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: Front seat belt removal/installation
Warning
Handling the front seat belt (pre-tensioner seat belt) improperly
can accidentally deploy the pre-tensioner, which may seriously injure you.
Read SERVICE WARNINGS before handling the front seat belt. (See SERVICE
WARNINGS.)
Warning
The side air bag sensor is attached to t ...
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Pid/data monitor inspection
1. Connect the WDS or equivalent to the DLC-2.
2. Measure the PID value.
Note
Perform part inspection for the output device after PCM
inspection.
The PID/DATA MONITOR function monitors the calculated value of the
input/output signals in the PCM. Therefore, if a monitored value ...