Nissan Qashqai J11. Manual - part 822

DLN-204

< REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION >

[REAR FINAL DRIVE: R145]

ELECTRIC CONTROLLED COUPLING

5.

Remove companion flange lock nut, using a flange wrench
(commercial service tool).

6.

Remove companion flange.

7.

Remove electric controlled coupling breather hose from cou-
pling cover.

8.

Remove coupling cover with electric controlled coupling from
final drive assembly.

9.

Remove electric controlled coupling from coupling cover.

10. Remove 4WD solenoid harness.

11. Remove front oil seal from coupling cover, using a flat-bladed

screwdriver.

CAUTION:

Be careful not to damage coupling cover.

12. Remove center oil seal from final drive assembly.

INSTALLATION

1.

Using the drift (A) (SST: ST35271000), install center oil seal (1)
as shown in the figure.

CAUTION:

• Never reuse oil seal.
• When installing, never incline oil seal.
• Apply multi-purpose grease onto oil seal lips, and gear oil

onto the circumference of oil seal.

2.

Connect 4WD solenoid harness to electric controlled coupling.

JSDIA0199ZZ

PDIA0458E

PDG0213D

Dimension “D”

: 0.8 – 1.2 mm (0.031 – 0.047 in)

JSDIA0260ZZ

ELECTRIC CONTROLLED COUPLING

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3.

Install electric controlled coupling to spline of drive pinion inside
gear carrier.

CAUTION:

• Align the pin on electric controlled coupling with the

groove of gear carrier.

• Be careful not to damage center oil seal.

4.

Set 4WD solenoid harness guide to gear carrier.

5.

Using the drifts, drive front oil seal until it becomes flush with the
coupling cover end.

CAUTION:

• Never reuse oil seal.
• When installing, never incline oil seal.
• Apply multi-purpose grease onto oil seal lips, and gear oil

onto the circumference of oil seal.

6.

Apply liquid gasket to mating surface of coupling cover. Overlap
both ends of the bead for at least 3 mm (0.12 in).

CAUTION:

Remove old gasket adhering to the mounting surfaces.
Also remove any moisture, oil, or foreign material adhering
to the mounting surfaces.

7.

Install coupling cover to final drive assembly with arrow facing
upward, temporarily tighten reamer bolts to the positions shown
in the figure.

8.

Tighten reamer bolts and coupling cover mounting bolts to the
specified torque.

9.

Install electric controlled coupling breather hose to coupling
cover.

10. Install connector bracket, and tighten bolts to the specified

torque.

11. Connect 4WD solenoid harness connector.

12. Install companion flange.

NOTE:
When reusing electric controlled coupling, align the matching
mark of electric controlled coupling with the matching mark of
companion flange, then install companion flange.

13. Install companion flange lock nut with flange wrench (commer-

cial service tool), tighten to the specified torque.

CAUTION:

Never reuse companion flange lock nut.

14. Check companion flange runout. Refer to 

DLN-212, "Adjust-

ment"

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PDIA0463E

A

: Drift (SST: KV38100200)

B

: Drift (SST: ST27861000)

PDIA0449E

PDIA0613E

SDIA0587E

PDIA0455E

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15. Install rear propeller shaft. Refer to 

DLN-186, "Exploded View"

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16. When oil leaks while removing, check oil level after the installation. Refer to 

DLN-199, "Inspection"

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REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY

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UNIT REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY

Exploded View

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Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1.

Remove rear propeller shaft. Refer to 

DLN-186, "Exploded View"

.

2.

Remove rear drive shafts. Refer to 

RAX-14, "Exploded View"

.

3.

Disconnect 4WD solenoid harness connector.

4.

Remove rear final drive breather hose and electric controlled coupling breather hose.

5.

Support final drive assembly with a suitable jack.

6.

Remove final drive mounting nuts and final drive mounting bolts.
If necessary, remove final drive mounting bracket.

CAUTION:

Secure final drive assembly to a suitable jack while removing it.

INSTALLATION

Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.
• When installing each breather hoses, refer to the figure and following.

CAUTION:

Make sure there are no pinched or restricted areas on the breather hose caused by bending or wind-
ing when installing it.

1.

Final drive mounting bracket

2.

Washer

3.

Final drive assembly

: Vehicle front

Refer to 

GI-4, "Components"

 for symbols in the figure.

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