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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Energy Absorbing Form Removal/Installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.. 2. Remove the seal board upper.. 3. Remove the front bumper.. 4. Insert the flathead screwdriver shown in the figure, push fasteners A for back side of front bumper reinforcement arrow shown in the figure. 5. Pull the energy-absorbing form in ...

Cylinder Head Gasket
Purpose, Function The cylinder head gasket is installed between the cylinder head and cylinder block to prevent leakage of air-fuel mixture, combustion gas, engine oil, and engine coolant. Construction A four-layer type metal gasket has been adopted for the cylinder head ga ...

Instrumentation/Driver Info. Personalization Features Setting Procedure
1. Connect the M-MDS to the DLC-2. 2. After vehicle identification, select the following from the M-MDS initialization screen. a. “Module programming“ b. “Programmable Parameters” 3. Select menu in the “IC”. 4. Select an item name, and than select option. Instrument cluster ...