Body INFINITI FX35 2008 Owners Manual

BR-20
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FRONT DISC BRAKE
4. Remove union bolts and torque member bolts, and removebrake caliper assembly from the vehicle.
5. Remove disc rotor. CAUTION:
Put matching marks on both disc rotor and wheel hub when
removing disc rotor.
INSTALLATION
CAUTION:
 Refill with new brake fluid “DOT3”.
 Do not reuse drained brake fluid.
1. Install disc rotor.
CAUTION:
Align the matching marks of disc rotor and wheel hub, which were marked at the time of removal
when reusing disc rotor.
2. Install caliper assembly to vehicle, and tighten mounting bolts to the specified torque. Refer to BR-18,
"Component".
CAUTION:
Before installing torque member to vehicle, wipe oil and grease on washer seats on steering
knuckle and mounting surface of torque member.
3. Install a projection of brake hose metal fitting by aligning with protrusions on cylinder body, and tighten
union bolts to the specified torque. Refer to BR-18, "
Component".
CAUTION:
 Do not reuse copper washer for union bolts.
 Assemble brake hose securely on caliper assembly.
4. After installing caliper assembly, refill with new brake fluid and bleed air. Refer to BR-8, "
Bleeding Brake
System".
5. Install tires to vehicle.
Disassembly and Assembly of Brake Caliper AssemblyINFOID:0000000001327631
NOTE:
Do not remove torque member, brake pads, shims, shim covers and pad retainers, when disassembling or
assembling cylinder body.
DISASSEMBLY
1. Remove caliper assembly from vehicle. Refer to BR-19,
"Removal and Installation of Brake Caliper Assembly".
2. Remove sliding pin bolts from cylinder body, and remove pads, shims, shim covers and pad retainers from torque member.
CAUTION:
When removing pad retainer fr om torque member, lift the
pad retainer in the direction shown by arrow (shown in the
figure) so as not to deform it.
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FRONT DISC BRAKEBR-21
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3. Remove sliding pins and sliding pin boots from torque member.
4. Place a wooden block as shown in the figure, and blow air from union bolt mounting hole to remove pistons and piston boots.
CAUTION:
Do not get your fingers caught in piston.
5. Using a flat-bladed screwdriver, remove piston seal from cylin- der body.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage cylinder inner wall.
INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY
Cylinder Body
CAUTION:
Use new brake fluid to clean. Do not use mi neral oils such as gasoline or kerosene.
 Check the inner wall of cylinder for corrosion, wear, and damage. If a malfunction is detected, replace cylin-
der body.
 Minor flaws caused by corrosion or a foreign material can be removed by polishing a surface of the inner wall with a fine sandpaper. Replace cylinder body, if necessary.
Torque Member
Check for wear, cracks, and damage. If a malfunc tion is detected, replace the torque member.
Piston
CAUTION:
The piston sliding surface is plated. Do not polish with sandpaper.
Check piston surface for corrosion, wear, and damage. If a malfunction is detected, replace applicable part.
Sliding Pin, Sliding Pin Bolt, and Sliding Pin Boot
Check sliding pins, sliding pin bolts and sliding pin boots for wear, damage, and cracks. If a malfunction is
detected, replace applicable part.
ASSEMBLY
1. Apply polyglycol ether based lubricant to the piston seal, and
install them to the cylinder body.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse piston seal.
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BR-22
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FRONT DISC BRAKE
2. Apply rubber grease to piston boot. Cover the piston end withpiston boot, and install cylinder side lip on piston boot properly
into groove on cylinder body.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse piston boot.
3. Apply brake fluid to piston, and press piston into cylinder body by hand to assemble piston side lip on piston boot properly into
groove on piston.
CAUTION:
Press piston evenly and vary the pressing point to prevent
cylinder inner wall from being rubbed.
4. Install sliding pins and sliding pin boots to torque member.
5. Install the torque member to the knuckle spindle and tighten the mounting bolts to the specified torque. Refer to BR-18, "
Compo-
nent".
CAUTION:
Before installing torque member to vehicle, wipe oil and
grease on the washer seats on steering knuckle and the
mounting surface of the torque member.
6. Install pad retainers to torque member.
7. After assembling shims and shim covers to pad, install it to torque member.
CAUTION:
Inner pad and outer pad have pad-return mechanism on the
upper side of the pad retainer. When installing pad, be sure to install pad return lever to pad wear
sensor securely as shown in the figure.
8. Install cylinder body, and tighten sliding pin bolt to specified torque. Refer to BR-18, "
Component".
9. Install a projection of brake hose metal fitting by aligning with protrusions on cylinder body, and then tighten union bolts to specified torque. Refer to BR-10, "
Hydraulic Circuit".
CAUTION:
 Assemble brake hose securely to protrusions on cylinder body.
 Do not reuse copper washer for union bolts.
10. After installing caliper assembly, refill with new brake fluid and bleed air. Refer to BR-8, "
Bleeding Brake
System".
DISC ROTOR INSPECTION
Visual Inspection
Check surface of disc rotor for uneven wear, cracks, and serious damage. If any of them is detected, replace
applicable part.
Runout Inspection
1. Using wheel nuts, fix disc rotor to wheels hub. (2 or more positions)
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BR-24
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REAR DISC BRAKE
REAR DISC BRAKE
On-Vehicle InspectionINFOID:0000000001327633
PAD WEAR INSPECTION
 Check the thickness from check hole on cylinder body. Use a scalefor inspection if necessary.
ComponentINFOID:0000000001327634
Standard thickness : 8.5 mm (0.335 in)
Repair limit thickness : 2.0 mm (0.079 in)
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1. Union bolt 2. Brake hose 3. Copper washer
4. Cap 5. Bleed valve 6. Sliding pin bolt
7. Cylinder body 8. Piston seal 9. Piston
10. Piston boot 11. Retaining ring 12. Inner shim cover
13. Inner shim 14. Inner pad 15. Pad retainer
16. Outer pad 17. Outer shim 18. Sliding pin boot
19. Bushing 20. Torque member mounting bolt 21. Washer
22. Torque member 23. Pad wear sensor 24. Inner pad (RH)
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REAR DISC BRAKEBR-25
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WARNING:
Clean dust on caliper and brake pad with a vacuum du st collector to minimize the hazard of airborne
particles or other materials.
CAUTION:
 While removing cylinder body, never depr ess brake pedal because piston will pop out.
 It is not necessary to remove bolts on torq ue member and brake hose except for disassembly or
replacement of caliper assembly. In this case, hang cylinder body with a wire so as not to stretch
brake hose.
 Do not damage piston boot.
 If any shim is subject to serious corrosion, replace it with a new one.
 Always replace shims and shim covers as a set when replacing brake pads.
 Keep rotor clean, from brake fluid.
 Burnish brake contact surface after refinishing or replacing rotors, after replacing pads, or if a soft
pedal occurs at very low mileage. Refer to BR-29, "
Brake Burnishing Procedure".
Removal and Installation of Brake PadINFOID:0000000001327635
REMOVAL
1. Remove tires from vehicle with power tool.
2. Remove sliding pin bolt (one on top).
3. Suspend cylinder body with a wire, and remove pads, pad retainers, shim from torque member.
INSTALLATION
1. Apply PBC (Poly Butyl Cuprysil) grease or silic one-based grease to the backside of pad and to both sides
of shim, and install inner shim and shim cover to inner pad, and install the outer shim to outer pad.
2. Install pad retainer and mount pad assemblies to torque member.
3. Push piston in so that pad is firmly installed and mount cylinder body to torque member. CAUTION:
When replacing pads with new ones, press in piston until pads can be installed. In this case, care-
fully monitor brake fluid level in reservoir tank because brake fluid will return to master cylinder
reservoir tank.
4. Install sliding pin bolt (one on top) and tighten to the specified torque. Refer to BR-24, "
Component".
5. Check brake for drag.
6. Install tires to the vehicle.
Removal and Installation of Brake Caliper AssemblyINFOID:0000000001327636
REMOVAL
1. Remove tires from vehicle with power tool.
2. Fasten disc rotor using wheel nut.
3. Drain brake fluid. Refer to BR-8, "
Drain and Refill".
4. Remove union bolt and torque member bolts, and remove brake caliper assembly from the vehicle.
5. Remove disc rotor. CAUTION:
Put matching marks on both disc rotor and wheel hub when
removing disc rotor.
INSTALLATION
Refer to GI-8, "Component" and the followings for the symbols in the figure.
1: Apply rubber grease.
2: Apply PBC (Poly Butyl Cuprysil) grease or silicone-based grease.
3: Apply polyglycol ether based lubricant.
: Apply brake fluid.
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BR-26
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REAR DISC BRAKE
CAUTION:
 Refill with new brake fluid “DOT 3”.
 Do not reuse drained brake fluid.
1. Install disc rotor.CAUTION:
Align the matching marks of disc rotor and wheel hub, which were marked at the time of removal
when reusing disc rotor.
2. Install caliper assembly to the vehicle, and tighten bolts to the specified torque. Refer to BR-24, "
Compo-
nent".
CAUTION:
Before installing caliper assembly to the vehicle , wipe off oil and grease on washer seats on axle
assembly and mounting surface of caliper assembly.
3. Install brake hose to caliper assembly and tighten union bolt to the specified torque. Refer to BR-24,
"Component".
CAUTION:
 Do not reuse copper washer for union bolts.
 Securely install brake hose to protrusion on caliper assembly.
4. After installing caliper assembly, refill with new brake fluid and bleed air. Refer to BR-8, "
Bleeding Brake
System".
5. Install tires to the vehicle.
Disassembly and Assembly of Brake Caliper AssemblyINFOID:0000000001327637
NOTE:
Do not remove torque member, brake pads, shims, shim cover and pad retainers, when disassembling or
assembling cylinder body.
DISASSEMBLY
1. Remove sliding pin bolts, and then remove brake pads, shims, shim cover, and pad retainer from torque
member and cylinder.
CAUTION:
Do not drop brake pads, shims, shim cover and pad retainer from torque member.
2. Remove sliding pin boot from torque member.
3. As shown in the figure, using a flat-bladed screwdriver, remove retaining ring from cylinder body.
4. Place a wooden block as shown in the figure, and blow air from union bolt mounting hole to remove pistons and piston boots.
CAUTION:
Do not get your fingers caught in piston.
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REAR DISC BRAKEBR-27
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5. Using a flat-bladed screwdriver, remove piston seals from cylin- der body.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage cylinder inner wall.
INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY
Cylinder Body
CAUTION:
 Use new brake fluid to clean. Do not use mine ral oils such as gasoline or kerosene.
 Check inside surface of cylinder for score, rust wear , damage or foreign materials. If any of the
above conditions are obser ved, replace cylinder body.
 Minor damage from rust or foreign materials m ay be eliminated by polishing surface with a fine
emery paper. Replace cylinder body if necessary.
Torque Member
Check for wear, cracks, and damage. If damage or def ormation is present, replace the torque member.
Piston
CAUTION:
 Piston sliding surface is plated, do not polish with emery paper even if rust of foreign materials are
stuck to sliding surface.
 Check piston for score, rust, wear , damage or presence of foreign materials. Replace if any of the
above condition are observed.
Sliding Pin Bolts and Sliding Pin Boots
Check sliding pin bolts and sliding pin boots, for wear, damage and cracks. If damage or deformation is
present, replace the applicable part.
ASSEMBLY
1. Apply polyglycol ether based lubricant to the piston seal, and install them to the cylinder body.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse piston seal.
2. Apply rubber grease to piston boots. Cover the piston end with piston boot, and install cylinder side lip on piston boots properly
into groove on cylinder body.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse piston boot.
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BR-28
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REAR DISC BRAKE
3. Apply brake fluid to piston, and press piston into cylinder bodyby hand to assemble piston side lip on piston boot properly into
groove on piston.
CAUTION:
Press piston evenly and change the pressing point to pre-
vent the inner wall of cylinder from being rubbed.
4. Fix piston boot with retaining ring. CAUTION:
 Make sure boot is firmly in cylinder body groove.
 Do not reuse retaining ring.
5. Install sliding pin bolts and sliding pin boots to torque member.
6. Apply PBC (Poly Butyl Cuprysil) grease or silicone- based grease to the backside of brake pad and to both
sides of shim, and attach inner shim and shim cover to inner pad, and the outer shim to outer pad.
7. Assembling shims and shim cover to pad. CAUTION:
When attaching pad retainer, inst all it firmly so that it does
not float up higher than torque member, as shown in the fig-
ure.
8. Install brake pad retainer and pad to torque member.
9. Install cylinder body. Tighten sliding pin bolts to the specified torque. Refer to BR-24, "
Component".
10. After installing caliper assembly, refill with new brake fluid and bleed air. Refer to BR-8, "
Bleeding Brake System".
DISC ROTOR INSPECTION
Visual Inspection
Check surfaces of disc rotor for uneven wear, cra cks, and serious damage. If a malfunction is detected,
replace applicable part.
Runout Inspection
1. Using wheel nuts, fix the disc rotor to wheels hub. (2 or more positions)
2. Using a dial indicator, check runout.
CAUTION:
Before measuring, make sure that wheel bearing axle end
play is within the specification. Refer to RAX-6, "
On-Vehicle
Inspection".
3. If runout is outside the limit, find minimum runout point by shift- ing mounting positions of disc rotor and wheel hub by one hole.
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Measurement point : At a point 10 mm (0.394 in)
from outer edge of disc.
Runout limit : 0.05 mm (0.0020 in) or less
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PRECAUTIONSBRC-5
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PRECAUTIONS
Precaution for Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) "AIR BAG" and "SEAT BELT
PRE-TENSIONER"
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The Supplemental Restraint System such as “A IR BAG” and “SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER”, used along
with a front seat belt, helps to reduce the risk or severi ty of injury to the driver and front passenger for certain
types of collision. This system includes seat belt switch inputs and dual stage front air bag modules. The SRS
system uses the seat belt switches to determine the front air bag deployment, and may only deploy one front
air bag, depending on the severity of a collision and whether the front occupants are belted or unbelted.
Information necessary to service the system safely is included in the “SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYS-
TEM” and “SEAT BELTS” of this Service Manual.
WARNING:
• To avoid rendering the SRS inoper ative, which could increase the risk of personal injury or death in
the event of a collision which would result in air bag inflation, all maintenance must be performed by
an authorized NISSAN/INFINITI dealer.
 Improper maintenance, including in correct removal and installation of the SRS, can lead to personal
injury caused by unintentional act ivation of the system. For removal of Spiral Cable and Air Bag
Module, see the “SUPPLEMEN TAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM”.
 Do not use electrical test equipm ent on any circuit related to the SRS unless instructed to in this
Service Manual. SRS wiring harnesses can be identi fied by yellow and/or orange harnesses or har-
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Precaution for Brake SystemINFOID:0000000001327654
 Recommended fluid is brake fluid “DOT 3”. Refer to MA-9.
 Do not reuse drained brake fluid.
 Be careful not to splash brake fluid on painted areas such as body. If brake fluid is splashed, wipe it off and flush area with water immediately.
 Do not use mineral oils such as gasoline or kerosene to clean. They will ruin rubber parts and cause improper operation.
 Using a flare nut crowfoot and torque wrench, securely tighten brake tube flare nuts.
 Brake system is an important safe ty part. If a brake fluid leak is
detected, always disassemble the affected part. If a malfunction is
detected, replace part with a new one.
 Before working, turn ignition switch OFF and disconnect electrical
connectors of ABS actuator and elec tric unit (control unit) or bat-
tery negative terminal.
 When installing brake piping, be sure to check torque.
WARNING:
Clean brake pads and shoes with a waste cloth, then wipe with
a dust collector.
Precaution for Brake ControlINFOID:0000000001327655
 During VDC/TCS/ABS operation, brake pedal lightly vi brates and a mechanical noise may be heard. This is
normal.
 Just after starting vehicle after turning ignition switch ON, brake pedal may vibrate or motor operating noise
may be heard from engine room. This is a normal status of operation check.
 Stopping distance may be longer than that of vehicles without ABS when vehicle drives on rough, gravel, or
snow-covered (fresh, deep snow) roads.
 When an error is indicated by ABS or another warning lamp, collect all necessary information from customer
(what symptoms are present under what conditions) and check for simple causes before starting diagnostic
servicing. Besides electrical system inspection, c heck booster operation, brake fluid level, and fluid leaks.
 If tire size and type are used in an improper combinat ion, or brake pads are not Genuine NISSAN parts,
stopping distance or steering stability may deteriorate.
 If there is a radio, antenna, or antenna lead-in wire (including wiring) near control module, VDC/TCS/ABS
function may have a malfunction or error.
 If aftermarket parts (car stereo, CD player, etc.) have been installed, check for incidents such as harness
pinches, open circuits, and improper wiring.
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BRC-6
< SERVICE INFORMATION >[VDC/TCS/ABS]
PRECAUTIONS
 If the following components are replaced with non-genui
ne components or converted, VDC OFF indicator
lamp and SLIP indicator lamp may turn on or the VDC system may not operate properly. Components
related to suspension (shock absorber, strut, spring, bushing, etc.), Tires, wheels (exclude specified size),
components related to brake (pad, rotor, caliper, etc. ), components related to engine (muffler, ECM, etc.),
components related to body reinforcement (roll bar, tower bar, etc.).
 Driving in the condition of breakage or excessive wear of suspension, tires or components related to the
brakes may cause VDC OFF indicator lamp and SLIP indicator lamp turn on, and the VDC system may not
operate properly.
 When the TCS or VDC is activated by sudden accele ration or sudden turn, some noise may occur. The
noise is a result of the normal operation of the TCS and VDC.
 When driving on roads which have extreme slopes (s uch as mountainous roads) or high banks (such as
sharp carves on a freeway), the VDC may not operate nor mally, or VDC OFF indicator lamp and SLIP indi-
cator lamp may turn on. However, this is not a malfunction, if normal operation can be resumed after restart-
ing engine.
 Sudden turns (such as spin turns, acceleration turns) , drifting, etc. When VDC function is OFF (VDC OFF
SW ON) may cause the G sensor system indicate a malf unction. However, this is not a malfunction, if nor-
mal operation can be resumed after restarting engine.
 Change 4 tires at a time. Be sure to use specified- size tires that have the same brand name and pattern.
Wheel sensor errors can be detected be self-diagnosis when tires have wide abrasion variations or the size
is different from the genuine tires.
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