Disassembly and Assembly

Halfshaft





Special Tool(s)





Material

Disassembly
1. Remove the front drive halfshaft.
2. Secure the front drive front drive halfshaft in a vise using protective jaw covers.





3. Remove the 2 inner CV boot clamps.





4. Slide the inner CV boot off the inner CV joint housing.





5. Separate the tripod joint from the inner CV joint housing.





6. If installing the original tripod joint, mark the tripod joint and the front drive halfshaft to be sure of correct installation.





7. Remove the snap ring.





8. Remove the tripod joint.





9. Remove the remaining snap ring from the front drive halfshaft.
10. Remove the inner CV boot from the front drive halfshaft.
11. Remove the 2 outer CV boot clamps and slide the outer CV joint boot back out of the way, exposing the outer CV joint.





12. If installing the original outer CV joint, mark the outer CV joint and front drive halfshaft to be sure of correct installation.





13. Using a soft-face hammer, separate the outer CV joint by gently tapping it off the front drive halfshaft.
14. Remove and discard the front drive halfshaft bearing retainer circlip.
15. Remove the outer CV boot from the front drive halfshaft.

Assembly

NOTE: Verify that all the components are clean and free of foreign material before assembly.





1. Lubricate the outer CV joint with grease.
2. Install the outer CV boot on the front drive halfshaft.





3. Install a new front drive halfshaft bearing retainer circlip.





4. Using a soft-face hammer, install the outer CV joint by gently tapping it onto the front drive halfshaft.
5. Remove any excess grease on the mating surfaces and slide the outer front drive halfshaft joint boot onto the outer CV joint.
6. Adjust the outer CV boot spacing and remove any excess air trapped in the outer front drive halfshaft boot using a cloth-covered screwdriver.





7. Using the special tool, install the 2 new outer CV boot clamps.
8. Position the inner CV boot on the front drive halfshaft.





9. Install the snap ring on the front drive halfshaft.





10. Install the tripod joint on the front drive halfshaft.
1 Line up the marks on the front drive halfshaft and tripod joint.
2 Install the tripod joint on the front drive halfshaft.





11. Install the snap ring.





12. Lubricate the 3 tripod joint needle bearings with grease.
13. Fill the tripod joint housing with grease.





14. Position the tripod housing onto the tripod.





15. Position the inner CV boot.
1 Position the inner CV boot onto the CV joint housing.
2 Position the inner CV boot clamp.
16. Adjust the inner CV boot spacing and remove any excess air trapped in the CV boot using a cloth-covered screwdriver.





17. Using the special tool, install the 2 new inner CV joint boot clamps.





18. Remove the front drive halfshaft from the vise.
19. Install the front drive front drive halfshaft.