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: New standards
Following is a comparison of the previous standard and the new standard.
#1 : Diagnostic trouble codes depend on the diagnostic test mode
#2 : Controlled by the PCM
#3 : In some models, there is a fuel pump relay that controls pump speed.
That relay is now called the fuel pump relay (s ...
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Abs (abs/tcs) hu/cm removal/installation
Caution
When replacing the ABS (ABS/TCS) HU/CM, configuration procedure
must be done before removing the ABS (ABS/TCS) HU/CM. If configuration is
not completed before removing the ABS (ABS/TCS) HU/CM, TCS will not work
properly (with TCS model).
Do not drop the ABS (ABS/TCS) HU/CM. Re ...