Infiniti FX35 / FX45. Manual - part 711

FSU-1

SUSPENSION

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SECTION 

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CONTENTS

FRONT SUSPENSION

SERVICE INFORMATION  ............................

2

PRECAUTIONS ...................................................

2

Caution ......................................................................

2

PREPARATION ...................................................

3

Special Service Tool  .................................................

3

Commercial Service Tool  ..........................................

3

NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS 
(NVH) TROUBLESHOOTING  .............................

4

NVH Troubleshooting Chart  ......................................

4

FRONT SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY  ...................

5

On-Vehicle Inspection and Service  ...........................

5

Wheel Alignment Inspection ......................................

5

Removal and Installation ...........................................

6

COIL SPRING AND STRUT ..............................

10

Removal and Installation  .........................................

10

Disassembly and Assembly .....................................

11

TRANSVERSE LINK .........................................

13

Removal and Installation  .........................................

13

STABILIZER BAR .............................................

15

Removal and Installation  .........................................

15

FRONT SUSPENSION MEMBER .....................

16

Removal and Installation  .........................................

16

SERVICE DATA AND SPECIFICATIONS 
(SDS) .................................................................

17

Wheel Alignment (Unladen*)  ...................................

17

Ball Joint  ..................................................................

17

Wheelarch Height (Unladen*) ..................................

17

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PRECAUTIONS

SERVICE INFORMATION

PRECAUTIONS

Caution

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• When installing rubber bushings, final tightening must be carried out under unladen conditions with tires on

ground. Oil will shorten the life of rubber bushings. Be sure to wipe off any spilled oil.

• Unladen conditions mean that fuel, engine coolant and lubricant are full. Spare tire, jack, hand tools and

mats are in designated positions.

• After servicing suspension parts, be sure to check wheel alignment.
• Caulking nuts are not reusable. Always use new ones when installing. Since new caulking nuts are pre-oiled,

tighten as they are. 

• Avoid burden to front cross bar.

PREPARATION

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FSU

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PREPARATION

Special Service Tool

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The actual shapes of Kent-Moore tools may differ from those of special service tools illustrated here.

Commercial Service Tool

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Tool number
 (Kent-Moore No.)
Tool name

Description

HT72520000
(J-25730-A)
Ball joint remover
a: 33 mm (1.30 in)
b: 50 mm (1.97 in)
r: 11.5 mm (0.453 in)

• Removing steering outer socket
• Removing transverse link

ST35652000
(        —       )
Strut attachment

Disassembling and assembling strut

ST3127 S000
(See J-25765-A)
Preload gauge

Measuring rotating torque of ball joint

NT546

ZZA0807D

ZZA0806D

Tool name

Description

Spring compressor

Removing coil spring

Power tool

Loosening bolts and nuts

S-NT717

PBIC0190E

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NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH) TROUBLESHOOTING

NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH) TROUBLESHOOTING

NVH Troubleshooting Chart

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Use chart below to help you find the cause of the symptom. If necessary, repair or replace these parts.

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: Applicable

Reference page

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NVH in PR section

NVH in RFD section

NVH in F

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NVH in WT section

NVH in F

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NVH in BR section

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Symptom

FRONT SUSPENSION

Noise

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Shake

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Vibration

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Shimmy

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Judder

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Poor quality ride or han-
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