Infiniti M35/M45 Y50. Manual - part 761

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT

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14. Screw a drive shaft puller (suitable tool) into joint sub-assembly

screw part to a length of 30 mm (1.18 in) or more. Support drive
shaft with one hand and pull out joint sub-assembly with a slid-
ing hammer (suitable tool) from shaft.

CAUTION:

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Align a sliding hammer and drive shaft and remove them
by pulling firmly and uniformly.

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If joint sub-assembly cannot be pulled out, try after
removing drive shaft from vehicle.

15. Remove the circular clip from shaft.

16. Remove boot from shaft.

17. Clean the old grease on joint sub-assembly with paper towels.

18. Apply the specified amount of grease (NISSAN genuine grease

or equivalent) inside joint sub-assembly serration hole until
grease begins to ooze from ball groove and serration hole. After
applying grease, use a shop cloth to wipe off old grease that has
oozed out.

19. Wrap serration on shaft with tape to protect the boot from dam-

age. Install new boot and boot bands to shaft.

20. Remove the tape wrapped around the serration on shaft.

21. Position circular clip on groove at the shaft edge. Align both

counter axles of the shaft edge and joint sub-assembly. Then,
assemble shaft with circular clip onto joint sub-assembly.

NOTE:
Drive joint inserter (suitable tool) is recommended when install-
ing circular clip.

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22. Install joint sub-assembly to shaft using plastic hammer.

CAUTION:

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

23. Apply the balance of the specified amount of grease (NISSAN

genuine grease or equivalent) into the boot inside from large
diameter side of boot.

24. Install the boot securely into grooves (indicated by *marks)

shown in the figure.

CAUTION:

If grease adheres to the boot mounting surface (with *mark)
on the shaft and joint sub-assembly, boot may come off.
Remove all grease from the surface.

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

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

CAUTION:

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If the boot mounting length is outside the standard, it may cause breakage in the boot.

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Be careful not to touch the inside of the boot with a tip of a flat-bladed screwdriver.

26. Secure the large and small ends of the boot with new boot

bands using the boot band crimping tool [SST: KV40107300
(

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)] as shown in the figure.

NOTE:
Secure boot band so that dimension “M” meets the specification
as shown.

27. Secure joint sub-assembly and shaft, and then make sure that

they are in the correct position when rotating boot. Install them
with new boot band when boot installation positions become
incorrect.

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

temporarily tighten hub lock nut.

29. Install transverse link to steering knuckle. Refer to

FAX-5,

"COMPONENT"

30. Install steering outer socket to steering knuckle. Refer to

FAX-5, "COMPONENT"

31. Install disc rotor. Refer to

FAX-5, "Removal and Installation"

32. Install torque member fixing bolts to steering knuckle. Refer to

BR-22, "FRONT DISC BRAKE"

33. Install brake hose bracket to steering knuckle. Refer to

BR-11, "BRAKE TUBE AND HOSE"

Grease amount

: 77 – 97 g (2.71 – 3.42 oz)

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Boot installation length (L)

: 136 mm (5.35 in)

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Dimension “M”

: 2.0 – 3.0 mm (0.079 – 0.118 in)

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34. Install wheel sensor to steering knuckle. Refer to

BRC-54, "WHEEL SENSOR"

35. Tighten the hub lock nut to the specified torque. Refer to

FAX-5, "COMPONENT"

36. Install cotter pin.

37. Install tires to vehicle.

Removal and Installation

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COMPONENT

REMOVAL

Remove tires from vehicle with power tool.

Remove wheel sensor from steering knuckle. Refer to

BRC-54, "WHEEL SENSOR"

CAUTION:

Do not pull on wheel sensor harness.

Remove brake hose bracket. Refer to

BR-11, "BRAKE TUBE AND HOSE"

Remove torque member fixing bolts with power tool. Hang torque member in a place where it will not inter-
fere with work. Refer to

BR-22, "FRONT DISC BRAKE"

CAUTION:

Do not depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.

Remove disc rotor. Refer to

FAX-5, "Removal and Installation"

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

Separate wheel hub and bearing assembly from drive shaft by
lightly tapping the end with a hammer (suitable tool) and a 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 the other
parts.

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

Drive shaft (RH side)

Drive shaft (LH side)

Cotter pin

Refer to

GI-11, "Components"

, for the symbols un the figure.

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Remove cotter pin (1), and then loosen the nut.

Remove steering outer socket (2) from steering knuckle (3) so
as not to damage ball joint boot (4) using the ball joint remover
(suitable tool).

CAUTION:

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

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

11. Remove fixing nuts and bolts, and then remove shock absorber

arm. Refer to

FSU-26, "Components"

12. Remove drive shaft from front final drive. (RH side)

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Remove drive shaft from front final drive using the drive shaft
attachment [SST] and a drive shaft puller (suitable tool) while
inserting tip of the drive shaft attachment [SST] between
housing and front final drive as shown in the figure.

CAUTION:

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

13. Remove fixing nuts and bolts, and then remove drive shaft from

vehicle. (LH side)

INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL

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Move joint up/down, left/right, and in the axial directions. Check for motion that is not smooth and for sig-
nificant looseness.

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Check boot for cracks, damage, and leakage of grease.

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Disassemble drive shaft and exchange malfunctioning part if
there is a non-standard condition.

INSTALLATION

CAUTION:

Always replace transaxle side oil seal with new one when installing drive shaft. Refer to

FFD-11, "SIDE

OIL SEAL"

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

FAX-11, "COMPONENT"

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Place the protector [SST: KV38107900 (

–

)] onto front final

drive to prevent damage to the oil seal while inserting drive
shaft. Slide drive shaft sliding joint and tap with a hammer to
install securely. (RH side)

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