Mazda CX-5 Service & Repair Manual: Front Drive Shaft

Mazda CX-5 Service & Repair Manual / Drivetrain / Driveline / Driveshafts / Front Drive Shaft

Purpose, Function

A bell joint has been adopted for the wheel-side constant velocity joint, reducing vibration and noise.
A tripod joint have been adopted for the differential side constant velocity joint to reduce booming noise during high-speed driving and vibration when idling (ATX).
A low noise and vibration double offset joint with low slide resistance has been adopted for the differential side of the constant velocity joint (MTX). Due to this booming resonance at high speed is reduced.
An extremely durable plastic has been adopted for the wheel side boot.
By integrating the drive shaft on the right side with the joint shaft, vibration and noise during driving which occurred from the previous spline connection construction has been reduced.

Structural View

Driveshafts

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Front Drive Shaft (Double Offset Joint) Disassembly/Assembly

1. Disassemble in the order indicated in the table. 2. Assemble in the reverse order of disassembly. 1 Boot band (transaxle side) (See FRONT DRIVE SHAFT (TRIPOD JOIN ...

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Roof Molding Removal
1. Insert a tape-wrapped flathead screwdriver in the position shown in the figure. 2. Rotate a tape-wrapped flathead screwdriver in the direction of the arrow in the order of (1), (2) shown in the figure and remove the roof molding from the front T-stud. 3. Rotate the roof molding in th ...

PID/Data Monitor Inspection [Two Step Deployment Control System]
1. Connect the M-MDS to the DLC-2. 2. After the vehicle is identified, select the following items from the initialization screen of the M-MDS. a. Select “DataLogger”. b. Select “Modules”. c. Select “RCM”. 3. Select the applicable PID from the PID table. 4. Verify the PID da ...

Lap Pre Tensioner Seat Belt [Two Step Deployment Control System]
Purpose The lap pre-tensioner seat belts retract and tighten the seat belt webbing to protect the front passengers during a collision. Function The lap pre-tensioner seat belts operate (deploy) based on the operation signal from the SAS control module to instantly retract a ...