Nissan Quest E52. Manual - part 673

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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 splash guard. Refer to 

FAX-9, "Exploded View"

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12. Remove bearing housing mounting bolts.
13. Remove drive shaft assembly from transaxle assembly.

CAUTION:

Never place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle when
removing drive shaft. Also be careful not to overextend
slide joint.

14. Remove heat insulator from front suspension member.
15. Remove front exhaust tube. Refer to 

EX-6, "Removal and Instal-

lation"

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16. Remove three way catalyst (bank 1) and heated oxygen sensor

harness bracket. Refer to 

EM-33, "Removal and Installation"

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17. Remove support bearing bracket.

18. Perform inspection after removal. Refer to 

FAX-30, "Inspection"

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INSTALLATION

Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.

Transaxle Side

• Always replace transaxle side oil seal with new one when installing drive shaft. Refer to 

TM-162, "Removal

and Installation"

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• Place the protector (A) [SST: KV38107900 (

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)] onto transaxle

assembly to prevent damage to the oil seal while inserting drive
shaft. Slide drive shaft sliding joint and tap with a hammer to install
securely.

• Install support bearing bracket in following procedure.

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- Temporarily tighten support bearing bracket (1) mounting bolts (A),

then tighten them to specified torque. 

- Insert drive shaft into transaxle assembly, temporarily tighten bear-

ing housing (1) mounting bolts (A), then tighten them to specified
torque.

• Perform inspection after installation. Refer to 

FAX-30, "Inspection"

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Wheel Hub Side

• Clean the matching surface of wheel hub lock nut and wheel hub assembly.

CAUTION:

Never apply lubricating oil to these matching surface.

• Clean the matching surface of drive shaft and 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-assembly
of drive shaft.

• Use the following torque range for tightening the wheel hub lock

nut.

CAUTION:

• Since the drive shaft is assembled by press-fitting, use the tightening torque range for the wheel

hub lock nut.

• Be sure to use torque wrench to tighten the wheel hub lock nut. Never use a power tool.
• Never reuse wheel hub lock nut.
NOTE:
Wheel hub lock nut tightening torque does not over torque for avoiding axle noise, and does not less than
torque for avoiding looseness.

• Align the matching marks that have been made during removal when reusing the disc rotor.
• When installing a cotter pin, securely bend the basal portion to prevent rattles.

CAUTION:

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

• Perform the final tightening of each of parts under unladen conditions, which were removed when removing

suspension component. 

• Perform inspection after installation. Refer to 

FAX-30, "Inspection"

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WHEEL SIDE

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Amount paste

: 1.0 – 3.0 g (0.04 – 0.10 oz)

: 206 – 211 N·m (21.1 – 21.5 kg-m, 152 – 155 ft-lb)

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DISASSEMBLY

1.

Fix shaft of housing assembly with a vise.

CAUTION:

Protect shaft when fixing with a vise using aluminum or copper plates.

2.

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

3.

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 shaft.

CAUTION:

• Align drive shaft puller and drive shaft and remove them

by pulling firmly and uniformly.

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

more unsuccessful attempts, replace shaft and joint sub
assembly as a set.

4.

Remove circular clip from shaft.

5.

Remove boot from shaft.

6.

Perform inspection after disassembly. Refer to 

FAX-30, "Inspection"

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ASSEMBLY

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 (A) to protect the boot

from damage.

• Never reuse boot and boot band.

4.

Remove the tape wrapped around the serration on shaft.

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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 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.

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 “*” 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.

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Grease amount

: Refer to 

FAX-31, "Drive Shaft"

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: Boot installation length

Boot installation length

: Refer to 

FAX-31, "Drive Shaft"

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