Nissan Murano Z51. Manual - part 491

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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 AWD solenoid harness.

11. Remove front oil seal from coupling cover, using a suitable tool.

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 (J-26091)], 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 AWD solenoid harness to electric controlled coupling.

JSDIA0199ZZ

PDIA0458E

PDG0213D

D

: 0.8 – 1.2 mm (0.031 – 0.047 in)

JSDIA0260ZZ

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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 AWD 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).
Use Genuine Silicone RTV or equivalent. Refer to 

GI-18, "Rec-

ommended Chemical Products and Sealants"

.

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 AWD 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-107, "Adjust-

ment"

.

PDIA0463E

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: Drift [SST: KV38100200 (J-26233)]

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: Drift [SST: ST27861000 (

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PDIA0449E

PDIA0613E

SDIA0587E

PDIA0455E

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15. Install rear propeller shaft. Refer to 

DLN-83, "Exploded View"

.

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

DLN-93, "Inspection"

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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-83, "Exploded View"

.

2.

Remove stabilizer bar. Refer to 

RSU-15, "Exploded View"

.

3.

Remove EVAP canister. Refer to 

EC-534, "Exploded View"

.

4.

Disconnect rear drive shafts (final drive side). Refer to 

RAX-15, "Exploded View"

.

5.

Disconnect AWD solenoid harness connector.

6.

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

7.

Support final drive assembly with a suitable jack.

8.

Remove rear final drive mounting nut (

) at rear suspension

member.

1.

Final drive mounting bracket

2.

Washer

3.

Dynamic damper assembly

4.

Final drive assembly

: Vehicle front

Refer to 

GI-4, "Components"

 for symbols in the figure.

JPDID0162GB

JPDID0171ZZ