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Nissan Titan A60. Manual - part 535

 

 

DRIVE SHAFT

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4. Remove the snap ring, then remove the ball cage, steel ball,

inner race assembly from the drive shaft.

5. Remove the boot from the drive shaft.
6. Remove any old grease on the housing using paper towels.

Wheel Side

1. Mount the drive shaft in a vise.

CAUTION:

When mounting the drive shaft in a vise, use copper or aluminum plates between the vise and the

drive shaft.

2. Remove the boot bands, then remove the boot from the joint sub-assembly.
3. Screw a suitable drive shaft puller 30 mm (1.18 in) or more into

the threaded part of the joint sub-assembly. Pull the joint sub-

assembly off of the drive shaft as shown.

NOTE:

Align the sliding hammer and drive shaft and remove the joint

sub-assembly by pulling directly.

CAUTION:

• If the joint sub-assembly cannot be removed after five or

more attempts, replace the drive shaft and joint sub-

assembly as a set.

4. Remove the boot from the drive shaft.
5. Remove the circlip from the drive shaft.
6. While rotating the ball cage, remove any old grease from the joint sub-assembly using paper towels.

INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY

Drive Shaft

• Replace the drive shaft if there is any runout, cracking, or other damage.

Joint Sub-assembly

• Check for any rough rotation or unusual axial looseness.

• Clean any foreign material from inside the joint sub-assembly.

• Check for any compression scars, cracks, or fractures.

CAUTION:

If any defective conditions are found in the joint sub-assembly components, replace the entire joint

sub-assembly.

Sliding Joint Side Housing

• Check for any compression scars, cracks, fractures, or unusual wear on the ball rolling surface.

• Check for any damage to the drive shaft screws.

• Check for any deformation of the boot installation components.

Ball Cage

• Check the sliding surface for any compression scars, cracks, or fractures.

Steel Ball

• Check for any compression scars, cracks, fractures, or unusual wear.

Inner Race

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• Check the ball sliding surface for any compression scars, cracks, or fractures.

• Check for any damage to the serrated part.

CAUTION:

If any defective conditions are found, install a new housing, ball cage, steel ball, and inner race as a

set.

ASSEMBLY

Final Drive Side

1. Wrap the serrated part of the drive shaft with tape. Install the

boot band and boot to drive shaft.

NOTE:

Discard the old boot band and boot and use a new one for

assembly.

2. Remove the tape wound around the serrated part of the drive shaft.

3. Install the ball cage, steel ball, and inner race assembly on the

drive shaft, and secure them tightly using the snap ring.

NOTE:

Discard the old snap ring and use a new one for assembly.

4. Insert the specified quantity of Genuine NISSAN Grease or

equivalent, onto the housing (indicated by * marks), and install it

onto shaft. Refer to 

MA-21, "FOR NORTH AMERICA : Fluids

and Lubricants"

 (United States and Canada), 

MA-22, "FOR

MEXICO : Fluids and Lubricants"

 (Mexico).

5. Install the stopper ring onto the housing.
6. After installation, pull on the shaft to check engagement between the sliding joint and the stopper ring.

SFA800

SDIA1125E

Grease capacity : Refer to 

FAX-15, "Drive Shaft"

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RAC0678D

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7. Install the boot securely into the grooves (indicated by * marks)

as shown.

CAUTION:

If there is grease on boot mounting surfaces (indicated by *

marks) of shaft and housing, boot may come off. Remove

all grease from surfaces.

8. Check that the boot installation length (L) is the length indicated

below. Insert a suitable tool into the large end of the boot, as

shown. Bleed air from the boot to prevent boot deformation.

CAUTION:

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

• Do not contact inside surface of boot with tip of the suitable tool.
9. Secure the large and small ends of the boot with the new boot

bands as shown. 

NOTE:

Discard the old boot bands and use new ones for assembly.

10. After installing the sliding joint housing to the drive shaft, rotate the boot to check that the boot is posi-

tioned correctly. If the boot is not positioned correctly, reposition the boot and secure the boot using a new

boot band.

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-21, "FOR

NORTH AMERICA : Fluids and Lubricants"

 (United States and

Canada), 

MA-22, "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 drive shaft with tape. Install the

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

NOTE:

Discard the old boot band and boot and use a new one for

assembly.

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

the drive shaft.

Boot installation 

length (L) 

: Refer to 

FAX-15, "Drive Shaft"

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WDIA0287E

SFA395

SDIA1127E

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4. Attach the circlip to the drive shaft making sure circlip fits

securely into groove on drive shaft. Then install drive shaft nut to

end of joint sub-assembly, and press-fit the circlip using a suit-

able tool as shown.

NOTE:

Discard the old circlip and use a new one for assembly.

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-21, "FOR NORTH AMERICA : Fluids and

Lubricants"

 (United States and Canada), 

MA-22, "FOR MEXICO

: Fluids and Lubricants"

 (Mexico).

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 drive 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 large end of the boot, as shown.

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.

NOTE:

Discard the old boot bands and use new ones for assembly.

• 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 correctly, remove the old boot bands then reposition the boot and secure the boot with new

boot bands.

Grease capacity : Refer to 

FAX-15, "Drive Shaft"

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RAC0049D

Boot installation 

length (L)

: Refer to 

FAX-15, "Drive Shaft"

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Tool number : KV40107300 ( — )

WDIA0288E

RAC1133D

Dimension (M)

: Refer to 

FAX-15, "Boot Bands"

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DSF0047D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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