Disassembly and Assembly: Disassembly
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Nissan 350Z. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
NOTE:
Fix oil pump in vise as the occasion demands.
CAUTION:
When retaining drive shaft in a vise, always use copper or aluminum plates between vise and shaft.
- Unscrew two front bracket bolts and remove bracket from body assembly.
- Unscrew four cover assembly bolts and remove cover assembly from body assembly.
- Remove O-ring A from body assembly.
- Remove rotor snap ring with snap ring pliers, and remove shaft kit from body assembly.CAUTION: When removing rotor snap ring, be careful not to damage pulley shaft of shaft kit.
- Using a screwdriver, remove oil seal for body assembly.
- Remove cam ring, rotor, vane, side plate, O-ring B and O-ring C from body assembly.
- Remove plug, then remove O-ring D, flow control valve spring, relief valve assembly and flow control value assembly from body assembly.CAUTION: Be careful not to drop and deform relief valve assembly and flow control valve assembly.
- Remove fixing bolt of suction connector assembly, then remove suction connector assembly and O-ring E from body assembly.