Nissan Quest E52. Manual - part 671

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FRONT DRIVE SHAFT BOOT

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LEFT SIDE

RIGHT SIDE

1.

Circular clip

2.

Dust shield

3.

Housing assembly

4.

Boot band

5.

Boot

6.

Damper band

7.

Dynamic damper 

8.

Circular clip

9.

Joint sub-assembly 

: Wheel side

: Always replace after every disassembly.

1: Fill NISSAN Genuine grease or equivalent.

2: Apply paste [service parts (440037S000)].

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1.

Joint sub-assembly

2.

Circular clip

3.

Boot band

4.

Boot

5.

Housing assembly

6.

Dust shield

7.

Snap ring

8.

Support bearing

9.

Bearing housing

10. Support bearing bracket

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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"

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2.

Remove wheel sensor. Refer to 

BRC-119, "FRONT WHEEL SENSOR : Removal and Installation"

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3.

Remove lock plate from strut assembly. Refer to 

BR-20, "FRONT : Exploded View"

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4.

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

BR-39, "BRAKE

CALIPER ASSEMBLY : Removal and Installation"

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CAUTION:

Never depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.

5.

Remove disc rotor. Refer to 

FAX-9, "Removal and Installation"

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6.

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

FAX-9, "Removal and Installation"

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7.

Patch wheel hub lock nut with a piece of wood. Hammer the
wood to disengage wheel hub assembly from drive shaft.
NOTE:
Use suitable puller, if wheel hub assembly and drive shaft can-
not be separated even after performing the above procedure.

8.

Remove wheel hub lock nut. Refer to 

FAX-9, "Removal and

Installation"

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9.

Remove strut assembly from steering knuckle. Refer to 

FSU-9,

"Removal and Installation"

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10. Remove drive shaft from wheel hub 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, shaft and the other

parts.

11. Remove boot bands, and then remove boot from joint sub-assembly.

12. Screw drive shaft puller (A) (commercial service tool) 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 housing assembly.

CAUTION:

• Align drive shaft puller 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.

: Wheel side

: N·m (kg-m, ft-lb)

: Always replace after every disassembly.

1: Fill NISSAN Genuine grease or equivalent.

2: Apply paste [service parts (440037S000)].

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13. Remove circular clip (1) from shaft of housing assembly.

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 (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.

Install boot and boot bands to shaft of housing assembly.

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 (1) 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:

• Check circular clip is properly positioned on groove of the

joint sub-assembly.

• 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.

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Grease amount

: Refer to 

FAX-31, "Drive Shaft"

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Install the boot securely into grooves (indicated by “*” marks)
shown in the figure.

CAUTION:

If grease adheres to the boot mounting surface (indicated
by “*” marks) 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 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 (A) [SST: KV40107300 (

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)].

CAUTION:

• Never reuse boot band.

• Secure boot band so that dimension (A) meets the specifi-

cation as shown in the figure.

12. Check that displacement does not occur when boot is rotated

with the joint sub-assembly and shaft of housing assembly fixed.

CAUTION:

• Reinstall them using boot bands when boot installation

positions become incorrect.

• Never reuse boot band.

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

hub assembly.

CAUTION:

Never apply lubricating oil to these matching surface.

14. Clean the matching surface of drive shaft, wheel hub assembly.

And then apply paste [service parts (440037S000)] to surface
(A) of joint sub-assembly of drive shaft.

CAUTION:

Apply paste to cover entire flat surface of joint sub-assem-
bly of drive shaft.

15. Insert drive shaft to wheel hub assembly, and then temporarily

tighten wheel hub lock nut.

CAUTION:

Be sure to use torque wrench to tighten the wheel hub lock nut. Never use a power tool.

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: Boot installation length

Boot installation length

: Refer to 

FAX-31, "Drive Shaft"

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: 7.0 mm (0.276 in) or less.

Amount paste

: 1.0 – 3.0 g (0.04 – 0.10 oz)

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