Nissan Frontier D40. Instruction — part 681

FAX-14

< DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY >

DRIVE SHAFT

Attach the circlip to the shaft. The circlip must fit securely into
the shaft groove. Attach the nut to the joint sub-assembly.
Use a soft hammer to press-fit the circlip.
NOTE:
Discard the old circlip and use a new one for assembly.

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-16, "For North America: Fluids and Lubri-

cants"

CAUTION:

If grease adheres to the boot mounting surface (indicated
by * marks) on shaft and housing, boot may come off.
Remove all grease from surfaces.

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 shaft and joint sub-assembly, the
boot may come off. Remove all grease from the drive shaft
surfaces.

Check that the boot installation length (L) is the specified length.
Insert a flat-tip screwdriver or similar tool into the big side of the
boot. 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 screwdriver.

Secure large and small ends of the boot using new boot bands
using tool as shown.

NOTE:
Do not reuse boot bands.

RAC0049D

Grease capacity

: 115

−

135 g (4.01

−

4.76 oz)

SDIA1446E

Boot installation length (L)

: 135.1 mm (5.32 in)

Tool number

: KV40107300 (

—

)

SDIA2493E

RAC1133D

DRIVE SHAFT

FAX-15

< DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY >

FAX

• Secure boot band so that dimension (M) meets specification

as shown.

After installing the housing to the shaft, rotate the boot to check
that it is positioned correctly. If the boot is not positioned cor-
rectly, remove the old boot bands then reposition the boot and
secure the boot with new boot bands.

Dimension (M)

: 1.0 – 4.0 mm (0.039 – 0.157 in)

DSF0047D