Nissan Frontier D22. Manual — part 886

RFD-52

[H233B]

REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY

4.

Take out drive pinion together with pinion rear bearing inner
cone, drive pinion bearing spacer and pinion bearing adjusting
shim.

5.

Remove front oil seal and pinion front bearing inner cone.

6.

Remove pinion bearing outer races with a brass drift.

7.

Remove pinion rear bearing inner cone and drive pinion adjust-
ing washer.

SPD687

SPD563

Tool number

: ST30031000 (J-22912-01)

SPD542A

REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY

RFD-53

[H233B]

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B

RFD

DISASSEMBLY OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE (NON LSD)

1.

Remove lock pin and remove the side gears, pinion mate gears and pinion mate shaft.

2.

Remove side bearing inner cones.

To prevent damage to bearing, engage puller jaws in groove.

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Be careful not to confuse the left-hand and right-hand parts.

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Keep bearing and bearing race for each side together.

3.

Loosen ring gear bolts in a crisscross pattern.

4.

Tap ring gear off differential case with a soft hammer.

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Tap evenly all around to keep ring gear from binding.

Tool number

A: ST33051001 (J-22888-20)

Tool number

B: ST33061000 (J-8107-2)

SPD529

SPD022

SPD024

RFD-54

[H233B]

REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY

5.

Drive out pinion mate shaft lock pin, with punch from ring gear
side.

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Lock pin is caulked at pinhole mouth on differential case.

DISASSEMBLY OF DIFFERENTIAL CASE (WITH LSD)
Checking Differential Torque

CAUTION:

Do not run engine when only one wheel (rear) is off the ground.

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Measure differential torque with Tool.

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If it is not within the specifications, inspect components of limited
slip differential.

SPD025

Differential torque

: 40 - 58 N·m (4 - 6 kg-m, 29 - 43 ft-lb)

Tool number

A: KV38105210 (

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)

Tool number

B: KV38105220 (

—

)

SPD415

REAR FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY

RFD-55

[H233B]

C

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

A

B

RFD

Disassembly

1.

Remove side bearing inner cones.

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To prevent damage to bearing, engage puller jaws in groove.

WDIA0017E

1.

Pinion mate shaft

2.

Differential case B

3.

Differential case couple bolt

4.

Pinion mate thrust washer

5.

Pinion mate gear

6.

Side gear

7.

Friction plate

8.

Spring plate

9.

Differential case A

10. Friction plate guide

11.

Spacer

12. Friction disc

13. Friction plate

14.

Tool number

A: ST33051001 (J-22888–20)

Tool number

B: ST33061000 (J-8107–2)

SPD529