CV Joint Boots: Installation
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Press on sealing cap with a thrust ring. Coat sealing faces of sealing cap with sealing compound. Turn new boot with cap so that fastener of large hose clamp is between 2 bores of CV joint. Pull boot onto cap. See Fig 1 . Coat sealing surface of cap with sealing compound and press with a thrust ring onto CV joint. Fill CV joint with high temperature grease. Install new circlip. Press CV joint and cap over inner bearing race on splined shaft. Mount Special Tool (332130). Push new boot onto splined shaft. See Fig 2 . Fill CV joint with high temperature grease. Pull on new boot.