Mazda MX-3 silhouetteMX-3

DRIVE SHAFT

M-19parts diagram
Continued from M-18

JOINT SHAFT

Preinspection

Joint shaft

  1. 1
    Verify that the joint shaft is not twisted or cracked. Replace it if necessary.
    Preinspection illustration of the joint shaft. A hand turns the joint shaft to check that the bearing rotates smoothly; the shaft enters the transaxle/joint shaft bracket.
  2. 2
    Turn the joint shaft by hand and verify that the bearing rotates smoothly and freely. Replace it if necessary.

Removal / Installation

  1. 1
    Drain the transaxle oil before removal.
    Exploded view of the drive shaft / joint shaft removal-installation with numbered balloon callouts 1-9 and tightening torque annotations. Shows wheel and tire (1), splash shield (2), drain plug (3) with WASHER REPLACE, stabilizer control link (4), tie-rod end (5) installed with SST, lower ball joint (6) with COTTER PIN REPLACE, right drive shaft and axle (7) marked REPLACE, joint shaft (8), and clip (9). Torque values are shown in N·m {kgf·m, ft·lbf}.
  2. 2
    Remove in the order shown in the figure, referring to Removal Note.
  3. 3
    Install in the reverse order of removal, referring to Installation Note.
  4. 4
    After installation, fill the transaxle with the specified amount of the specified transaxle oil and inspect for oil leakage.
Parts DiagramFig. fig2
#Part NameNotes
1Wheel and tire89-117 N·m {9.0-12.0 kgf·m, 66-86 ft·lbf}
2Splash shield7.9-10.7 N·m {80-110 kgf·cm, 70-95 in·lbf}
3Drain plugWASHER, REPLACE; 40-58 N·m {4.0-6.0 kgf·m, 29-43 ft·lbf}
4Stabilizer control link44-60 N·m {4.4-6.2 kgf·m, 32-44 ft·lbf}
5Tie-rod endInstalled with SST; 43-56 N·m {4.3-5.8 kgf·m, 32-41 ft·lbf}; Removal Note page M-20, Installation Note page M-21
6Lower ball jointCOTTER PIN, REPLACE; 44-58 N·m {4.4-6.0 kgf·m, 32-43 ft·lbf}
7Right drive shaft and axleRemoval Note page M-20, Installation Note page M-21
8Joint shaft43-61 N·m {4.3-6.3 kgf·m, 32-45 ft·lbf}; Removal Note page M-20, Installation Note page M-21, Disassembly/Inspection/Assembly page M-22
9ClipREPLACE; Installation Note page M-21
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