1. Inspect the dust boot on the drive shaft for cracks, damage, leaking grease, and looseness in the boot band.

2. Inspect the drive shaft for bends, cracks, and wear in the joint or splines.
Joint shaft disassembly/assembly
Drive shaft removal/installationMazda 6 Service Manual: Locking, Unlocking with Door- Lock Knob
Operation from inside
To lock any door from the inside, press the door-lock knob.
To unlock, pull it outward. This does not operate the other door locks.
NOTE
The red indication can be seen when the door-lock knob is unlocked.
Operation from outside
To lock the rear and front passenger doo ...
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Wheel hub, steering knuckle removal/installation
Caution
Performing the following procedures without first removing the ABS
wheel-speed sensor may possibly cause an open circuit in the harness if it
is pulled by mistake. Before performing the following procedures, remove the
ABS wheel-speed sensor (axle side) and fix it to an appropri ...