Nissan Cube. Manual - part 494

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WHEEL SIDE

WHEEL SIDE : Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1.

Remove tires with power tool. Refer to 

WT-46, "Exploded View"

.

2.

Remove wheel sensor and sensor harness. Refer to 

BRC-110, "FRONT WHEEL SENSOR : Exploded

View"

.

3.

Remove lock plate from strut assembly. Refer to 

BR-20, "FRONT : Exploded View"

.

4.

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

BR-34, "BRAKE

CALIPER ASSEMBLY : Exploded View"

.

CAUTION:

Never depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.

5.

Remove disc rotor. Refer to 

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

.

6.

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

FAX-9, "Exploded View"

.

7.

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

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, shaft 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 procedure.

8.

Remove wheel hub lock nut.

9.

Remove strut assembly from steering knuckle. Refer to 

FSU-9, "Exploded View"

.

10. Remove drive shaft from wheel hub and bearing assembly.
11. Remove boot bands, and then remove boot from joint subassembly.

12. Screw drive shaft puller (commercial service tool) (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-assem-
bly from shaft.

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. Refer to 

FAX-18,

"WHEEL SIDE : Disassembly and Assembly"

.

13. Remove circular clip from shaft.
14. Remove boot from shaft.

INSTALLATION

1.

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

2.

Fill serration slot joint sub-assembly 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.

13. Snap ring

14. Dust shield

15. Plate

16. Support bearing bracket

: Wheel side

: Fill NISSAN Genuine grease or equivalent.

Refer to 

GI-4, "Components"

 for symbols not described on the above.

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Install boot and boot bands to shaft.

CAUTION:

• Wrap serration on shaft with tape to protect the boot from damage.
• Never reuse boot and boot band.

4.

Remove the tape wrapped around the serration on shaft.

5.

Position the circular clip on groove at the shaft edge.

CAUTION:

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

6.

Align both center axles of the shaft edge and joint sub-assembly. Then assemble shaft with joint sub-
assembly holding circular clip.

7.

Install joint sub-assembly (1) to shaft using plastic hammer.

CAUTION:

Confirm that joint sub-assembly is correctly engaged while
rotating drive shaft.

8.

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

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 or joint sub-assembly, boot may
be removed. Remove all grease from the boot mounting
surface.

10. To prevent the deformation of the boot, adjust the boot installa-

tion length (L) to the specified value shown below by inserting
the suitable tool into inside of the boot from the large diameter
side of the boot and discharging the inside air.

CAUTION:

• If the boot installation length exceeds the standard, it may cause breakage of 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 [SST: KV40107300 (

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)]

(A).

CAUTION:

Never reuse boot band.

NOTE:

Grease amount

: Refer to 

FAX-27, "Drive Shaft"

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: Refer to 

FAX-27, "Drive Shaft"

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Secure boot band so that dimension (A) meets the specification
as shown in the figure.

12. Secure joint sub-assembly and shaft, and then check that they

are in the correct position when rotating boot. Reinstall them
using boot bands when boot installation positions become incor-
rect.

CAUTION:

Never reuse boot band.

13. Clean the matching surface of wheel hub lock nut and wheel

hub and bearing assembly.

CAUTION:

Never apply lubricating oil to these matching surface.

14. Insert drive shaft to wheel hub and bearing assembly, and then temporarily tighten wheel hub lock nut.

15. Install strut assembly to steering knuckle. Refer to 

FSU-9, "Exploded View"

.

16. Install disc rotor. Refer to 

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

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17. Install caliper assembly to steering knuckle. Refer to 

BR-34, "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY : Exploded

View"

.

18. Install lock plate to strut assembly. Refer to 

BR-20, "FRONT : Exploded View"

.

19. Install wheel sensor and sensor harness to steering knuckle. Refer to 

BRC-110, "FRONT WHEEL SEN-

SOR : Exploded View"

.

20. Tighten the wheel hub lock nut to the specified torque. Refer to 

FAX-9, "Exploded View"

.

CAUTION:

Never use a power tool to tighten the wheel hub lock nut.

NOTE:
Perform the final tightening of each of parts under unladen conditions, which were removed when removing
wheel hub and bearing assembly and axle housing. 

21. Install cotter pin. Refer to 

FAX-9, "Exploded View"

.

CAUTION:

• Never reuse cotter pin.
• Bend cotter pin at the root sufficiently to prevent any looseness.

22. Install tires. Refer to 

WT-46, "Exploded View"

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TRANSAXLE SIDE

TRANSAXLE SIDE : Removal and Installation

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NOTE:
Remove boot after removing drive shaft. Refer to 

FAX-16, "LEFT SIDE : Removal and Installation"

 (left side),

FAX-17, "RIGHT SIDE : Removal and Installation"

 (right side).

Inspection

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INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION

Check the following items, and replace the part it necessary.
• Move joint up/down, left/right, and in the axial directions. Check for motion that is not smooth and for signifi-

cant looseness.

• Check boot for cracks, damage, and leakage of grease.
• Check wheel sensor harness for proper connection. Refer to 

BRC-110, "FRONT WHEEL SENSOR :

Exploded View"

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• Adjust neutral position of steering angle sensor. Refer to 

BRC-9, "Special Repair Requirement"

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: 7.0 mm (0.276 in) or less

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LEFT SIDE

RIGHT SIDE

1.

Circular clip

2.

Dust shield

3.

Housing

4.

Snap ring

5.

Spider assembly

6.

Boot band

7.

Boot

8.

Shaft

9.

Damper band

10. Dynamic damper

11.

Circular clip

12. Joint sub-assembly

: Wheel side

: Fill NISSAN Genuine grease or equivalent.

Refer to 

GI-4, "Components"

 for symbols not described on the above.

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1.

Joint sub-assembly

2.

Circular clip

3.

Boot band

4.

Boot

5.

Shaft

6.

Damper band

7.

Dynamic damper

8.

Spider assembly

9.

Snap ring

10. Housing

11.

Dust shield

12. Support bearing

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