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: Joint shaft removal/installation
Caution
Performing the following procedures without first removing the ABS
wheel-speed sensor may possibly cause an open circuit in the harness if it
is pulled by mistake. Before performing the following procedures, remove the
ABS wheel-speed sensor and fix it to an appropriate place wh ...
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Dsc system inspection
Preparation
1. Verify that the battery is fully charged.
2. With ignition switch on, verify that the ABS warning light goes out after
2.4 seconds.
3. Turn the ignition switch off.
4. On level ground, jack up the vehicle and support it evenly on safety
stands.
5. Shift the transaxle to N posi ...