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: Inspection of sst (deployment tool)
Use the SST (Deployment tool) to deploy a live (undeployed) air bag
module or pre-tensioner seat belt before disposing of it.
Before using the SST (Deployment tool), inspect its operation.
Inspection Procedure
Follow the steps below to verify that the SST (Deployment tool) is
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Mazda 6 Service Manual: Operating Tips for MP3
MP3 stands for MPEG Audio Layer 3, which is standardized voice compression established
by the ISO*1 working group (MPEG).
Use of MP3 allows for audio data to be compressed to approximately a tenth of
the source data size.
This unit plays files with the extension (.mp3) as MP3 files.
*1 Intern ...