REPAIR MAINTENANCE OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Mazda 3 (2003 release)

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				The front drive shafts
				Removing and installing front wheel hub
				Removing and installing rear wheel hub
				Removing and installing rear wheel hub
				Removing and installing front connecting shaft
					Preliminary check of the connecting shaft
					Withdrawal
				Assembly and disassembly of the connecting shaft
				Removing and installing drive shaft (cars with manual gearbox)
				Removing and installing drive shaft (cars with automatic gearbox)
				Removing and installing drive shaft (cars with manual gearbox)
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Removing and installing front connecting shaft

Preliminary check of the connecting shaft

Withdrawal

Fig. 3.124. The components of the front drive shaft 1 - the spherical rod end; 2 - a bolt; 3 - the ball joint of the lower arm (front, rear); 4 - Front stabilizer bar; 5 - brake caliper; 6 - the hub of the wheel assembly; 7 - wheel hub, steering knuckle and driveshaft; 8 - a bolt of an arm of the connecting shaft; 9 - connecting shaft; 10 - Clip; 11 - the axis of the hub

The components of the front drive shaft shown in Fig. 3.124.

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