Nissan Murano. Manual - part 466

ELECTRIC CONTROLLED COUPLING

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16. Install rear propeller shaft. Refer to 

DLN-85, "Exploded View"

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17. When oil leaks while removing, check oil level after the installation. Refer to 

DLN-96, "Inspection"

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UNIT REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY

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Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1.

Remove rear propeller shaft. Refer to 

DLN-85, "Exploded View"

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2.

Remove stabilizer bar. Refer to 

RSU-15, "Exploded View"

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3.

Remove EVAP canister. Refer to 

FL-16, "Exploded View"

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4.

Disconnect rear drive shafts (final drive side). Refer to 

RAX-17, "Exploded View"

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5.

Disconnect AWD solenoid harness connector.

6.

Remove rear final drive breather hose and electric controlled coupling breather hose.

7.

Support final drive assembly with a suitable jack.

8.

Remove rear final drive mounting nut (

) at rear suspension

member.

1.

Final drive mounting bracket

2.

Washer

3.

Final drive assembly

: Vehicle front

Refer to 

GI-4, "Components"

 for symbols in the figure.

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Remove final drive mounting nuts and final drive mounting bolts
with power tool. If necessary, remove final drive mounting
bracket and washer with power tool.

CAUTION:

Secure final drive assembly to a suitable jack while remov-
ing it.

INSTALLATION

Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.
• Install the breather hose (1) to breather connector until dimension

(A) shown as follows.

CAUTION:

• Never reuse hose clamp.
• Make sure there are no pinched or restricted areas on the

breather hose caused by bending or winding when installing
it.

• Install the hose clamp at the final drive side, with the tab facing to the vehicle front.
• Install the hose clamp at the suspension member side, with the tab facing down ward.

• If remove breather connector (2) and metal connector (3), install

breather hose (1), breather connector and metal connector as
shown in the figure.

- For installation, insert breather connector into the square hole of

rear suspension. Install metal connector to rear cover with aiming
painted marking to the front of vehicle.

• Install the electric controlled coupling breather hose (1) as shown

in the figure.

- Install electric controlled coupling breather hose at the coupling

side to the metal tube (3) of the coupling cover (2) all the way to
the point shown by the solid arrow (

).

- Install electric controlled coupling breather hose at the suspension

member side until dimension (L) shown as follows.

- Install the hose clip at the position 152 mm from breather hose end on the breather connector side.

CAUTION:

• Make sure there are no pinched or restricted areas on the breather hose caused by bending or

winding when installing it.

• Make sure that insert hose clip into the hole of final drive mounting bracket.

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A:

Final drive side

: 20 mm (0.79 in)

Suspension member side

: 20.7 mm (0.815 in)

: Vehicle front

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: Vehicle front

L

: 15 mm

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• If remove breather connector of the electric controlled coupling (1)

and metal tube (2), install them as shown in the figure.

- Install the breather connector at the insertion side to the suspen-

sion member, facing to the vehicle front.

- Install the metal tube to the coupling cover, facing to the vehicle

front.

CAUTION:

Never reuse breather connector and metal connector.

• When oil leaks while removing final drive assembly, check oil level

after the installation. Refer to 

DLN-96, "Inspection"

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