1. Verify that the joint shaft is not twisted or cracked.
2. Turn the joint shaft by hand and verify that the bearing rotates smoothly and freely.

Drive shaft
Joint shaft removal/installationMazda 6 Service Manual: Selector cable adjustment
1. Remove the center console.
2. Shift the selector lever to P position.
3. Unlock the lock piece of the selector cable (selector lever side) in the
order shown in the figure.
4. Verify that the manual shaft is in P position.
5. Lock the lock piece of the selector cable (selector lever side) ...
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Dtc c1145, c1155, c1165, c1175
Caution
When attaching the tester lead to the DSC HU/CM connector the SST
(49 G066 004) must be used.
Diagnostic procedure
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