Nissan Frontier. Manual - part 819

DRIVE SHAFT

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CAUTION:

• The boot may break if the boot installation length is less than the specified value.

• Do not to touch the tip of the suitable tool to the inside of the boot.

8. Secure the big and small ends of the boot with the new boot

bands as shown. 

CAUTION:

Do not reuse boot bands.

9. Secure housing and shaft and then make sure that they are in the correct position when rotating boot. Use

a new boot band if the boot band needs to be loosened to reposition the boot.

10. Install circlip and dust cover to housing.

CAUTION:

Do not reuse circlip and dust cover.

Wheel Side

1. Insert the Genuine NISSAN Grease or equivalent, into the joint

sub-assembly serration hole until the grease begins to ooze

from the ball groove and serration hole. Refer to 

MA-16, "FOR

USA AND CANADA : Fluids and Lubricants"

 (United States and

Canada), 

MA-18, "FOR MEXICO : Fluids and Lubricants"

 (Mex-

ico). After inserting the grease, use a shop cloth to wipe off the

grease that has oozed out.

2. Wrap the serrated part of the shaft with tape. Install the boot

band and boot onto the shaft. Do not damage the boot.

CAUTION:

Do not reuse boot and boot band.

3. Remove the protective tape wound around the serrated part of

the shaft.

Boot installation 

length (L) 

: Refer to 

FAX-16, "Drive 

Shaft"

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SFA395

SDIA1127E

SFA800

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4. Attach the circlip to the shaft. The circlip must fit securely into

the shaft groove. Attach the nut to the joint sub-assembly.

CAUTION:

Do not reuse circlip.

5. Insert the specified quantity of Genuine NISSAN Grease or

equivalent, into the joint sub-assembly and the large end of the

boot. Refer to 

MA-16, "FOR USA AND CANADA : Fluids and

Lubricants"

 (United States and Canada), 

MA-18, "FOR MEXICO

: Fluids and Lubricants"

 (Mexico).

CAUTION:

If grease adheres to the boot mounting surface (indicated

by * marks) on shaft and housing, boot may come off.

Remove all grease from surfaces.

6. Install the boot securely into the grooves (indicated by the * marks) as shown.

CAUTION:

If there is grease on the boot mounting surfaces (indicated

by the * marks) of the shaft and joint sub-assembly, the

boot may come off. Remove all grease from the drive shaft

surfaces. 

7. Check that the boot installation length (L) is the specified length.

Insert a suitable tool into the big side of the boot. Bleed the air

from the boot to prevent boot deformation. 

CAUTION:

• The boot may break if the boot installation length is less than the specified length.

• Do not contact inside surface of boot with the tip of the suitable tool.

8. Secure large and small ends of the boot using new boot bands

using tool as shown.

CAUTION:

Do not reuse boot bands.

RAC0049D

Grease capacity : Refer to 

FAX-16, "Drive 

Shaft"

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SDIA1446E

Boot installation 

length (L)

: Refer to 

FAX-16, "Drive 

Shaft"

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Tool number : KV40107300 ( — )

JPDIF0142ZZ

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• Secure boot band so that dimension (M) meets specification

as shown.

9. After installing the housing to the shaft, rotate the boot to check

that it is positioned correctly. If the boot is not positioned cor-

rectly, remove the old boot bands then reposition the boot and

secure the boot with new boot bands.

Dimension (M)

: Refer to 

FAX-16, "Boot Bands"

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Unit: mm (in)

Axial end play limit

0.05 mm (0.002 in) or less

Drive shaft joint type

Final drive side

Rzeppa

Wheel side

Rzeppa

Grease

Specification

Genuine NISSAN Grease or equivalent

Capacity

Final drive side

120 - 140 g (4.23 - 4.94 oz)

Wheel side

110 - 130 g (3.88 - 4.59 oz)

Boot installed length (L)

Final drive side

163.9 - 164.3 mm (6.45 - 6.47 in)

Wheel side

135.1 mm (5.32 in)

JPDIF0144ZZ

Dimension (M)

1.0 - 4.0 (0.039 - 0.157)

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