lock INFINITI FX35 2005 Service Manual

POWER STEERING GEAR AND LINKAGE PS-29
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18. Install large-diameter side of boot to gear housing assembly.
19. Install small-diameter side of boot to the mounting groove of inner socket boot.
20. Install boot clamp to the small-diameter side of boot.
21. Install boot clamp to the large-diameter side of boot.
NOTE:
Do not reuse boot clamp.
a. Tighten large-diameter side of RH/LH boot with boot clamp (stainless wire).
b. After wrapping clamp around boot groove for two turns, insert screwdriver in loop on both ends of wire. Twist 4 to 4.5 turns
while pulling with a force of approx. 98 N (10 kg, 22 lb).
c. Twist boot clamp as shown in the figure, pay attention to rela- tionship between winding and twisting directions.
22. Install cylinder tubes to gear housing assembly.
23. Install lock nut and outer socket to inner socket. Amount of vertical movement with rack Less than 0.265 mm (0.01 in)
Measuring point Axial direction of rack 5 mm (0.2 in) away from
end of gear housing
Radius direction of rack Shaft direction of adjust- ing screw
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Wire length “L” : 390 mm (15.35 in)
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PS-30
POWER STEERING GEAR AND LINKAGE
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24. Tighten lightly inner socket in specified length “L”, then tighten
lock nut at specified torque. Refer to PS-22, "
Disassembly and
Assembly" . Reconfirm if inner socket length is within limit of
specified length “L”.
CAUTION:
Perform toe-in adjustment after this procedure. Length
achieved after toe-in adjustment is not necessary value
given here. Inner socket length “L” : 135.2 mm (5.32 in)
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POWER STEERING OIL PUMP PS-37
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Disassembly and Assembly (VK45DE Models)AGS000H4
INSPECTION BEFORE DISASSEMBLY
Disassemble power steering oil pump only if the following items are found.

Oil leakage from oil pump.

Deformed or damaged pulley

Poor performance
DISASSEMBLY
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.
1. Unscrew three bracket bolts and remove bracket from rear cover.
2. Unscrew four rear cover bolts and remove rear cover from body assembly.
3. Remove gasket from body assembly.
4. Remove lock pin, cartridge and side plate from body assembly.
5. Remove pulley from drive shaft assembly.
1. Bracket 2. Rear cover 3. Gasket
4. Lock pin 5. Cam ring 6. Rotor
7. Vane 8. Cartridge 9. Side plate
10. O-ring 11. Body assembly 12. Oil seal
13. Drive shaft assembly 14. Snap ring 15. Pulley
16. Spring washer 17. Spring 18. Flow control valve
19. O-ring 20. Connector bolt 21. Joint
22. Washer 23. Suction pipe 24. O-ring
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PS-38
POWER STEERING OIL PUMP
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6. Remove snap ring from drive shaft assembly and press out it.
CAUTION:
When removing snap ring, be careful not to damage drive
shaft assembly.
7. Using a screwdriver, remove oil seal for body assembly.
8. Remove O-ring from body assembly.
9. Loosen lock nut and remove washer, O-ring, joint then remove connector bolt, O-ring and pull out flow control valve and spring
from body assembly.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to drop and deform the flow control valve.
10. Remove suction pipe from body assembly.
11. Remove O-ring for suction pipe.
INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY
Body Assembly and Rear Cover Inspection
Check body assembly and the inside of rear cover for damage. If any damage is found, replace with new part
for rear cover and replace with new power steering pump assembly for body assembly.
Cartridge Assembly Inspection
Check cam ring, side plate, rotor and vane for damage. If any damage is found, replace cartridge assembly
with new one.
ASSEMBLY
NOTE:
Fix oil pump in vise as vise occasion demands.
CAUTION:
When retaining drive shaft assembly in a vise, always use copper or aluminum plates between vise
and shaft.
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SST034A
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POWER STEERING OIL PUMP PS-39
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1. Apply a coat of Genuine Nissan PSF or equivalent to oil seal lip
and to the circumference of oil seal. Using proper tool, such as
hand press machine, install it to body assembly.
NOTE:
Do not reuse oil seal.
2. Apply a coat of Genuine Nissan PSF or equivalent to drive shaft assembly and press drive shaft assembly into body assembly
with suitable tool, then install snap ring.
NOTE:
Do not reuse snap ring.
3. Apply a coat of Genuine Nissan PSF or equivalent to O-ring and Install O-ring into body assembly.
NOTE:
Do not reuse O-ring.
4. Install side plate to body assembly.
5. Install lock pin into lock pin hole, and install cam-ring as shown in the figure.

When installing cam-ring, turn carved face with a letter (E) of
it to rear cover.
CAUTION:
Do not confuse the assembling direction of cam ring. If
cam ring is installed facing the incorrect direction, it may
cause pump operation malfunction.
6. Install rotor to body assembly.
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PS-40
POWER STEERING OIL PUMP
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When installing rotor, turn punch mark face on rotor to body
assembly.
7. Install vane to rotor with facing the round portion outside.
8. Check if drive shaft assembly turns smoothly.
9. Install gasket to body assembly. NOTE:
Do not reuse gasket.
10. Install rear cover to body assembly and tighten bolts at the spec- ified torque.
11. Install bracket to rear cover and tighten bolts at the specified torque.
12. Install pulley to drive shaft assembly then tighten lock nut at the specified torque.
13. Install spring, flow control valve, O-ring, connector bolt, joint, washer to body assembly. Then tighten lock nut at the specified
torque.
NOTE:
Do not reuse O-ring.
14. Apply a coat of Nissan PSF or equivalent to O-ring and Install O-ring to suction pipe. NOTE:
Do not reuse O-ring.
15. Install suction pipe to body assembly.
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WHEEL HUB RAX-5
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WHEEL HUBPFP:43202
On-Vehicle Inspection and ServiceADS000C4
Make sure the mounting conditions (looseness, back lash) of each component and component status (wear,
damage) are normal.
WHEEL BEARING INSPECTION

Move wheel hub in the axial direction by hand. Make sure there is no looseness of wheel bearing.

Rotate wheel hub and make sure there is no unusual noise or other irregular conditions. If there are any
irregular conditions, replace wheel bearings.
Removal and InstallationADS000C5
REMOVAL
1. Remove tire with power tool.
2. Remove brake caliper with power tool. Hang it in a place where it will not interfere with work. Refer to BR-
27, "Removal and Installation of Brake Caliper Assembly" .
NOTE:

Avoid depressing brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.
3. Remove disc rotor.
4. Remove wheel sensor from axle. Refer to BRC-57, "
WHEEL SENSORS" .
CAUTION:
Do not pull on wheel sensor harness.
5. Remove cotter pin. Then remove lock nut from drive shaft.
6. Separate drive shaft from wheel hub and bearing assembly by lightly tapping the end with a suitable ham- mer and wood block. If it is hard to separate, use a suitable puller.
7. Remove fixing bolts of wheel hub and bearing assembly with power tool, then remove wheel hub and bearing assembly from axle.
8. Remove parking brake cable and parking brake shoe from back plate. Refer to PB-5, "
PARKING BRAKE
SHOE" and PB-3, "PARKING BRAKE CONTROL" .
9. Remove fixing nuts of anchor block with power tool, then remove anchor block and back plate from axle. Axial end play : 0 mm (0 in)
1. Drive shaft 2. Bushing 3. Axle
4. Back plate 5. Anchor block 6. Wheel bearing
7. Wheel hub 8. Cotter pin
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RAX-6
WHEEL HUB
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10. Loosen fixing bolts and nuts of front lower link, radius rod, and rear lower link in side of suspension mem-
ber.
11. Set jack under rear lower link. Then remove fixing bolt in front lower link side of shock absorber with power tool.
12. Remove bolt and nut in axle side of rear lower link with power tool. Then remove coil spring. Refer to RSU-15, "
REAR LOWER LINK & COIL SPRING" .
13. Remove fixing bolts and nuts in axle side of front lower link, radius rod with power tool.
14. Remove suspension arm and cotter pin at axle, then loosen mounting nut.
15. Use a ball joint remover (suitable tool) to remove suspension arm from axle. Be careful not to damage ball joint boot.
CAUTION:
Tighten temporarily mounting nut to prevent damage to threads and to prevent ball joint remover
(suitable tool) from coming off.
16. Remove axle from vehicle.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Ball Joint Inspection
Check for boot breakage, axial looseness, and torque of suspension arm ball joint. Refer to RSU-11,
"INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL" .
INSTALLATION

Refer to RAX-5, "Removal and Installation" for tightening torque. Install in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE:
Refer to component parts location and do not reuse non-reusable parts.

Perform final tightening of installation position of suspension links (rubber bushing) under unladen condi-
tions with tires on level ground, Check wheel alignment. Refer to RSU-5, "
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" .
Disassembly and AssemblyADS000C6
DISASSEMBLY
Wheel Bearing
CAUTION:
Do not disassemble if wheel bearing has no trouble.
1. Remove wheel bearing fixing bolts and anchor block fixing nuts, and remove wheel hub and bearing assembly, back plate and anchor block from axle.
2. Using a drift (SST) and a puller (suitable tool), press wheel hub out to remove from wheel bearing.
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RAX-8
WHEEL HUB
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Wheel Bearing
1. Press fit a wheel hub into wheel bearing with a drift (SST).
CAUTION:

Press fit a drift (SST) while holding it against wheel bear-
ing inner side inner race.

Wheel bearing cannot be reused. Do not attempt to reuse
it.
NOTE:
Final press load guideline 49,033 N (5,000 kg, 11,000 lb)
2. Install back plate and wheel hub and bearing assembly.
3. Install anchor block onto axle.
INSPECTION AFTER ASSEMBLY
1. With wheel bearing pressed into axle housing, apply 49,033 N (5,000 kg, 11,000 lb) to wheel hub and rotate both clockwise and counterclockwise 10 times to minimize resistance.
2. Attach spring scale in the position shown in illustration and pull at a rate of 10 ± 2 rpm to measure rotating torque.
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Rotating torque:
Less than 2.7 N·m (0.28 kg-m, 24 in-lb)
Spring scale reading: Less than 26.6 N (2.7 kg, 5.95 lb)
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REAR DRIVE SHAFT RAX-9
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REAR DRIVE SHAFTPFP:39600
Removal and InstallationADS000C7
REMOVAL
1. Remove tire with power tool.
2. Remove cotter pin. Then remove lock nut from drive shaft.
3. Remove fixing nuts and bolts between side flange and drive shaft with power tool.
4. Separate drive shaft from wheel hub and bearing assembly by lightly tapping the end with a suitable ham- mer and wood block. If it is hard to separate, use a suitable puller.
5. Remove drive shaft from axle. CAUTION:
When removing drive shaft, do not apply an excessive angle to drive shaft joint. Also be careful
not to excessively extend slide joint.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL

Move joint up/down, left/right, and in the axial direction. Check
for any rough movement or significant looseness.

Check boot for cracks or other damage, and also for grease
leakage.

If a trouble is found, disassemble drive shaft, and then replace
with new one.
INSTALLATION
Refer to RAX-9, "Removal and Installation" for tightening torque. Install in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE:
Refer to component parts location and do not reuse non-reusable parts.
1. Side flange 2. Cotter pin
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