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Nissan Titan. Manual - part 344

 

 

DRIVE SHAFT

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• Check boot for cracks or other damage, and for grease leakage.

• If damaged, disassemble drive shaft to verify damage, and repair

or replace as necessary.

INSTALLATION

Installation is in the reverse order of removal.

• Tighten wheel nuts to specification. Refer to 

WT-48, "Balancing Wheels"

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UNIT DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY

DRIVE SHAFT

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Disassembly and Assembly

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DISASSEMBLY

Final Drive 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.
3. Remove the stopper ring with suitable tool as shown, and pull

the housing off.

1. Sliding joint housing

2. Snap ring

3. Ball cage, steel ball, inner race assembly

4. Stopper ring

5. Boot bands

6. Boot

7. Drive shaft

8. Circlip

9. Joint sub-assembly

AWDIA1046ZZ

SRA249A

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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SDIA0606E

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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-15, "FOR NORTH AMERICA : Fluids

and Lubricants"

 (United States and Canada), 

MA-16, "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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