Nissan Primera P11. Manual - part 436

FRONT AXLE &

FRONT SUSPENSION

SECTION

FA

CONTENTS

PRECAUTIONS AND PREPARATION

.......................... 2

Precautions ................................................................ 2
Special Service Tools ................................................ 2

NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH)
TROUBLESHOOTING

................................................... 3

NVH Troubleshooting Chart....................................... 3

FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM

.................................. 4

ON-VEHICLE SERVICE

................................................ 5

Front Axle and Front Suspension Parts .................... 5
Front Wheel Bearing.................................................. 6
Front Wheel Alignment .............................................. 6
Drive Shaft ................................................................. 8

FRONT AXLE

................................................................ 9

Wheel Hub and Knuckle...........................................11
Drive shaft................................................................ 15

FRONT SUSPENSION

................................................ 26

Coil Spring and Shock Absorber ............................. 28
Third Link and Upper Link ....................................... 29
Transverse Link and Lower Ball Joint ..................... 32
Stabilizer Bar ........................................................... 32

SERVICE DATA AND SPECIFICATIONS (SDS)

........ 34

General Specifications............................................. 34
Inspection and Adjustment ...................................... 35

FA

Precautions

●

When installing each rubber part, final tightening must
be carried out under unladen condition* with tires on
ground.
*:

Fuel, radiator coolant and engine oil full. Spare tire,
jack, hand tools and mats in designated positions.

●

When removing each suspension part, check wheel
alignment and adjust if necessary.

●

Use Tool when removing or installing brake tubes.

●

Always torque brake lines when installing.

Special Service Tools

Tool number
Tool name

Description

HT72520000
Ball joint remover

NT546

Removing tie-rod outer end and lower
ball joint

a: 33 (1.30)

b: 50 (1.97)

v: 11.5 (0.453)

Unit: mm (in)

HT71780000
Spring compressor

NT144

Removing and installing coil spring

GG94310000
Flare nut torque wrench

NT406

Removing and installing brake piping

a: 10 mm (0.39 in)

KV38106700
KV38106800
Differential side oil seal
protector

LH : KV38106700

RH : KV38106800

NT147

Installing drive shaft

IM23600800
Attachment
Wheel alignment

NT148

Measure wheel alignment

a: Screw M24 x 1.5

b: 35 (1.38) dia.

c: 65 (2.56) dia.

d: 56 (2.20)

e: 12 (0.47)

Unit: mm (in)

ST35652000
Strut attachment

NT145

Fixing strut assembly

SBR500

GG94310000

PRECAUTIONS AND PREPARATION

FA-2

NVH Troubleshooting Chart

Use the chart below to help you find cause of the symptom. If necessary, repair or replace these parts.

Reference page

—

F

A-21

—

F

A-5

F

A-29

F

A-29,

F

A-29

—

—

F

A-5

F

A-6

F

A-32

F

A-6

F

A-6

—

—

—

—

—

Refer

to

DRIVE

SHAFT

in

this

chart.

Refer

to

FRONT

AXLE

AND

FRONT

SUSPENSION

in

this

chart.

Refer

to

TIRES

in

this

chart.

Refer

to

ROAD

WHEEL

in

this

chart.

NVH

in

RA

section

NVH

in

BR

section

NHV

in

ST

section

Possible cause and
SUSPECTED PARTS

Excessive

joint

angle

Joint

sliding

resistance

Imbalance

Improper

installation,

looseness

Shock

absorber

deformation,

damage

or

deflection

Bushing

or

mounting

deterioration

Parts

interference

Spring

fatigue

Suspension

looseness

Incorrect

wheel

alignment

Stabilizer

bar

fatigue

Wheel

bearing

damage

Out-of-round

Incorrect

air

pressure

Uneven

tire

wear

Deformation

or

damage

Non-uniformity

Incorrect

tire

size

DRIVE

SHAFT

FRONT

AXLE

AND

FRONT

SUSPENSION

TIRES

ROAD

WHEEL

REAR

AXLE

AND

REAR

SUSPENSION

BRAKES

STEERING

Symptom

DRIVE
SHAFT

Noise, Vibration

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Shake

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

FRONT
AXLE AND
FRONT
SUSPEN-
SION

Noise

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Shake

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Vibration

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Shimmy

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Judder

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Poor quality ride
or handling

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

TIRES

Noise

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Shake

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Vibration

X

X

X

X

X

X

Shimmy

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Judder

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Poor quality ride
or handling

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

ROAD
WHEEL

Noise

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Shake

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Shimmy, Judder

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Poor quality ride
or handling

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X: Applicable

NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH) TROUBLESHOOTING

FA-3

NFA028

When installing each rubber part, final tightening
must be carried out under unladen condition*
with tires on ground.
* Fuel, radiator coolant and engine oil full.

Spare tire, jack, hand tools and mats in desig-
nated positions.

Shock absorber mounting insulator

Coil spring

Upper link bracket

Upper link

Third link

Knuckle

Transverse link

42 - 49
(4.3 - 4.9, 31 - 36)

61 - 80
(6.3 - 8.1,
45 - 59)

98 - 114
(10.0 - 11.6,
73 - 84)

Front

42 - 49
(4.3 - 4.4,
31 - 36)

Front suspension
member

Shock absorber

18 - 21
(1.9 - 2.1,
14 - 15)

88 - 123
(9.0 - 12.5, 65 - 90)

93 - 123
(9.5 - 12.5, 69 - 90)

Stay

40 - 49
(4.1 - 4.9, 30 - 36)

Drive shaft

118 - 147
(12 - 14, 87 - 108)

118 - 147
(12 - 14, 87 - 108)

Stabilizer bar

: N·m (kg-m, ft-lb)

SEC. 391

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400

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401

FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM

FA-4