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: Recommendations for Shifting
Upshifting
For normal acceleration and cruising, Mazda recommends these shift points:
*1 Always observe local speed limit regulations.
Downshifting
When you must slow down in heavy traffic or on a steep upgrade, downshift before
the engine starts to overwork. This gives better acceleration w ...
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Combine sensor initialization procedure
1. Set the SST (WDS or equivalent) to the DLC-2
2. Access the active command mode and select the YAWRATE, then follow the
indication on the monitor.
3. Select the LATACCEL and follow the indication on the monitor.
STEERING ANGLE SENSOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION
(See COMBINATION SWITCH DISASSEMBLY ...