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Transaxle Side

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  1. Mount front drive shaft in a vise.
    CAUTION: When mounting shaft in a vise, always use copper or aluminum plates between vise and shaft.
  2. Remove boot bands and slide the boot back.
  3. Remove circlip and dust shield from slide joint housing.
  4. Put matching marks on slide joint housing and shaft before separating joint assembly.
  5. Remove stopper ring with a suitable tool, then pull out slide joint housing.
    Fig 1: Removing Stopper Ring With Screwdriver
    G04899087Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  6. Put matching marks on spider assembly and shaft.
    Fig 2: Identifying Matching Marks On Slide Joint Housing And Shaft
    G04889261Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  7. Remove snap ring using a suitable tool, then remove spider assembly from shaft.
  8. Remove boot from shaft.
  9. Clean the old grease off of the slide joint assembly.
    Fig 3: Removing/Installing Snap Ring
    G04889262Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
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