Nissan 43215-H5000 Bearing Wheel

Loosen wheel lug nuts, raise vehicle and support on jackstands. Remove wheel, brake drum and shoes, disconnect parking brake cable and hydraulic line fitting. Unbolt axle retaining plate, pull axle from housing. Take assembly to machine shop for bearing and seal replacement. Pry out oil seal, drive in new one. Apply grease to bearing. Install shims, guide axleshaft into housing. Install retaining plate nuts, check end play. Reverse removal, check lubricant level, bleed brakes, install wheel and lug nuts. Lower vehicle, tighten lug nuts.

The front wheel bearings must be checked and repacked. For this, you need to have jackstands that can support the vehicle safely, torque wrench, grease hammer, wood block, needle nose pliers, grease gun, socket/breaker bar hammer, screwdriver and brush. Begin by spinning each wheel to check for noise, rolling resistance and endplay. If any detectable movement occurs when moving the wheel in and out on the spindle is observed then the bearings should be inspected and either packed with grease or replaced as necessary. Take out disc brake caliper and caliper mounting bracket after removing wheel. On ABS equipped vehicles remove front wheel speed sensors while in case of 4WD models remove free running hub if present. In case of 2WD Frontier models remove hub cap followed by cotter pin spindle nut as well as thrust washer. On 4WD frontier models also all Xterras and pathfinders remove lockwasher screws lockwasher along with locknut using a special tool then pull hub assembly off spindle. Pry rear seal from hub assembly, remove inner wheel bearing and clean out all old grease from bearings, hub, spindle using solvent. Examine races and bearings for damage; replace them as matched sets if necessary. Pack bearings with high temperature front wheel bearing grease; apply grease to the spindle and hub races. Put together again the hub assembly while for 2WD Frontier models follow specific procedures for tightening of spindle nut torque as follows; tighten the locknut to specified torques for 4WD Frontier models plus all Xterras & Pathfinders measuring wheel bearing preload adjust respectively according to need). Finish installments by performing reverse steps while ensuring proper torque of lugs nuts on wheels plus attachment of hub cap in place.

Finish the installation by reversing the removal steps, ensuring proper torque for wheel lug nuts and hub cap attachment.

Guide the axleshaft straight into the axle housing, and slightly rotate the shaft to engage the splines on the shaft with the splines in the differential side gear. Install new axle retaining plate nuts and tighten them to the specified torque.

Finish the installation by reversing the removal steps, ensuring proper torque for wheel lug nuts and hub cap attachment.

To remove the axle, start by removing the nuts that secure the axle retaining plate to the axle housing. Attach a slide hammer and an adapter to the axle flange and use the slide hammer to pull the axle from the housing.