Nissan Armada 2025-2026 Service and Repair Manual: Removal and Installation

WARNING:

REMOVAL

Remove engine under cover. Refer to Removal and Installation

Drain A/T fluid. Refer to Draining.

Remove tires. Refer to ROAD WHEEL TIRE : Removal & Installation.

Remove front wheel sensor from steering knuckle. Refer to Removal and Installation.

CAUTION:

Never depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.

Remove disc rotor.

CAUTION:

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• Never drop disc rotor.

Remove brake hose bracket from steering knuckle.

Using lock nut chisel [SST: KV40108800 (NI-52982)] (A), release stacked area of wheel hub lock nut.

CAUTION:

• Completely release the caulking part of the wheel hub lock nut.

• Never add damage to the driveshaft side screw thread with wheel hub lock nut.

NOTE:

CAUTION:

• Never use a power tool.

Separate upper link from steering knuckle, using the ball joint remover (commercial service tool), and remove upper link.

CAUTION:

• Never damage ball joint boot.

Set suitable jack under lower link.

Remove steering outer socket. Refer to Removal and Installation.

Remove lower link from steering knuckle.

CAUTION:

Never damage ball joint boot.

Remove steering knuckle.

Remove drive shaft from front final drive assembly.

• Use the drive shaft attachment [SST: KV40107500 ( − )] (A) and a sliding hammer (commercial service tool) (B) while inserting tip of the drive shaft attachment between housing and front final drive assembly.

  CAUTION:

  • Never place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle when removing drive shaft. Also be careful not to overextend slide joint.

  • Confirm that the circular clip is attached to the drive shaft.

INSTALLATION

Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:

Always replace front final drive assembly side oil seal with new one when installing drive shaft. Refer to Removal and Installation.

• Place the protector [SST: KV38107900 (NI-33904) (NI-52469-1)] (A) onto front final drive assembly to prevent damage to the front final drive assembly side oil seal while inserting drive shaft. Slide drive shaft sliding joint and tap with a hammer to install securely.

  

  CAUTION:

  • Be sure to fully install the protector into the depths of the part.

  • When inserting the protector, be careful not to remove the grease.

  • When inserting the drive shaft, be careful not to let the splined part of the drive shaft touch the lip of the oil seal.

  WARNING:

  Ensure that circular clip is properly engaged, otherwise the joint sub-assembly could pull away from transaxle during vehicle operation resulting in loss of drive force and possible drive shaft damage, which may cause a crash and serious injury or damage the drive shaft.

  CAUTION:

  • To ensure the circular clip is properly engaged, grasp the housing and pull back and forth in axial direction while listening for clicking sounds.

    

    : Wheel side

  • Pull the joint sub-assembly in the axial direction away from front final drive assembly (arrow). Confirm that the joint sub assembly cannot be pulled out.

• Clean the matching surface of wheel hub lock nut and wheel hub and bearing assembly.

  CAUTION:

  Never apply lubricating oil to these matching surface.

• Clean the matching surface of drive shaft and wheel hub and bearing assembly. And then apply paste [service parts (440037S000)] to surface of joint sub-assembly of drive shaft.

  

  CAUTION:

  Apply paste to cover entire flat surface of joint sub-assembly of drive shaft.

  Amount paste

  : 1.0 – 3.0 g (0.04 – 0.10 oz)

• Insert drive shaft to wheel hub, and then temporarily tighten hub lock nut.

  CAUTION:

  Never overlap drive shaft stacked area and wheel hub bolts .

  

• Tighten the wheel hub lock nut to the specified torque.

  : 218 - 223 N·m (22 - 23 kg-m, 161 - 164 ft-lb)

  CAUTION:

  • Never reuse wheel hub lock nut.

  NOTE:

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  NOTE:

  Use the following range for stacking the wheel hub lock nut .

  

  A	: 6.2 mm (0.244 in)
  B	: 29.4 - 30.8 mm (1.157 - 1.213 in)

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