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: Operating Tips for AAC
AAC stands for Advanced Audio Coding, which is standardized voice compression
established by the ISO*1 working group (MPEG). Audio data can be created and stored
at a higher compression ratio than MP3.
This unit plays files with the extensions (.aac/.m4a/.wav) as the AAC files.
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Mazda 6 Service Manual: Oil pan
OIL PAN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION
Warning
Hot engine and engine oil can cause severe burns. Turn off the
engine and wait until it and the engine oil have cooled.
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Remove the under cover.
3. Drain the engine oil. (See ENGINE OIL REPLACEMENT.)
4. Re ...