CV Joint/Boot - Outer

REMOVAL
1. Remove half shaft assembly requiring boot replacement from vehicle.





2. Remove large boot clamp retaining CV joint sealing boot to CV joint housing (Fig. 27) and discard.
3. Remove small clamp that retains outer CV joint sealing boot to interconnecting shaft and discard.
4. Remove sealing boot from outer CV joint housing and slide it down interconnecting shaft.





5. Wipe away grease to expose outer CV joint to interconnecting shaft retaining ring.
6. Spread ears apart on CV joint assembly to interconnecting shaft retaining ring (Fig. 28).
7. Slide outer CV joint assembly off end of interconnecting shaft.
8. Slide sealing boot off interconnecting shaft.
9. Thoroughly clean and inspect outer CV joint assembly and interconnecting joint for any signs of excessive wear. If any parts show signs of excessive wear, the half shaft assembly will require replacement. Component parts of these half shaft assemblies are not serviceable.

INSTALLATION
1. Slide the new small diameter seal boot retaining clamp onto the interconnecting shaft. Then slide the replacement outer CV joint assembly sealing boot onto the interconnecting shaft.





2. Install the outer CV joint assembly onto the interconnecting shaft. Joint is installed on interconnecting shaft, by pushing interconnecting shaft into outer CV joint, until retaining ring is seated in groove on interconnecting shaft (Fig. 29). Verify that the retaining ring is fully seated into groove on interconnecting shaft.
3. Distribute 1/2 the amount of grease provided in seal boot service package (DO NOT USE ANY OTHER TYPE OF GREASE) into outer CV joint assembly housing. Put the remaining amount into the sealing boot.





4. Install outer CV joint seal boot retaining clamp, onto interconnecting shaft. Install replacement outer CV joint sealing boot onto interconnecting shaft. Outer CV joint seal boot MUST be positioned on interconnecting shaft, so that only the thinnest (sight) groove on interconnecting shaft is visible (Fig. 30).





5. Place crimping tool C-4975-A over bridge of clamp (Fig. 31).





6. Tighten nut on crimping tool C-4975-A until jaws on tool are closed completely together, face to face (Fig. 32).

CAUTION: Seal boot must not be dimpled, stretched, or out-of-shape in any way. If seal boot is NOT shaped correctly, equalize pressure in seal and shape it by hand.

7. Position outer CV joint sealing boot into its retaining groove on outer CV joint housing.
8. Install sealing boot to outer CV joint retaining clamp evenly on sealing boot.





9. Place crimping tool C- 4975-A over bridge of clamp (Fig. 33).





10. Tighten nut on crimping tool C-4975-A until jaws on tool are closed completely together, face to face (Fig. 34).
11. Install the half shaft requiring boot replacement back on the vehicle.