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Installation Procedure

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    Fig 1: View Of Small Eared Clamp, Joint Seal & Joint Seal Groove
    GM214024Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
    IMPORTANT: For eared clamp, place a towel in the vise before inserting the halfshaft.
  1. For eared clamp installation, mount the halfshaft into a vise.
  2. Place the new small swage ring or eared clamp (2) onto the small end of the joint seal (1). Slide the joint seal (1) and the small swage ring or eared clamp (2) onto the halfshaft bar.
  3. Position the small end of the joint seal (1) into the joint seal groove (3) on the halfshaft bar.
    4. Fig 2: Swaging Retaining Clamp Ring
    GM221917Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
    IMPORTANT: For eared clamp installation, proceed to step 6.
  4. For swage ring installation, mount J 41048  in a vise and proceed as follows:
    1. Position the inboard end (1) of the halfshaft assembly in tool J 41048  . See Special Tools .
    2. Align the top of the seal neck on the bottom die using the indicator.
    3. Place the top half of the J 41048  on the lower half. See Special Tools .
    4. Before proceeding, ensure there are no pinch points on the halfshaft inboard seal. This could cause damage to the halfshaft inboard seal.
    5. Insert the bolts (2).
    6. Tighten the bolts by hand until snug.
    5. Fig 3: Identifying Halfshaft Inboard Seal & Swage Ring
    GM221918Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
    NOTE: Refer to Fastener Notice .
  5. Align the following items:
    • The halfshaft inboard seal (1)
    • The halfshaft bar
    • The swage ring (2)

      Tighten:  Tighten each bolt of J 41048  180 degrees at a time using a ratchet wrench. See Special Tools . Alternate between each bolt until both sides are bottomed.

    6. Fig 4: Crimping Small Seal Retaining Clamp
    GM256109Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  6. Crimp the eared clamp (6) using J 35910  , a torque wrench (8), and a breaker bar (9).
    7. Fig 5: Identifying Special Tools - J 8059 Installing Spacer Ring
    GM233593Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  7. If equipped, install the spacer ring (2) into the groove of the halfshaft bar using J 8059  . See Special Tools .
    8. Fig 6: Installing Spider Assembly & Spacer Rings
    GM256137Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  8. Slide the tripot joint spider assembly (4) as far as it will go on the halfshaft bar.
  9. Install the spacer ring (2) into the groove of the halfshaft bar J 8059  . See Special Tools .
    10. Fig 7: View Of Seal Retaining Clamp, Tripot Bushing & Housing
    GM233615Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  10. Place approximately half of the grease from the service kit in the halfshaft inboard seal. Use the remainder of the grease to repack the housing.
    11. IMPORTANT: Ensure the trilobal tripot bushing (3) is flush with the face of the housing (1).
  11. Install the trilobal tripot bushing (3) to housing (1).
  12. Position the larger new seal retaining clamp (2) on the halfshaft inboard seal.
  13. Slide the housing (1) over the tripot joint spider assembly on the halfshaft bar.
    14. Fig 8: Identifying Axle Shaft/CV Joint Assembly Components & Installed Boot Measurement Dimension
    GM221916Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  14. Slide the large diameter of the halfshaft inboard seal (2), with larger clamp (3) in place, over the outside of the trilobal tripot bushing and locate the lip of the seal in the groove.
  15. Position the joint assembly at the proper vehicle dimension, a = 106 mm (4.00 in).
  16. Carefully insert a thin flat blunt tool, no sharp edges, between the large seal opening and the trilobal tripot bushing in order to equalize the pressure. Remove the tool.
    17. Fig 9: Adjusting CV Joint Boot Clamp Gap Dimension
    GM221910Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  17. Align the following items while latching:
    • The halfshaft inboard seal
    • The tripot housing (2)
    • The large seal retaining clamp (3)

      Tighten:  Crimp the seal retaining clamp with J 35910  to 176 N. See Special Tools .m (130 lb ft). Add the breaker bar (5) and the torque wrench (4) to J 35910  if necessary. See Special Tools .

  18. Check the gap dimension (a) on the clamp ear. If the gap dimension is larger than shown, continue tightening until the gap dimension of 2.6 mm (0.102 in) is reached.
  19. Fully stroke the joint several times to disperse the grease.
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