From the side of the wheel
1. Press the sensor signal ring into the pivot assembly using a punch (special tool).
Caution: Replace the old sensor alarm ring with a new one.
Note: After installing the signal ring, press in the boot with a punch.
2. Tape the spline of the drive shaft. Install the cover with clamps on the shaft.
Attention: Replace old clamps and cover with new ones.
3. Remove the tape wrapped around the shaft spline.
4. Place the ring clamp on the shaft. It should be tightly fixed in the groove on the shaft. Install the nut on the hinge and press it in with a wooden mallet.
Attention: Replace the old ring clamp with a new one.
5. Pack the body with grease from the wide side of the boot in the amount indicated.
- Lubricant quantity: 50±5g
6. Fit the case firmly into the grooves (marked with *), as it shown on the picture.
Attention: If the seating surfaces of the boot (marked with *) there is grease on the hinge, the cover may come off. Remove all grease from seating surfaces.
7. Make sure that the installation length of the boot «L» fits the size below. Insert a screwdriver or similar tool under the cover from the narrow side. Purge the air from the case to avoid deformation.
- Cover installation length: 81.5±1 mm
Attention:
If the installation length of the boot is less than the standard, the boot may tear.
Do not touch the inside of the case with the tip of the screwdriver.
8. Fasten the cover on the narrow and wide sides with new clamps, as shown in the figure.
Attention: Turn the hinge and make sure that the cover does not slide out of place. Otherwise, reinstall boot clamps.
From the side of the main transmission
1. Tape the spline of the drive shaft. Install the cover with clamps on the shaft.
Attention: Replace old clamps and cover with new ones.
2. Remove the tape wrapped around the shaft spline.
3. Align the marks made before removing the cross assembly.
Install the cross assembly with the chamfer on the splines towards the drive shaft.
4. Secure the cross assembly with the circlip.
Caution: Replace the old circlip with a new one.
5. Apply genuine Nissan grease (see spare parts list) on the cross assembly and the sliding surface.
6. Install the body onto the cross assembly. Adjust the amount of lubricant to the amount indicated below.
- Lubricant quantity: 70±5g
7. Fit the cover firmly into the grooves (marked with *), as it shown on the picture.
Attention: If the seating surfaces of the boot (marked with *) there is grease on the hinge, the cover may slip off. Remove all grease from seating surfaces.
8. Make sure that the installation length of the boot «L» corresponds to the length indicated below. Insert a screwdriver or similar tool under the cover from the narrow side. Purge the air from the case to avoid deformation.
- Cover installation length: 84±1 mm
Attention:
If the installation length of the boot is less than the standard, the boot may tear.
Do not touch the inside of the case with the tip of the screwdriver.
9. Fasten the cover on the narrow and wide sides with new clamps, as shown in the figure in the previous section.
Turn the hinge and make sure that the cover does not slip out of place. Otherwise, reinstall boot clamps.