Removal and Installation

TRANSFER ASSEMBLY


VQ35HR : Removal and Installation


REMOVAL
1. Remove rear propeller shaft. Refer to Exploded View.
2. Remove front propeller shaft.
3. Disconnect AWD solenoid harness connector and separate harness from transfer assembly.
4. Remove transfer air breather hose.
5. Remove control rod. Refer to Service and Repair.
6. Support transfer assembly and transmission assembly with a jack.
7. Remove rear engine mounting member and engine mounting insulator with power tool. Refer to Exploded View.
8. Lower jack to the position where the top transfer mounting bolts can be removed.
9. Remove transfer mounting bolts with power tool and separate transfer from transmission.

CAUTION:
Secure transfer assembly and transmission assembly to a jack.

INSTALLATION
Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.





- When installing the transfer to the transmission, install the mounting bolts following the standard below, tighten bolts to the specified torque.





- When installing transfer air breather hose, make sure there are no pinched or restricted areas on the transfer air breather hose caused by bending or winding.





- Set transfer air breather hose (1) of transmission side with the paint mark (A) facing upward, and insert air breather hose to air breather tube until hose end reaches the tube bend R portion.
- Be sure to insert air breather hose (1) of transfer side to air breather tube (2) until hose end reaches the tube bend R portion.





- Be sure to fix air breather hose in (A) parts of transmission and transfer.
- After the installation, check the fluid level, fluid leakage and the A/T positions.