Inner CV Joint, Checking: Assembling

Fig 1: Inserting Ball Hub Over Both Chamfers Into Ball Cage

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-- Insert ball hub into ball cage via two chamfers. The installation position is at random. Press balls into cage.

-- Insert hub with cage and balls upright into joint piece.

• When inserting, make sure that in each case the wide gap -a- at joint piece contacts narrow gap -b- at hub after swinging in.
  Fig 2: Identifying Wide Space On Joint Housing Aligned With Narrow Space On Hub

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• Chamfer on inner diameter of wheel hub (splines) must face toward drive axle.

-- Swing in ball hub, to do so swing out hub far enough from cage -arrows- so that the balls have the distance of the running paths.

Fig 3: Ball Hub Installed With Hub Able To Be Swivelled Out Of Cage

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-- Swing in hub with balls by pressing forcefully onto cage -arrow-.

Fig 4: Cage Pressed Firmly Until Hub Is In Position

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Checking the Functionality of the CV Joint

The CV joint is correctly assembled when the ball hub can be moved by hand backward and forward over its entire axial movement range.

-- Press grease into joint body.

Grease capacities and types, drive axle with 108 mm inner CV joint, Refer To DRIVE AXLE OVERVIEW, WITH 88 MM DIAMETER OUTER CV JOINT AND 100 MM DIAMETER INNER CV JOINT .