IDX INFINITI QX4 2001 Factory Service Manual

SPD524
IRing gear runout
Check runout of ring gear with a dial indicator.
Runout limit:
0.05 mm (0.0020 in)
ITooth contact
Check tooth contact. Refer to ªTOOTH CONTACTº, PD-29.
SPD665
ISide gear to pinion mate gear backlash
Using a feeler gauge, measure clearance between side gear
thrust washer and differential case.
Clearance between side gear thrust washer and differ-
ential case:
Less than 0.15 mm (0.0059 in)
SPD666
FINAL DRIVE HOUSINGNBPD0018S021. Using three spacers [20 mm (0.79 in)], mount final drive
assembly on Tool.
Tool number:
KV38100800 (J34310, J25604-01)
SPD644
2. Remove differential side shaft assembly.
SPD667
3. Remove differential side flange.
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Disassembly (Cont'd)
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SPD670
9. Take out drive pinion together with rear bearing inner cone,
drive pinion bearing spacer and pinion bearing adjusting
washer.
10. Remove front oil seal and pinion front bearing inner cone.
PD349
11. Remove pinion bearing outer races with a brass drift.
SPD209
12. Remove pinion rear bearing inner cone and drive pinion height
adjusting washer.
Tool number: ST30031000 (J22912-01)
SPD207A
DIFFERENTIAL CASENBPD0018S031. Remove side bearing inner cones.
To prevent damage to bearing, engage puller jaws in grooves.
Tool number:
A ST33051001 (J22888-20)
B ST33061000 (J8107-2)
SPD022
Be careful not to confuse the right and left hand parts.
Keep bearing and bearing race for each side together.
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Disassembly (Cont'd)
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SPD647
SPD781
3. Remove grease seal and oil seal.
InspectionNBPD0019RING GEAR AND DRIVE PINIONNBPD0019S01Check gear teeth for scoring, cracking or chipping.
If any damaged part is evident, replace ring gear and drive pinion
as a set (hypoid gear set).
SPD097AA
DIFFERENTIAL CASE ASSEMBLYNBPD0019S02Check mating surfaces of differential case, side gears, pinion mate
gears, pinion mate shaft and thrust washers.
SPD715
BEARINGNBPD0019S031. Thoroughly clean bearing.
2. Check bearing for wear, scratches, pitting or flaking.
Check tapered roller bearing for smooth rotation. If damaged,
replace outer race and inner cone as a set.
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Disassembly (Cont'd)
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SPD194A
7. Measure the turning torque of the carrier at the ring gear retain-
ing bolts with a spring gauge, J8129.
Specification:
34.3 - 39.2 N (3.5 - 4.0 kg, 7.7 - 8.8 lb) of pulling force
at the ring gear bolt
SPD772
8. If the carrier turning torque is not within the specification range,
increase or decrease the total thickness of the side bearing
adjusting washers until the turning torque is correct. If the
turning torque is less than the specified range, install washers
of greater thickness; if the turning torque is greater than the
specification, install thinner washers. See the SDS section for
washer dimensions and part numbers.
9. Record the total amount of washer thickness required for the
correct carrier side bearing preload.
SPD668
10. Remove the carrier from the final drive housing, saving the
selected preload washers for later use during the assembly of
the final drive unit.
SPD769
PINION GEAR HEIGHT AND PINION BEARING
PRELOAD
NBPD0020S021. Make sure all parts are clean and that the bearings are well
lubricated.
2. Assemble the pinion gear bearings into the pinion pre-load
shim selector Tool, J34309.
SPD197A
IFront Pinion BearingÐ make sure the J34309-3 front pinion
bearing seat is secured tightly against the J34309-2 gauge
anvil. Then turn the front pinion bearing pilot, J34309-5, to
secure the bearing in its proper position.
IRear Pinion BearingÐ the rear pinion bearing pilot, J34309-
15, is used to center the rear pinion bearing only. The rear
pinion bearing locking seat, J34309-4, is used to lock the bear-
ing to the assembly.
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Adjustment (Cont'd)
PD-25

SPD209A
PINION BEARING PRELOAD WASHER SELECTION
8. Place the solid pinion bearing spacer, small end first, over the
J34309-2 gauge anvil and seat the small end squarely against
the tip of the J34309-1 gauge screw in the tool recessed por-
tion.
SPD773
SPD210A
SPD774
9. Select the correct thickness of pinion bearing preload adjust-
ing washer using a standard gauge of 3.5 mm (0.138 in) and
your J34309-101 feeler gauge. The exact measure you get
with your gauges is the thickness of the adjusting washer
required. Select the correct washer.
Drive pinion bearing preload adjusting washer:
Refer to SDS, PD-37.
10. Set your selected, correct pinion bearing preload adjusting
washer aside for use when assembling the pinion gear and
bearings into the final drive.
SPD211A
PINION HEIGHT ADJUSTING WASHER SELECTION
11. Now, position the side bearing discs, J25269-4, and arbor
firmly into the side bearing bores.
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Adjustment (Cont'd)
PD-27

Pinion Head Height NumberAdd or Remove from the Standard
Pinion Height Washer Thickness
Measurement
þ6 Add 0.06 mm (0.0024 in)
þ5 Add 0.05 mm (0.0020 in)
þ4 Add 0.04 mm (0.0016 in)
þ3 Add 0.03 mm (0.0012 in)
þ2 Add 0.02 mm (0.0008 in)
þ1 Add 0.01 mm (0.0004 in)
0 Use the selected washer thickness
+1 Subtract 0.01 mm (0.0004 in)
+2 Subtract 0.02 mm (0.0008 in)
+3 Subtract 0.03 mm (0.0012 in)
+4 Subtract 0.04 mm (0.0016 in)
+5 Subtract 0.05 mm (0.0020 in)
+6 Subtract 0.06 mm (0.0024 in)
SPD205A
16. Remove the J34309 pinion preload shim selector tool from the
final drive housing and disassemble to retrieve the pinion bear-
ings.
TOOTH CONTACTNBPD0020S03Gear tooth contact pattern check is necessary to verify correct
relationship between ring gear and drive pinion.
Hypoid gear sets which are not positioned properly in relation to
one another may be noisy, or have short life, or both. With a pat-
tern check, the most desirable contact for low noise level and long
life can be assured.
SPD357
1. Thoroughly clean ring gear and drive pinion teeth.
2. Sparingly apply a mixture of powdered ferric oxide and oil or
equivalent to 3 or 4 teeth of ring gear drive side.
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Adjustment (Cont'd)
PD-29

SPD655
2. Install extension tube retainer, rear axle bearing and rear axle
shaft bearing collar on differential side shaft.
SPD552
DIFFERENTIAL CASENBPD0021S021. Install side gears, pinion mate gears and thrust washers into
differential case.
SPD258
2. Fit pinion mate shaft to differential case so that it meets lock
pin holes.
3. Adjust backlash between side gear and pinion mate gear by
selecting side gear thrust washer.
Refer to SDS, PD-36.
Backlash between side gear and pinion mate gear
(Clearance between side gear thrust washer and differ-
ential case):
Less than 0.15 mm (0.0059 in)
SPD030
4. Install pinion mate shaft lock pin with a punch.
Make sure lock pin is flush with case.
SPD322
5. Apply gear oil to gear tooth surfaces and thrust surfaces and
check to see they turn properly.
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Assembly (Cont'd)
PD-31

SPD581
4. Place pinion front bearing inner cone in final drive housing.
SPD680
5. Apply multi-purpose grease to cavity at sealing lips of oil seal.
Install front oil seal.
Tool number:
KV38100500 (J25273)
SPD658
6. Place drive pinion bearing spacer, drive pinion bearing adjust-
ing washer and drive pinion in final drive housing.
SPD681
7. Insert companion flange into drive pinion by tapping the com-
panion flange with a soft hammer.
SPD478A
8. Tighten pinion nut to the specified torque.
The threaded portion of drive pinion and pinion nut should be
free from oil or grease.
Tool number: KV38108300 (J44195)
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Assembly (Cont'd)
PD-33

SPD560
15. Apply multi-purpose grease to cavity at sealing lips of oil seal.
Install side oil seal.
Tool number: KV38100200 (J26233)
SPD513
16. Measure ring gear to drive pinion backlash with a dial indica-
tor.
Ring gear-to-drive pinion backlash:
0.10 - 0.15 mm (0.0039 - 0.0059 in)
IIf backlash is too small, decrease thickness of right shim and
increase thickness of left shim by the same amount.
If backlash is too great, reverse the above procedure.
Never change the total amount of shims as it will change the
bearing preload.
SPD664
17. Check total preload with Tool.
When checking preload, turn drive pinion in both direc-
tions several times to set bearing rollers.
Tool number: ST3127S000 (J25765-A)
Total preload:
P
1+ [0.3 - 1.5 N´m (3 - 15 kg-cm, 2.6 - 13.0 in-lb)]
P
1: Drive pinion preload
SPD561
IIf preload is too great, remove the same amount of shim from
each side.
IIf preload is too small, add the same amount of shim to each
side.
Never add or remove a different number of shims for each side
as it will change ring gear to drive pinion backlash.
18. Recheck ring gear to drive pinion backlash because increase
or decrease in thickness of shims will cause change of ring
gear-to-pinion backlash.
SPD524
19. Check runout of ring gear with a dial indicator.
Runout limit:
0.05 mm (0.0020 in)
IIf backlash varies excessively in different places, the variance
may have resulted from foreign matter caught between the ring
gear and the differential case.
IIf the backlash varies greatly when the runout of the ring gear
is within a specified range, the hypoid gear set or differential
case should be replaced.
20. Check tooth contact. Refer to ªTOOTH CONTACTº, PD-29.
21. Install rear cover and gasket.
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Assembly (Cont'd)
PD-35

Total Preload AdjustmentNBPD0022S05
Total preload N´m (kg-cm, in-lb) P1+ [0.3 - 1.5 (3 - 15, 2.6 - 13.0)]
Ring gear backlash mm (in) 0.10 - 0.15 (0.0039 - 0.0059)
P1: Drive pinion preload
Drive Pinion Height AdjustmentNBPD0022S06
Available pin-
ion height
adjusting
washersThickness mm (in) Part number*
3.09 (0.1217)
3.12 (0.1228)
3.15 (0.1240)
3.18 (0.1252)
3.21 (0.1264)
3.24 (0.1276)
3.27 (0.1287)
3.30 (0.1299)
3.33 (0.1311)
3.36 (0.1323)
3.39 (0.1335)
3.42 (0.1346)
3.45 (0.1358)
3.48 (0.1370)
3.51 (0.1382)
3.54 (0.1394)
3.57 (0.1406)
3.60 (0.1417)
3.63 (0.1429)
3.66 (0.1441)38154-P6017
38154-P6018
38154-P6019
38154-P6020
38154-P6021
38154-P6022
38154-P6023
38154-P6024
38154-P6025
38154-P6026
38154-P6027
38154-P6028
38154-P6029
38154-P6030
38154-P6031
38154-P6032
38154-P6033
38154-P6034
38154-P6035
38154-P6036
*: Always check with the Parts Department for the latest parts information.
Drive Pinion Preload AdjustmentNBPD0022S07
Drive pinion bearing preload adjusting method Adjusting washer and spacer
Drive pinion preload with front oil seal N´m (kg-cm, in-lb) [P
1] 1.1 - 1.4 (11 - 14, 9.5 - 12.2)
Available drive
pinion bearing
preload adjust-
ing washersThickness mm (in) Part number*
3.81 (0.1500)
3.83 (0.1508)
3.85 (0.1516)
3.87 (0.1524)
3.89 (0.1531)
3.91 (0.1539)
3.93 (0.1547)
3.95 (0.1555)
3.97 (0.1563)
3.99 (0.1571)
4.01 (0.1579)
4.03 (0.1587)
4.05 (0.1594)
4.07 (0.1602)
4.09 (0.1610)38125-61001
38126-61001
38127-61001
38128-61001
38129-61001
38130-61001
38131-61001
38132-61001
38133-61001
38134-61001
38135-61001
38136-61001
38137-61001
38138-61001
38139-61001
Available drive
pinion bearing
preload adjust-
ing spacersLength mm (in) Part number*
54.50 (2.1457)
54.80 (2.1575)
55.10 (2.1693)
55.40 (2.1811)
55.70 (2.1929)
56.00 (2.2047)38165-B4000
38165-B4001
38165-B4002
38165-B4003
38165-B4004
38165-61001
*: Always check with the Parts Department for the latest parts information.
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Service Data and Specifications (SDS) (Cont'd)
PD-37