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Disassembly Procedure

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  1. Remove the small seal clamp from the wheel drive shaft bar using side cutters and discard the clamp.
    IMPORTANT: Do not cut through the wheel drive shaft inboard seal and damage sealing surface of the outer housing and the trilobal tripot bushing.
  2. Remove the large seal clamp from the tripot joint with side cutters and discard the clamp.
    Fig 1: Removing Large Seal Retaining Clamp (Rear)
    G01827223Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  3. Separate the wheel drive shaft inboard seal from the trilobal tripot bushing.
  4. Slide the seal away from the joint along the wheel drive shaft bar.
  5. Remove the housing (1) from the tripot joint spider and the wheel drive shaft bar (2).
  6. Remove the guide (3) from the spring.
  7. Remove the spring (4) from the tripot housing.
    Fig 2: Removing Guide & Spring (Rear)
    G01827224Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
    IMPORTANT: The correct 60 degree offset relationship between the inner and outer tripot spiders must be maintained. Accurately reference mark the tripot spider position on the wheel drive shaft bar before disassembly.
  8. Reference mark the position of the tripot spider (1) on the wheel drive shaft bar (2).
  9. Using a brass drift and hammer, carefully tap around the tripot spider face in order to compress the barrel retaining ring on the wheel drive shaft bar.
  10. Remove the tripot spider from the wheel drive shaft bar.
  11. Remove and discard the barrel retaining ring from the wheel drive shaft bar.
  12. Remove the joint seal from the wheel drive shaft bar.
    Fig 3: Removing Tripot Spider & Wheel Drive Shaft Bar (Rear)
    G01827225Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  13. Inspect the following parts for damage or wear:
    • The wheel drive shaft inboard seal
    • The tripot joint spider assembly
    • The housing
    • The trilobal tripot bushing
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