Nissan Qashqai J11. Manual - part 835

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT

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8.

Patch hub lock nut with a piece of wood. Hammer the wood to
disengage wheel hub and bearing assembly from drive shaft.
Remove the hub lock nut.

CAUTION:

• Never place the drive shaft joint at an extreme angle. Be

careful not to over extend the slide joint.

• Never allow drive shaft to hangdown  without support for

housing (or joint sub-assembly), shaft and the other parts.

NOTE:
Use a suitable puller if drive shaft cannot be separated from the
wheel hub and bearing.

9.

Remove the lower nut and bolt from the steering knuckle (shown in explode). Separate the transverse link
from the steering knuckle. Refer to 

FAX-10, "Exploded View"

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10. Separate drive shaft from wheel hub and bearing and reposition drive shaft aside with wire. 

11. Remove retainer mounting bolts and retainer.
12. If necessary, remove the support bearing bracket mounting bolts and the support bearing bracket.

13. Remove drive shaft from transaxle assembly.

• Use the Tool (A) and a suitable tool (B) while inserting tip of Tool (A) between housing and transaxle

assembly.

CAUTION:

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

not to overextend slide joint.

INSTALLATION

1.

Install a new differential side oil seal.

CAUTION:

Never reuse the differential side oil seal.

2.

Place Tool (A) onto transaxle assembly to prevent damage to
the differential side oil seal while inserting drive shaft. Slide drive
shaft sliding joint and tap with a suitable tool to install securely.

CAUTION:

Check that circular clip is completely engaged.

Support bearing bracket

1.

Install front drive shaft and bearing retainer with notch (A) facing
upward.

2.

Tighten bolts in the numerical order as shown.
• Refer to the following for the installation positions of bolts.

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Tool 

: KV40107500 ( –– )

Tool  : KV38107900 ( –– )

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: Front

M12 bolts

: No. 1

97.1 N·m (9.9 kg-m, 
72 ft-lb)

M10 bolts

: No. 2, 3

48.0 N·m (4.9 kg-m, 
35 ft-lb)

M8 bolts

: No. 4, 5

25.0 N·m (2.6 kg-m, 
18 ft-lb)

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3.

Clean the matching surface of wheel hub lock nut and wheel hub and bearing.

CAUTION:

Never apply lubricating oil to these matching surface.

4.

Clean the mating surfaces of the joint sub-assembly and the
wheel hub and bearing. Apply Molykote M77 lubricant to the sur-
face (A) of the joint sub-assembly.

CAUTION:

Apply lubricant to cover the entire flat mating surface of the
joint sub-assembly.

NOTE:
Always check with the Parts Department for the latest parts
information.

5.

Hold the wheel hub and bearing using a suitable tool. Tighten the wheel hub lock nut.

CAUTION:

• Since the drive shaft is assembled by press-fitting, use a torque wrench to tighten the wheel hub

lock nut. Do not use a power tool.

• Too much torque causes axle noise. Too little torque causes wheel bearing looseness. Tighten

the wheel hub lock nut to the specification.

6.

Align the matching marks that have been made during removal when reusing the disc brake rotor.

7.

When installing a cotter pin (1) and adjusting cap (2), securely
bend the cotter pin to prevent rattles.

CAUTION:

Never reuse cotter pin.

8.

Perform the final tightening of each of parts under unladen conditions, which were removed when remov-
ing wheel hub and bearing and steering knuckle. 

9.

Installation of the remaining components is in the reverse order of removal.

Inspection

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INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL

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

cant looseness.

• Check boot for cracks, damage, and leakage of grease.
• Disassemble drive shaft and exchange malfunctioning part if there

is a non-standard condition.

INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY

Shaft

Check shaft for runout, cracks, or other damage. Replace if there are.

Amount of lubricant

: 

FAX-38, "Drive Shaft"

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2.

Place Tool (A) onto transaxle assembly to prevent damage to
the differential side oil seal while inserting drive shaft. Slide drive
shaft sliding joint and tap with a suitable tool to install securely.

CAUTION:

Check that circular clip is completely engaged.

Support bearing bracket

1.

Install front drive shaft and bearing retainer with notch (A) facing
upward.

2.

Tighten bolts in the numerical order as shown.
• Refer to the following for the installation positions of bolts.

3.

Clean the matching surface of wheel hub lock nut and wheel hub and bearing.

CAUTION:

Never apply lubricating oil to these matching surface.

4.

Clean the mating surfaces of the joint sub-assembly and the
wheel hub and bearing. Apply Molykote M77 lubricant to the sur-
face (A) of the joint sub-assembly.

CAUTION:

Apply lubricant to cover the entire flat mating surface of the
joint sub-assembly.

NOTE:
Always check with the Parts Department for the latest parts
information.

5.

Hold the wheel hub and bearing using a suitable tool. Tighten the wheel hub lock nut.

CAUTION:

• Since the drive shaft is assembled by press-fitting, use a torque wrench to tighten the wheel hub

lock nut. Do not use a power tool.

• Too much torque causes axle noise. Too little torque causes wheel bearing looseness. Tighten

the wheel hub lock nut to the specification.

6.

Align the matching marks that have been made during removal when reusing the disc brake rotor.

Tool  : KV38107900 ( –– )

JPDIF0023ZZ

: Front

M12 bolts

: No. 1

97.1 N·m (9.9 kg-m, 
72 ft-lb)

M10 bolts

: No. 2, 3

48.0 N·m (4.9 kg-m, 
35 ft-lb)

M8 bolts

: No. 4, 5

25.0 N·m (2.6 kg-m, 
18 ft-lb)

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Amount of lubricant

: 

FAX-37, "Drive Shaft"

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Disassembly and Assembly (LH)

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DISASSEMBLY

Transaxle Assembly Side

1.

Fix shaft with a vise.

CAUTION:

Protect shaft using aluminum or copper plates when fixing with a vise.

2.

Remove boot bands, and then remove boot from housing.

3.

Remove stopper ring.

4.

Put matching marks on housing and shaft, and then pull out housing from shaft. 

CAUTION:

Use paint or an equivalent for matching marks. Do not scratch the surfaces.

5.

Put matching marks (A) on the spider assembly and shaft.

CAUTION:

Use paint or an equivalent for matching marks. Do not
scratch the surfaces.

1.

Circular clip

2.

Dust shield

3.

Housing

4.

Snap ring

5.

Spider assembly

6.

Stopper ring

7.

Boot band

8.

Boot

9.

Shaft

10. Damper band

11.

Dynamic damper

12. Circular clip

13. Joint sub-assembly

Wheel side

Refer to 

GI-4, "Components"

 for symbols in the figure.

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