Nissan Teana J32. Manual - part 612

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT

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• Place the protector (A) (SST: KV38107900) onto transaxle assem-

bly to prevent damage to the oil seal while inserting drive shaft.
Slide drive shaft sliding joint and tap with a hammer to install
securely.

CAUTION:

Make sure that circular clip is completely engaged.

• Never reuse cotter pin.

RIGHT SIDE

RIGHT SIDE : Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1.

Remove tires.

2.

Remove wheel sensor and sensor harness. Refer to 

BRC-57, "FRONT WHEEL SENSOR : Exploded

View"

 (without VDC), 

BRC-151, "FRONT WHEEL SENSOR : Exploded View"

 (with VDC).

3.

Remove lock plate of brake hose from strut assembly. Refer to 

BR-19, "FRONT : Exploded View"

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4.

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

BR-34, "BRAKE

CALIPER ASSEMBLY : Exploded View"

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5.

Remove disc rotor. Refer to 

BR-35, "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY : Removal and Installation"

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6.

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

FAX-8, "Exploded View"

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7.

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

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 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 pro-
cedure.

8.

Remove wheel hub lock nut.

9.

Remove steering knuckle from strut assembly. Refer to 

FSU-9, "Exploded View"

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

11. Remove the following bolts.

• VQ25DE: plate mounting bolts.
• VQ35DE: bearing housing mounting bolts.

12. Remove drive shaft from transaxle assembly.

CAUTION:

Never place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle when removing drive shaft. Also be careful not to
overextend slide joint.

13. Remove support bearing bracket, follow the procedure described below.

a.

Remove heat insulator from suspension member.

b.

Remove front exhaust tube. Refer to 

EX-5, "Exploded View"

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c.

Remove three way catalyst (bank 1) support bracket and heated oxygen sensor harness bracket. Refer to

EM-34, "Exploded View"

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d.

Remove support bearing bracket.

INSTALLATION

Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.

JPDIF0023ZZ

JPDIG0070ZZ

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• Always replace differential side oil seal with new one when installing drive shaft. Refer to 

TM-162, "Exploded

View"

 (CVT: RE0F09B), 

TM-325, "Exploded View"

 (CVT: RE0F10A).

• Place the protector (A) (SST: KV38107900) onto transaxle assem-

bly to prevent damage to the oil seal while inserting drive shaft.
Slide drive shaft sliding joint and tap with a hammer to install
securely.

• Install support bearing bracket (1) in following proce-

dure.(VQ25DE)

- Temporarily tighten mounting bolts (A), then tighten them to speci-

fied torque. 

- Set plate (2) so that notch (C) become upper side.
- Temporarily tighten mounting bolts in the order (a) (b), then tighten

them to specified torque. 

• Install support bearing bracket (1) in following proce-

dure.(VQ35DE)

- Temporarily tighten mounting bolts (A), then tighten them to speci-

fied torque. 

- Temporarily tighten mounting bolts (B), then tighten them to speci-

fied torque.

WHEEL SIDE

WHEEL SIDE : Disassembly and Assembly

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DISASSEMBLY

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 joint sub-assembly.

3.

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 shaft (VQ25DE) or housing assembly (VQ35DE).

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.

4.

Remove circular clip from shaft (VQ25DE) or housing assembly
(VQ35DE).

JPDIF0049ZZ

JPDIF0185ZZ

JPDIF0143ZZ

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Remove boot from shaft (VQ25DE) or housing assembly (VQ35DE).

ASSEMBLY

1.

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

2.

Fill serration slot joint sub-assembly (1) 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.

Wrap serration on shaft (VQ25DE) or housing assembly
(VQ35DE) with tape (A) to protect the boot from damage. Install
boot and boot bands to shaft (VQ25DE) or housing assembly
(VQ35DE).

CAUTION:

Never reuse boot and boot band.

4.

Remove the tape wrapped around the serration on shaft
(VQ25DE) or housing assembly (VQ35DE).

5.

Position the circular clip (1) on groove at the shaft (VQ25DE) or
housing assembly (VQ35DE) edge.

CAUTION:

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

6.

Align both center axles of the shaft (VQ25DE) or housing
assembly (VQ35DE) edge and joint sub-assembly. Then assem-
ble shaft (VQ25DE) or housing assembly (VQ35DE) with circu-
lar clip joint sub-assembly.

7.

Install joint sub-assembly (1) to shaft (VQ25DE) or housing
assembly (VQ35DE) using plastic hammer.

CAUTION:

Confirm that joint sub-assembly is correctly engaged while
rotating shaft (VQ25DE) or housing assembly (VQ35DE).

8.

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

JPDIF0008ZZ

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JPDIF0010ZZ

Standard

Grease amount

: Refer to 

FAX-35, "Drive Shaft"

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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 shaft (VQ25DE) or housing assembly
(VQ35DE) or joint sub-assembly, boot may be removed.
Remove all grease from the boot mounting surface.

10. To prevent from the deformation of the boot, adjust the boot

installation length (L) by inserting the suitable tool into inside of
the boot from the large diameter side of the boot and discharg-
ing the inside air.

CAUTION:

• If the boot mounting length exceeds the standard, it may cause breakage in the boot.
• 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 (M) meets the specification
as shown in the figure.

12. Secure joint sub-assembly and shaft (VQ25DE) or housing

assembly (VQ35DE), 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.

TRANSAXLE SIDE

TRANSAXLE SIDE : Disassembly and Assembly

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DISASSEMBLY (VQ25DE)

Left Side

1.

Fix drive 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.

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

CAUTION:

Use paint or an equivalent for matching marks. Never scratch the surfaces.

Standard

L

: Refer to 

FAX-35, "Drive Shaft"

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JPDIF0142ZZ

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Standard

M

: 1.0 – 4.0 mm (0.039 – 0.157 in)

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