Nissan Micra Front Axle Drive Shaft Exploded Diagram & Disassembly (FA-8)

This is page FA-8 from a factory service manual Front Axle (FA) section covering the front drive shaft (half shaft). The top of the page presents an exploded diagram of the drive shaft assembly, showing both the wheel side (Birfield joint, a non-disassemblable joint assembly) and the transaxle side (double offset joint). Labeled parts include the circlips, boot bands (large and small), boots (wheel side and transaxle side), snap rings (large and small), inner race, cage, balls, slide joint housing, and the left-hand and right-hand drive shafts. Footnotes state that circlips, boot bands, boots and snap rings (*1) must always be replaced once removed, and that when inserting the drive shaft into the transaxle (*2) the serrations must be properly aligned. A note warns to make sure the circlip is properly meshed with the side gear. Removal and installation are cross-referenced to the Wheel Hub and Knuckle section. The Disassembly section cautions that the wheel-side joint cannot be disassembled, and gives transaxle-side steps: pry off the snap ring and pull out the slide joint housing, then wipe grease off the ball cage, drive out the balls, turn the cage about a half turn, and detach it from the inner race. Figure references SFA719, SFA476 and FA095 appear.