Nissan Frontier D40. Manual - part 270

AIR BREATHER HOSE

DLN-101

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AIR BREATHER HOSE

Removal and Installation

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CAUTION:

• Make sure there are no pinched or restricted areas on each air breather hose caused by folding or

bending when installing it.

• Install each air breather hose into the breather tube (metal

connector) until the hose end reaches the end of the curved
section. Set each air breather hose with paint mark facing
upward. 

• Install transfer control device air breather hose and transfer

air breather hose on clip A and clip B with the paint mark fac-
ing upward.

1.

Breather tube

2.

Clip A

3.

Clip B

4.

Clip C

5.

Clip D

6.

Breather tube (transfer)

7.

Air breather hose clamp

8.

Transfer control device

SDIA3351E

SDIA3340E

SDIA3353E

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AIR BREATHER HOSE

• Install clip C on transfer control device air breather hose and

transfer air breather hose with the paint mark matched.

• Install transfer control device air breather hose and transfer

air breather hose on clip D with the paint mark facing upward.

• Install transfer air breather hose into the breather tube (trans-

fer, metal connector) until the hose end reaches the base of
the tube. Set transfer air breather hose with paint mark facing
upward.

• Install transfer control device air breather hose into transfer

control device (case connector) until the hose end reaches
the base of the tube. Set transfer control device air breather
hose with paint mark facing forward.

SDIA3354E

SDIA3355E

SDIA3196E

SDIA3300E

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Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL 

1.

Switch 4WD shift switch to 2WD and set transfer assembly to 2WD.

2.

Partially drain the transfer fluid. Refer to 

DLN-93, "Replacement"

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3.

Remove the transmission undercover using power tool.

4.

Remove the center exhaust tube and main muffler. Refer to 

EX-6, "Removal and Installation"

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5.

Remove the front and rear propeller shafts. Refer to 

DLN-135, "Removal and Installation"

 (front) and 

DLN-

144, "Removal and Installation"

 (2S1330) or 

DLN-173, "Removal and Installation"

 (3S1330-2BJ100).

CAUTION:

Do not damage spline, sleeve yoke and rear oil seal when removing rear propeller shaft.
NOTE:
Insert a plug into the rear oil seal after removing the rear propeller shaft.

6.

Remove A/T nuts from the A/T crossmember. Refer to 

TM-71, "Removal and Installation from Vehicle (For

4WD Models)"

 (M/T) or 

TM-303, "Removal and Installation for VQ40DE 4WD Models"

 (A/T).

7.

Position two suitable jacks under the transmission and transfer assembly.

8.

Remove the transmission crossmember. Refer to 

TM-71, "Removal and Installation from Vehicle (For

4WD Models)"

 (M/T) or 

TM-303, "Removal and Installation for VQ40DE 4WD Models"

 (A/T).

WARNING:

Support A/T and transfer assembly using two suitable jacks while removing transmission cross-
member.

9.

Disconnect the electrical connectors from the following:
• ATP switch
• 4LO switch
• Wait detection switch
• Transfer control device

10. Reove wire harness from retainers.

11. Disconnect each air breather hose from the following. Refer to 

DLN-101, "Removal and Installation"

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• Transfer control device
• Breather tube (transfer)

12. Remove the transfer to transmission and transmission to transfer bolts.

WARNING:

Support transfer assembly with suitable jack while removing it.

13. Remove the transfer assembly.

CAUTION:

Do not damage transmission rear oil seal (A/T).

INSTALLATION

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
• Tighten the bolts to specification.

• Fill the transfer with new fluid. Refer to 

DLN-93, "Replacement"

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• Check the transfer fluid. Refer to 

MA-50, "TRANSFER FLUID :

Inspection"

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• Start the engine for one minute. Then stop the engine and recheck

the transfer fluid. Refer to 

MA-50, "TRANSFER FLUID : Inspec-

tion"

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• After the installation, check the 4WD shift indicator pattern. If NG,

adjust the position between the transfer assembly and transfer
control unit. Refer to 

DLN-86, "Precaution for Transfer Assembly

and Transfer Control Unit Replacement"

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Tightening torque

: 36 N·m (3.7kg-m, 27 ft-lb)

WDIA0510E

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COMPONENTS

1.

Baffle plate

2.

Breather tube

3.

Front case

4.

Snap ring

5.

Input oil seal

6.

Self-lock nut

7.

Companion flange

8.

Front oil seal

9.

4LO switch (gray with green paint)

10. ATP switch (black)

11.

Rear case

12. Wait detection switch (gray)

13. Gasket

14. Filler plug

15. Check ball (M/T models only)

16. Check shift spring (M/T models only) 17. Check plug (M/T models only)

18. Drain plug

19. O-ring

20. Transfer control device

21. Harness bracket

22. Dust cover

23. Rear oil seal

24

Retainer bolt

25. Gasket

26. Air breather hose clamp

27. Oil cover

A.

Apply Genuine Anaerobic Liquid 
Gasket or equivalent.

B.

Apply Genuine Silicone RTV or 
equivalent.

AWDIA0765GB