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**mtrai760** · 01-19-2008, 11:11 AM

Replace the axle.

Get a Chiltons or Haynes manual, or download the FSM for free
Loosen lugnuts
Jack up the car
Drain the transmission
Remove axle nut - Better have a big breaker bar and man up! 250+ ft/lbs tq
Disconnect tie-rod
Remove lower strut bolts
Remove the axle
Replace seal on transmission
Install in reverse order
Make sure to grease threads on the axle shaft
Torque everything to spec.

01-19-2008, 11:11 AM	#4
mtrai760 'Trynna' is not a word 98 Maxima SE Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle Area, WA iTrader: (19) Posts: 7,079	Replace the axle. Get a Chiltons or Haynes manual, or download the FSM for free Loosen lugnuts Jack up the car Drain the transmission Remove axle nut - Better have a big breaker bar and man up! 250+ ft/lbs tq Disconnect tie-rod Remove lower strut bolts Remove the axle Replace seal on transmission Install in reverse order Make sure to grease threads on the axle shaft Torque everything to spec. __________________ 98 SE - VQ35 2k SE - Stock... pretty much Boost, juice, conversions, been there, done that.