Genuine Nissan Maxima Wheel Seal

Nissan Maxima Wheel Seal Parts Questions & Answers

• Seal Hub
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  Q: How can you replace oil seals and O-rings on Nissan Maxima?

  A: Some oil leaks arise from worn seals or O-rings and replacement of these parts is usually easy and does not necessarily require that the transaxle be pulled out from the car. Driveaxle oil seals are mounted at the sides of the transaxle, directly on the driveaxles at the place where the side gears of the differential are connected. To verify the leaking driveaxle oil seal, the vehicle has to be lifted on jackstands and lubricant is usually visible at the transaxle bottom of the seal. To replace the seal, one has to first take out the driveaxle, followed by using a seal removal tool, or a screwdriver to pry out the old seal out of the bore, without causing any harm to the bore. Use a large pipe or deep socket to set this new oil seal in flush and rightly on the shaft or the housing, and after installing the new seal, put some multi-purpose grease on the lip of the new seal and after doing this, refit the or driveaxle carefully without applying any force on the new seal that might harm the lip. Also damaged is the vehicle speed sensor situated in the transaxle housing; notice leakage around the O-ring then unbolt the electrical connector, remove the hold-down bolt to retrieve the pinion assembly and sensor. Take out the old O-ring using the scribe, or a small screwdriver and fit a new O-ring to the pinion gear housing and before its fixing, apply on the sensor end of it some drops of the transmission fluid. For the control rod seal, lift the vehicle and detach the control rod from the yoke, then, remove the yoke retaining pin, yoke and finally, the dust boot to access the control rod seal to effect a change or replacement. Once the new seal has been inserted, replace the yoke and the retaining pin and connect the shaft of the control rod and then lower the vehicle.