Nissan Manual Transmission Input Shaft Front Bearing Replacement - MT-11

This is page MT-11 from a Nissan factory service manual, covering the manual transmission section titled "Repair for Component Parts – Input Shaft Front Bearing." It provides a four-step procedure for replacing the input shaft front bearing: (1) remove the snap ring using snap ring pliers, (2) pull out the input shaft front bearing using a two-jaw puller, (3) press fit a new ball bearing using a special tool and press, and (4) install the input gear spacer on the front bearing and secure it with a snap ring of proper thickness to minimize clearance in the input shaft groove. The specified allowable clearance of the groove is 0 to 0.13 mm (0 - 0.0051 in). A selective-fit snap ring table lists three part numbers with thicknesses: 32204-01B01 (1.65 mm / 0.0650 in), 32204-01B02 (1.75 mm / 0.0689 in), and 32204-01B03 (1.85 mm / 0.0728 in). Four line illustrations (SMT629, SMT630, SMT631, SMT898) show the tools and techniques for each step. The page is useful to anyone rebuilding this Nissan manual transmission and needing the correct snap ring selection and clearance specification.