pg power INFINITI FX35 2004 Service Manual

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FRONT FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY
Revision: 2004 November 2004 FX35/FX45
FRONT FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLYPFP:38500
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

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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PREPARATION
Revision: 2004 November 2004 FX35/FX45
PREPARATIONPFP:00002
Commercial Service ToolABS005YW
Tool nameDescription
Power toolLoosening bolts and nuts
PBIC0190E

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PREPARATION
Revision: 2004 November 2004 FX35/FX45
Commercial Service ToolsAES000N1
Tool nameDescription
Spring compressor Removing coil spring
Power tool

Removing wheel nuts

Removing brake caliper assembly

Removing undercover

Removing steering gear

Removing drive shaft (For AWD models)

Removing suspension components parts
S-NT717
PBIC0190E

FRONT SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY
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Removal and InstallationAES000N6
REMOVAL
1. Set an engine slinger to engine, then suspend engine.
2. Remove tire from vehicle with power tool.
3. Remove brake caliper with power tool. Hang it in a place where it will not interfere with work. Refer to BR-
20, "FRONT DISC BRAKE" .
4. Remove brake hose lock plate. Then remove brake hose from
strut assembly.
5. Remove disc rotor.
6. Remove wheel sensor harness from strut assembly.
CAUTION:
Do not pull on wheel sensor harness.
7. Remove undercover with power tool.
8. Remove front cross bar.
9. Remove steering hydraulic piping bracket from front suspension
member. Refer to PS-41, "
HYDRAULIC LINE" .
10. Remove cotter pin at steering outer socket, then loosen mount-
ing nut.
11. Use a ball joint remover (SST) to remove steering outer socket
from steering knuckle. Be careful not to damage ball joint boot.
CAUTION:
Tighten temporarily mounting nut to prevent damage to
threads and to prevent ball joint remover (SST) from com-
ing off.
12. Remove mounting bolts of steering gear with power tool, then
hang steering gear on vehicle. Refer to PS-19, "
POWER
STEERING GEAR AND LINKAGE" .
13. Remove front final drive side of drive shaft with power tool. (For
AWD models) Refer to FAX-12, "
Removal and Installation (Left
Side)" , FA X - 1 3 , "Removal and Installation (Right Side)" .
14. Set jack under front suspension member.
15. Remove fixing bolts and nuts between strut assembly and steering knuckle with power tool.
1. Strut upper plate 2. Strut spacer 3. Mounting insulator
4. Mounting insulator bracket 5. Mounting bearing 6. Spring upper seat
7. Spring upper rubber seat 8. Coil spring 9. Spring lower rubber seat
10. Bound bumper 11. Strut 12. Steering knuckle
13. Front suspension member 14. Transverse link 15. Stabilizer bar
16. Stabilizer bushing 17. Stabilizer clamp 18. Stabilizer connecting rod
19. Front cross bar 20. Cotter pin
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FRONT SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY
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16. Remove stabilizer connecting rod upper nut with power tool,
separate stabilizer connecting rod and strut assembly.
17. Remove mounting nuts between engine mounting insulator and
front suspension member.
18. Remove mounting bolts which are at the back of transverse link
(mounting part with body) with power tool, separate transverse
link.
19. Remove mounting nuts between front suspension member and
body with power tool.
20. Move jack down slowly to remove front suspension member,
transverse link, stabilizer bar, drive shaft (For AWD models) and
steering knuckle from vehicle as a unit.
21. Remove transverse link from steering knuckle. Refer to FSU-14,
"TRANSVERSE LINK" .
INSTALLATION

Refer to FSU-8, "Components" for tightening torque. Install in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE:
Refer to component parts location and do not reuse non-reusable parts.

After removing/installing or replacing suspension components and steering components, check wheel
alignment. Refer to FSU-6, "
Wheel Alignment Inspection" .

After adjusting wheel alignment, adjust neutral position of steering angle sensor. Refer to BRC-6, "Adjust-
ment of Steering Angle Sensor Neutral Position" .

Check the following item after service.
–Installation condition of wheel sensor harness.
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COIL SPRING AND STRUT
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Removal and InstallationAES000N7
REMOVAL
1. Remove tire from vehicle with power tool.
2. Remove brake hose lock plate. Then remove brake hose from
strut assembly.
3. Remove wheel sensor harness from strut assembly.
CAUTION:
Do not pull wheel sensor harness.
4. Remove stabilizer connecting rod upper nut with power tool,
separate stabilizer connecting rod and strut assembly.
5. Remove fixing bolts and nuts between strut assembly and steer-
ing knuckle with power tool.
6. Remove mounting nuts on mounting insulator bracket with
power tool, then remove strut upper plate, strut spacer and strut
from vehicle.
INSTALLATION

Refer to FSU-8, "Components" for tightening torque. Install in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE:
Refer to component parts location and do not reuse non-reusable parts.

After removing/installing or replacing suspension components, check wheel alignment. Refer to FSU-6,
"Wheel Alignment Inspection" .

After adjusting wheel alignment, adjust neutral position of steering angle sensor. Refer to BRC-6, "Adjust-
ment of Steering Angle Sensor Neutral Position" .

Check the following item after service.
–Installation condition of wheel sensor harness.
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FSU-14
TRANSVERSE LINK
Revision: 2004 November 2004 FX35/FX45
TRANSVERSE LINKPFP:54500
Removal and InstallationAES000N9
REMOVAL
1. Remove tire from vehicle with power tool.
2. Remove undercover with power tool.
3. Remove front cross bar.
4. Remove cotter pin at transverse link, then loosen mounting nut.
5. Use a ball joint remover (SST) to remove transverse link from
steering knuckle. Be careful not to damage ball joint boot.
CAUTION:
Tighten temporarily mounting nut to prevent damage to
threads and to prevent ball joint remover (SST) from com-
ing off.
6. Remove mounting bolts which are at the back of transverse link
(mounting part with body) with power tool, separate transverse
link.
7. Remove mounting bolts which are at the front of transverse link
(mounting part with front suspension member) with power tool,
separate transverse link.
8. Remove transverse link from vehicle.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Visual Inspection

Check transverse link and bushing for deformation, cracks, or damage. If any non-standard condition is
found, replace it.

Check boot of ball joint for cracks, or other damage, and also for grease leakage. If any non-standard con-
dition is found, replace it.
Ball Joint Inspection
Manually move ball stud to confirm it moves smoothly with no binding.
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FSU-16
STABILIZER BAR
Revision: 2004 November 2004 FX35/FX45
STABILIZER BARPFP:54611
Removal and InstallationAES000NA
REMOVAL
1. Remove tire from vehicle with power tool.
2. Remove undercover with power tool.
3. Remove stabilizer connecting rod lower nut with power tool, sep-
arate stabilizer bar and stabilizer connecting rod.
4. Remove stabilizer clamp mounting bolts and nuts with power
tool.
5. Remove stabilizer bar, stabilizer clamp, stabilizer bushing from
vehicle.
6. Remove stabilizer connecting rod upper nut with power tool,
separate stabilizer connecting rod and strut.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Check stabilizer bar, stabilizer connecting rod, stabilizer bushing and stabilizer clamp deformation, cracks and
damage, and replace if necessary.
INSTALLATION

Refer to FSU-8, "Components" for tightening torque. Install in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE:
Refer to component parts location and do not reuse non-reusable parts.

After removing/installing or replacing suspension components, check wheel alignment. Refer to FSU-6,
"Wheel Alignment Inspection" .

After adjusting wheel alignment, adjust neutral position of steering angle sensor. Refer to BRC-6, "Adjust-
ment of Steering Angle Sensor Neutral Position" .

Stabilizer bar uses pillow ball type connecting rod. Position ball
joint with case on pillow ball head parallel to stabilizer bar.
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Removal and InstallationAES000NB
REMOVAL
1. Set engine slinger to engine, then suspend an engine.
2. Remove tire from vehicle with power tool.
3. Remove undercover with power tool.
4. Remove front cross bar.
5. Remove mounting bolts which are at the back of transverse link
(mounting part with body) with power tool, separate transverse
link.
6. Remove mounting bolts which are at the front of transverse link
with power tool, separate transverse link.
7. Remove steering hydraulic piping bracket from front suspension
member. Refer to PS-41, "
HYDRAULIC LINE" .
8. Remove mounting bolts of steering gear with power tool, then
hang steering gear on vehicle. Refer to PS-19, "
POWER
STEERING GEAR AND LINKAGE" .
9. Remove stabilizer bar from front suspension member and stabi-
lizer connecting rod lower side with power tool.
10. Remove mounting nuts between engine mounting insulator and front suspension member.
11. Remove mounting nuts between front suspension member and body with power tool.
12. Move jack down slowly to remove front suspension member from vehicle.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Check front suspension member for deformation, cracks, or any other damage. Replace if necessary.
INSTALLATION

Refer to FSU-8, "Components" for tightening torque. Install in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE:
Refer to component parts location and do not reuse non-reusable parts.

After removing/installing or replacing suspension components and steering components, check wheel
alignment. Refer to FSU-6, "
Wheel Alignment Inspection" .

After adjusting wheel alignment, adjust neutral position of steering angle sensor. Refer to BRC-6, "Adjust-
ment of Steering Angle Sensor Neutral Position" .
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