drive INFINITI FX35 2004 Service Manual

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Removal and Installation (VQ35DE)ADS000N9
REMOVAL
1. Remove the three engine mounting bracket upper bolts.
2. Remove the right bank catalytic converter. Refer to EM-26, "
Removal and Installation" .
3. Remove the stabilizer assembly. Refer to FSU-16, "
STABILIZER BAR" .
4. Remove the steering gearbox mounting bolts. Refer to PS-19, "
POWER STEERING GEAR AND LINK-
AGE" .
5. Remove the front drive shaft BOTH. Refer to FAX-12, "
FRONT DRIVE SHAFT" .
6. Remove the side shaft assembly.
7. Remove the front propeller shaft. Refer to PR-4, "
FRONT PROPELLER SHAFT" .
8. Remove the front suspension member. Refer to FSU-17, "
FRONT SUSPENSION MEMBER" .
9. Remove the differential breather hose clamp bolt. Refer to FFD-12, "
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
(VQ35DE)" .
10. Remove the mounting bolts and front final drive assembly from the vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal.
CAUTION:

When installing the side shaft, apply multi-purpose grease to contact surface of side shaft and
side shaft oil seal.

After installation, check the final drive oil level. Refer to
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1. Insulator 2. Engine mounting bracket 3. Breather joint
4. Breather hose 5. Breather tube 6. Propeller shaft
7. Side shaft 8. Front final drive assembly

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Removal and Installation (VK45DE)ADS000OE
REMOVAL
1. Remove the right bank catalytic converter. Refer to EM-178, "Removal and Installation" .
2. Remove the stabilizer assembly. Refer to FSU-16, "
STABILIZER BAR" .
3. Remove the steering gearbox mounting bolts. Refer to PS-19, "
POWER STEERING GEAR AND LINK-
AGE" .
4. Remove the front drive shaft both. Refer to FAX-12, "
FRONT DRIVE SHAFT" .
5. Remove the side shaft assembly.
6. Remove the front propeller shaft. Refer to PR-4, "
FRONT PROPELLER SHAFT" .
7. Remove the front suspension member. Refer to FSU-17, "
FRONT SUSPENSION MEMBER" .
8. Remove the engine wire harness clamp bolts from front final drive.
9. Remove the differential breather hose clamp bolt. Refer to FFD-13, "
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
(VK45DE)" .
10. Remove the mounting bolts and front final drive assembly from the vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal.
CAUTION:

When installing side shaft, apply multi-purpose grease to contact surface of side shaft and side
shaft oil seal.

After installation, check the final drive oil level. Refer to
SDIA1587E
1. Breather joint 2. Front final drive assembly 3. Side shaft
4. Propeller shaft 5. Breather tube 6. Breather hose

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Front Final Drive Breather HoseADS000NM
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (VQ35DE)
NOTE:
Refer to illustration above for front final drive breather hose routing.
1. Breather hose 2. Breather tube 3. Front final drive assembly
4. Breather tube bracket end 5. Breather pipe bracket 6. Differential case boss
7. Machined face
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (VK45DE)
NOTE:
Refer to illustration above for front final drive breather hose routing.
SDIA1639E
1. Breather tube 2. Front final drive assembly 3. Breather hose

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ComponentsADS000NB
COMPONENTS (VQ35DE)
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1. Washer 2. Carrier cover 3. Gear oil defence
4. Breather joint 5. Dowel pin 6. Drive pinion height adjusting washer
7. Drive pinion 8. Drive gear 9. Side bearing adjusting washer
10. Differential case 11. Side bearing 12. O-ring
13. Front oil seal 14. Side retainer 15. Side bearing adjusting shim
16. Air breather hose 17. Bushing 18. Breather tube
19. Companion flange 20. Drive pinion bearing 21. Drive pinion bearing adjusting
washer
22. Drive pinion adjusting washer 23. Extension tube retainer 24. Dust sealed
25. Side shaft 26. Extension tube 27. Carrier case
28. Side gear thrust washer 29. Lock pin 30. Pinion mate gear
31. Pinion mate thrust washer 32. Pinion mate shaft 33. Circlip
34. Side gear 35. Filler plug 36. Drain plug
37. Drive pinion lock nut 38. Side oil seal 39. Side shaft oil seal
40. Bearing

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COMPONENTS (VK45DE)
1. Washer 2. Carrier cover 3. Gear oil defence
4. Breather joint 5. Dowel pin 6. Drive pinion height adjusting washer
SDIA1644E

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7. Drive pinion 8. Drive gear 9. Side bearing adjusting washer
10. Differential case 11. Side bearing 12. O-ring
13. Front oil seal 14. Side retainer 15. Side bearing adjusting shim
16. Air breather hose 17. Bushing 18. Breather tube
19. Companion flange 20. Drive pinion bearing 21. Drive pinion bearing adjusting
washer
22. Drive pinion adjusting washer 23. Extension tube retainer 24. Dust sealed
25. Side shaft 26. Extension tube 27. Carrier case
28. Side gear thrust washer 29. Lock pin 30. Pinion mate gear
31. Pinion mete thrust washer 32. Pinion mate shaft 33. Circlip
34. Side gear 35. Filler plug 36. Drain plug
37. Drive pinion lock nut 38. Side oil seal 39. Side shaft oil seal
40. Bearing

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Side ShaftADS000NN
BEARING AND OIL SEAL REPLACEMENT
1. Hold the extension tube retainer with commercial service tool,
then press out the side shaft using a press.
2. Remove the side shaft oil seal from the extension tube retainer
with a flat blade screwdriver.
3. Apply multi-purpose grease to the side shaft oil seal lips, the
install it into the extension tube retainer using special service
tool.
4. Support the new bearing inner race with special service tool,
then press the side shaft into the bearing using a press.
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SDIA1629E
Tool number : ST19820000 ( – )
SDIA1630E
Tool number : ST30032000 ( – )
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EXTENSION TUBE REPLACEMENT
1. Drain engine oil. Refer to MA-17, "Changing Engine Oil" (VQ35DE) or MA-24, "Changing Engine Oil"
(VK45DE).
2. Ply out the extension tube from the engine oil sump.
3. Remove the O-rings from the extension tube and replace them
with new ones.
4. Apply grease to the new extension tube O-rings.
5. Install the extension tube into the engine oil sump.
PRE-DISASSEMBLY INSPECTION
Before disassembling the front final drive, perform the following inspection.
To ta l P r e l o a d
1. Place the front final drive onto the attachment and secure it.
2. Drain the final drive oil.
3. Remove the carrier cover.
CAUTION:
When the carrier case is damaged, replace the final drive
assembly.
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