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: Radio Reception
AM characteristics
AM signals bend around such things as buildings or mountains and bounce off the
ionosphere.
Therefore, they can reach longer distances than FM signals.
Because of this, two stations may sometimes be picked up on the same frequency
at the same time.
FM characteristics
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Mazda 6 Service Manual: Climate control unit disassembly/assembly
1. Disassemble in the order indicated in the table.
2. Assemble in the reverse order of disassembly.
Wire Disassembly Note
Disassemble the wires in the shown in the figure.
Wire Assembly Note
Assemble the wires to the position as shown in the figure.
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