Nissan Maxima. Manual - part 373

FRONT FENDER

DLK-211

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C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

L

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FRONT FENDER

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Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1. Remove the front combination lamp. Refer to 

EXL-154, "Removal and Installation"

.

2. Remove the fender protector. Refer to 

EXT-24, "Removal and Installation"

.

3. Remove cowl top side trim cover. 

EXT-21, "Removal and Installation"

4. Remove the bolts and the front fender.

CAUTION:

• Use shop cloths to protect the body from being damaged during removal and installation.

• Use care when removing the front fender. The front fender baffle foam adheres the front fender

to the body side outer. Carefully release the baffle foam or damage to the front fender may occur.

INSTALLATION

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

• After installation apply touch up paint (body color) to the head of front fender bolts.

• After installation, adjust the following components as necessary:

- Hood assembly: Refer to 

DLK-203, "HOOD ASSEMBLY : Adjustment"

.

- Front door: Refer to 

DLK-215, "FRONT DOOR : Adjustment"

.

Adjustment

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ADJUSTMENT

1.

Front fender

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DLK-212

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FRONT FENDER

Unit: mm (in)

1.

Front fender

2.

Front fascia

3.

Body side outer

4.

Front door assembly

Section

Item

Measurement

Standard

Parallelism

Equality

A-A

E

Clearance

2.35 

± 1.0 (0.093 ± 0.04)

≤ 1.0 (0.04)

—

F

Surface height

0.7 

± 1.0 (0.028 ± 0.04)

≤ 1.0 (0.04)

≤ 1.0 (0.04)

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FRONT FENDER

DLK-213

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1. Remove the fender protector. Refer to 

EXT-24, "Removal and Installation"

.

2. Loosen the front fender bolts and screws.
3. Adjust the clearance (M) and surface height (N) between the front fender and the front door.
4. Tighten the rear upper and lower front fender bolts.
5. Adjust the clearance (E) and surface height (F) between the front fender and the body side outer.
6. Tighten the inner front fender bolts.
7. Adjust the clearance (J) and the surface height (K) between the top of the front fender and the top of the

front fascia.

8. Adjust the clearance (G) and surface height (H) between the side of the front fender and the side of the

front fascia.

9. Tighten the front fender to front fascia and bracket screws.
10. Apply touch-up paint (body color) to the head of the front fender bolts.
11. Install the fender protector. Refer to 

EXT-24, "Removal and Installation"

.

12. Install the inner fender bolt cover.

B-B

G

Clearance

0.0 + 0.08, - 0.0 (0.0 + 0.003, - 0.0)

—

—

H

Surface height

0.7 

± 1.3 (0.028 ± 0.05)

≤ 2.0 (0.08)

≤ 2.0 (0.08)

C-C

J

Clearance

0.0 + 0.07, - 0.0 (0.0 + 0.003, - 0.0)

≤ 1.0 (0.04)

≤ 1.0 (0.04)

K

Surface height

-0.24 

± 1.0 (-0.01 ± 0.04)

≤ 1.5 (0.06)

≤ 2.0 (0.08)

D-D

M

Clearance

4.25 

± 1.0 (0.17 ± 0.04)

—

—

N

Surface height

0.0 

± 1.0 (0.0 ± 0.04)

—

—

Section

Item

Measurement

Standard

Parallelism

Equality

DLK-214

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DOOR

DOOR

FRONT DOOR
FRONT DOOR : Exploded View

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FRONT DOOR : Removal and Installation

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CAUTION:

• Use two people when removing or installing the front door assembly due to its heavy weight.

• When removing and installing front door assembly, support front door with a suitable tool.

REMOVAL

1. Pull the grommet and wire harness out of the front pillar until the harness connectors are accessible. Then

disconnect the wire harness connectors.

2. Remove the check link bolt from the front pillar.

1.

Front door panel

2.

Front door check link

3.

Front door lower hinge

4.

Front lower hinge

Grease

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