Nissan Frontier D22. Manual — part 873

RF-10

SUNROOF

SUNROOF

PFP:91210

Removal and Installation

EIS002DE

Roof rack must be removed before sunroof removal.

ABT326

RFD-1

REAR FINAL DRIVE

D DRIVELINE/AXLE

CONTENTS

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SECTION

A

B

RFD

C200

PREPARATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 3

Special Service Tools . . . . . . . . . . . ... 3

NOISE, VIBRATION, AND HARSHNESS (NVH)
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

NVH Troubleshooting Chart . . . . . . . . . . 6

FRONT OIL SEAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7

Removal and Installation . . . . . . . . . . .. 7

REAR COVER GASKET . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Removal and Installation . . . . . . . . . . .. 9

REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . 10

Removal and Installation . . . . . . . . . . 10

REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 10
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 10

Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Pre-Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

TOTAL PRELOAD . . . . . . . . . . . ... 14
RING GEAR-TO-DRIVE PINION BACKLASH . 14
RING GEAR RUNOUT . . . . . . . . . . 14
TOOTH CONTACT . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14
SIDE GEAR-TO-PINION MATE GEAR BACK-
LASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 15

Disassembly and Assembly . . . . . . . . ... 15

REMOVAL OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE . . . ... 15
REMOVAL OF DRIVE PINION ASSEMBLY . ... 16
DISASSEMBLY OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE
(WITHOUT LSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
DISASSEMBLY OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE
(WITH LSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 20
ADJUSTMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE
(WITH LSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SIDE BEARING PRELOAD . . . . . . . . 23
PINION GEAR HEIGHT . . . . . . . . . .. 25
TOOTH CONTACT . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29
ASSEMBLY OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE (WITH-
OUT LSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 30
ASSEMBLY OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE (WITH

LSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
INSTALLATION OF DRIVE PINION ASSEMBLY ... 34
INSTALLATION OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE . . 36

SERVICE DATA AND SPECIFICATIONS (SDS) . .. 38

C200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 38

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . 38
RING GEAR RUNOUT . . . . . . . . . . 38
SIDE GEAR ADJUSTMENT (WITHOUT LSD) . 38
SIDE BEARING ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . .. 39
TOTAL PRELOAD ADJUSTMENT . . . . . .. 39
DRIVE PINION HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT . . . 39
DRIVE PINION PRELOAD ADJUSTMENT . . . 39
DIFFERENTIAL TORQUE ADJUSTMENT
(WITH LSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

H233B

PREPARATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Special Service Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

NOISE, VIBRATION, AND HARSHNESS (NVH)
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . .. 44

NVH Troubleshooting Chart . . . . . . . . ... 44

FRONT OIL SEAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Removal and Installation . . . . . . . . . . 45

REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . 47

Removal and Installation . . . . . . . . . . 47

REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 47
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 47

Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 48
Pre-Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

TOTAL PRELOAD . . . . . . . . . . . ... 49
RING GEAR TO DRIVE PINION BACKLASH . . 49
RING GEAR RUNOUT . . . . . . . . . . 49
TOOTH CONTACT . . . . . . . . . . . .. 50
SIDE GEAR TO PINION MATE GEAR BACK-
LASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 50

Disassembly and Assembly . . . . . . . . . 50

REMOVAL OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE ASSEM-

RFD-2

BLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 50
REMOVAL OF DRIVE PINION ASSEMBLY . . 51
DISASSEMBLY OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE
(NON LSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 53
DISASSEMBLY OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE
(WITH LSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 56
ADJUSTMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE
(WITH LSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
PINION GEAR HEIGHT . . . . . . . . . .. 59
TOOTH CONTACT . . . . . . . . . . . .. 63
ASSEMBLY OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE (NON
LSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
ASSEMBLY OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE (WITH

LSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
INSTALLATION OF DRIVE PINION ASSEMBLY ...67
INSTALLATION OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE . . 69

SERVICE DATA AND SPECIFICATIONS (SDS) . ..71

General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 71

2WD MODEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...71
4WD MODEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...71

Ring Gear Runout . . . . . . . . . . . . ...71
Side Gear Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Differential Torque Adjustment (LSD Models) . . .71
Total Preload Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 72
Drive Pinion Height Adjustment . . . . . . . ..72
Drive Pinion Preload Adjustment . . . . . . . 73

PREPARATION

RFD-3

[C200]

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A

B

RFD

PREPARATION

PFP:00002

Special Service Tools

EDS0012P

The actual shapes of Kent-Moore tools may differ from those of special service tools illustrated here.

Tool number
(Kent-Moore No.)
Tool name

Description

ST3127S000
(See J25765-A)
Preload gauge
1 GG91030000
(J25765)
Torque wrench
2 HT62940000
(

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)

Socket adapter
3 HT62900000
(

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)

Socket adapter

Measuring pinion bearing preload and total
preload

KV38108300
(J44195)
Companion flange wrench

Removing and installing propeller shaft lock
nut and drive pinion lock nut

ST3090S000
(

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)

Drive pinion rear inner race puller set
1 ST30031000
(J22912-01)
Puller
2 ST30901000
(J26010-01)
Base

Removing and installing drive pinion rear in-
ner cone
a: 79 mm (3.11 in) dia.
b: 45 mm (1.77 in) dia.
c: 35 mm (1.38 in) dia.

ST3306S001
Differential side bearing puller set
1 ST33051001
(J22888-20)
Body
2 ST33061000
(J8107-2)
Adapter

Removing and installing differential side bear-
ing inner cone
a: 28.5 mm (1.122 in) dia.
b: 38 mm (1.50 in) dia.

ST33230000
(J25805-01)
Differential side bearing drift

Installing side bearing inner cone
a: 51 mm (2.01 in) dia.
b: 41 mm (1.61 in) dia.
c: 28.5 mm (1.122 in) dia.

ST33081000
(

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)

Side bearing puller adapter

Installing side bearing inner cone and remov-
ing and installing differential case couple
bolts·
a: 43 mm (1.69 in) dia.
b: 33.5 mm (1.319 in) dia.

NT124

NT771

NT527

NT072

NT085

NT073