Nissan Murano. Manual - part 761

FRONT WHEEL HUB AND KNUCKLE

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10. Remove drive shaft from wheel hub and bearing assembly, suspend the drive shaft with suitable wire.

Refer to 

FAX-45, "Exploded View"

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11. Temporarily tighten strut assembly and steering knuckle.

12. Remove wheel hub and bearing assembly, and then remove splash guard.

13. Remove steering outer socket from steering knuckle. Refer to 

ST-46, "Exploded View"

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14. Remove steering knuckle from transverse link.

15. Remove steering knuckle from steering knuckle.

INSTALLATION

Note the following, and install in the reverse order of the removal.
• Clean the matching surface of wheel hub lock nut and wheel hub and bearing assembly.

CAUTION:

Never apply lubricating oil to these matching surface.

• 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.

• Never use a power tool to tighten the wheel hub lock nut.
• Perform the final tightening of each of parts under unladen condi-

tions, which were removed when removing wheel hub and bearing
assembly and axle housing. 

• Never reuse cotter pin.

Inspection

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INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL

Check components for deformation, cracks, and other damage. Replace if necessary.

Ball Joint Inspection

Check boots of transverse link and steering outer socket ball joint for breakage, axial play, and torque. Refer to

FSU-11, "Inspection"

 and 

ST-56, "Inspection"

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INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION

1.

Check wheel sensor harness for proper connection. Refer to 

BRC-123, "FRONT WHEEL SENSOR :

Exploded View"

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2.

Check the wheel alignment. Refer to 

FSU-7, "Inspection"

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3.

Adjust neutral position of steering angle sensor. Refer to 

BRC-9, "ADJUSTMENT OF STEERING ANGLE

SENSOR NEUTRAL POSITION : Special Repair Requirement"

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Amount paste

: 1.0 – 3.0 g (0.04 – 0.10 oz)

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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.

Circular clip

9.

Dust shield

10. Oil seal

11.

Bearing housing

12. Bearing bracket

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WHEEL SIDE

WHEEL SIDE : Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1.

Remove tires with power tool.

2.

Remove wheel sensor and sensor harness. Refer to 

BRC-123, "FRONT WHEEL SENSOR : Exploded

View"

.

3.

Remove lock plate from strut assembly. Refer to 

BR-22, "FRONT : Exploded View"

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4.

Remove caliper assembly. Hang caliper assembly not to interfere with work. 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).

CAUTION:

Never depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.

5.

Remove disc rotor. Refer to 

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

Installation"

 (1 PISTON TYPE), 

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

Installation"

 (2 PISTON TYPE).

6.

Remove cotter pin, and then loosen wheel hub lock nut with power tool. Refer to 

FAX-38, "Exploded

View"

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7.

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

CAUTION:

• Never place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle. Also be careful not to overextend slide joint.
• Never allow drive shaft to hang down without support for joint sub-assembly, housing assembly

and the other parts.

NOTE:
Use suitable puller, if wheel hub and bearing assembly and drive shaft cannot be separated even after
performing the above procedure.

8.

Remove wheel hub lock nut.

9.

Remove strut assembly from steering knuckle. Refer to 

FSU-9, "Exploded View"

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10. Remove drive shaft from wheel hub and bearing assembly.

11. Remove boot bands, and then remove boot from joint sub-assembly.
12. Screw drive shaft puller (A) into joint sub-assembly screw part to

a length of 30 mm (1.18 in) or more. Support drive shaft with one
hand and pull out joint sub-assembly with a sliding hammer (B)
from housing assembly.

CAUTION:

• Align a sliding hammer and drive shaft and remove them

by pulling firmly and uniformly.

• If joint sub-assembly cannot be pulled out, try after

removing drive shaft from vehicle.

13. Snap ling

14. Dust shield

15. collor

16. Link shaft

17. Support bearing bracket

A:

Oil seal lip

: Wheel side

1: Fill NISSAN Genuine grease or equivalent.

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

3: Appy multi - purpose grease.

Refer to 

GI-4, "Components"

 for symbols not described on the above.

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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 mounting length exceeds the standard, it may cause breakage of boot.

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Grease amount

: Refer to 

FAX-55, "Drive Shaft"

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L

: Refer to 

FAX-55, "Drive Shaft"

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