Nissan Murano. Manual - part 755

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT BOOT

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13. Remove circular clip (1) from housing assembly.

14. Remove boot from housing assembly.

INSTALLATION

1.

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

2.

Fill serration slot joint sub-assembly with NISSAN genuine grease or equivalent until the serration slot and
ball groove become full to the brim.

CAUTION:

After applying grease, use a paper waste to wipe off old grease that has oozed out.

3.

Install boot and boot bands to housing assembly.

CAUTION:

• Wrap serration on housing assembly with tape to protect the boot from damage.
• Never reuse boot and boot band.

4.

Remove the tape wrapped around the serration on housing assembly.

5.

Position the circular clip on groove at the housing assembly edge.

CAUTION:

Never reuse circular clip.
NOTE:
Drive joint inserter is recommended when installing circular clip.

6.

Align both center axles of the housing assembly edge and joint sub-assembly. Then assemble housing
assembly with joint sub-assembly holding circular clip.

7.

Install joint sub-assembly (1) to housing assembly using plastic
hammer.

CAUTION:

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

8.

Apply the specified amount of grease into the boot inside from
large diameter side of boot.

9.

Install the boot securely into grooves (indicated by “*” marks)
shown in the figure.

CAUTION:

If grease adheres to the boot mounting surface (indicated
by “*” mark) on the housing assembly or joint sub-assem-
bly, boot may be removed. Remove all grease from the boot
mounting surface.

10. To prevent the deformation of the boot, adjust the boot installa-

tion length (L) to the specified value shown below by inserting
the suitable tool into inside of the boot from the large diameter
side of the boot and discharging the inside air.

CAUTION:

• If the boot installation length exceeds the standard, it may cause breakage of boot.

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Grease amount

: Refer to 

FAX-29, "Drive Shaft"

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L

: Refer to 

FAX-29, "Drive Shaft"

.

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• Be careful not to touch the inside of the boot with a tip of tool.

11. Secure the large and small ends of the boot with boot bands

using the boot band crimping tool (A) [SST: KV40107300 (

—

)].

CAUTION:

Never reuse boot band.

NOTE:
Secure boot band so that dimension (A) meets the specification
as shown in the figure.

12. Secure joint sub-assembly and housing assembly, and then

make sure that they are in the correct position when rotating
boot. Reinstall them using boot bands when boot installation
positions become incorrect.

CAUTION:

Never reuse boot band.

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

hub and bearing assembly.

CAUTION:

Never apply lubricating oil to these matching surface.

14. Clean the matching surface of drive shaft and wheel hub and bearing assembly.

CAUTION:

Apply paste [service parts (440037S000)] to cover entire flat
surface (A) of joint sub-assembly of drive shaft.

15. Insert drive shaft to wheel hub and bearing assembly, and then temporarily tighten wheel hub lock nut.

16. Install strut assembly to steering knuckle. Refer to 

FSU-9, "Exploded View"

.

17. Install disc rotor. Refer to 

BR-39, "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY (1 PISTON TYPE) : Removal and Instal-

lation"

 (1 PISTON TYPE), 

BR-43, "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY (2 PISTON TYPE) : Removal and

Installation"

 (2 PISTON TYPE).

18. Install caliper assembly to steering knuckle. Refer to 

BR-38, "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY (1 PISTON

TYPE) : Exploded View"

 (1 PISTON TYPE), 

BR-42, "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY (2 PISTON TYPE) :

Exploded View"

 (2 PISTON TYPE).

19. Install lock plate to strut assembly. Refer to 

BR-22, "FRONT : Exploded View"

.

20. Install wheel sensor and sensor harness to steering knuckle. Refer to 

BRC-123, "FRONT WHEEL SEN-

SOR : Exploded View"

.

21. Tighten the wheel hub lock nut to the specified torque. Refer to 

FAX-11, "Exploded View"

.

NOTE:
• Never use a power tool to tighten the wheel hub lock nut.

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A

: 7.0 mm (0.276 in) or less

Amount paste

: 1.0 – 3.0 g (0.04 – 0.10 oz)

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• Perform the final tightening of each of parts under unladen conditions, which were removed when

removing wheel hub and bearing assembly and axle housing. 

22. Install cotter pin. Refer to 

FAX-11, "Exploded View"

.

CAUTION:

• Never reuse cotter pin.
• Bend cotter pin at the root sufficiently to prevent any looseness.

TRANSAXLE SIDE

TRANSAXLE SIDE : Removal and Installation

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NOTE:
Remove boot after removing drive shaft. Refer to 

FAX-19, "LEFT SIDE : Removal and Installation"

 (left side),

FAX-20, "RIGHT SIDE : Removal and Installation"

 (right side).

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.

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LEFT SIDE

RIGHT SIDE

1.

Circular clip

2.

Dust shield

3.

Housing assembly

4.

Boot band

5.

Boot

6.

Circular clip

7.

Joint sub-assembly

: Wheel side

1: Fill NISSAN Genuine grease or equivalent.

2: Apply paste [service parts (440037S000)].

Refer to 

GI-4, "Components"

 for symbols not described on the above.

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1.

Joint sub-assembly

2.

Circular clip

3.

Boot band

4.

Boot

5.

Damper band

6.

Dynamic damper

7.

Housing assembly

8.

Dust shield

9.

Snap ring

10. Support bearing

11.

Baring housing

12. Support bearing bracket

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