful not to damage boot.

CAUTION:

Do not reuse boot band and boot.

Remove protective tape wrapped around serrated part of shaft.

Install ball cage, steel ball and inner race assembly to shaft, and
secure them tightly with a snap ring.

CAUTION:

Do not reuse snap ring.

NOTE:
Align matching marks painted when ball cage, steel ball and
inner race assembly were removed.

SDIA1153E

SFA800

SDIA1125E

RAX-12

REAR DRIVE SHAFT

Apply the specified amount of grease (NISSAN genuine grease
or equivalent) onto housing (* point) and install it to shaft.

NOTE:
Align matching marks painted when housing were removed.

Install stopper ring to housing.

After installed, pull shaft to check engagement between joint sub-assembly and stopper ring.

Install boot securely into grooves (indicated by *marks) shown in
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 the surfaces.

Make sure boot installation length “L” is the length indicated
below. Insert a flat-bladed screwdriver or similar tool into inside
of boot from the large diameter side of boot. Bleed air from boot
to prevent boot deformation.

CAUTION:

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Boot may break if boot installation length is less than standard value.

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Take care not to touch the tip of screwdriver to inside of boot.

10. Secure large and small ends of boot with new boot bands as

shown in the figure.

CAUTION:

Do not reuse boot band.

11. After installing housing and shaft, rotate boot to check whether

or not the actual position is correct. If boot position is not correct,
secure boot with new boot band again.

Wheel Side

Apply the specified amount of grease (NISSAN genuine grease
or equivalent) into joint sub-assembly serration hole until grease
begins to ooze from ball groove and serration hole. After apply-
ing grease, use a shop cloth to wipe off old grease that has
oozed out.

Grease amount

VQ35DE model

: Refer to

RAX-14, "Drive Shaft

(VQ35DE model)"

VK45DE model

: Refer to

RAX-14, "Drive Shaft

(VK45DE model)"

Boot installation Length “L ”

VQ35DE model

: Refer to