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Disassembly, Cleaning & Inspection (Outer Joint & Dust Boot)

  1. Place axle shaft in a soft jaw vise. Remove race retaining ring. Remove clamps from dust boot. Using grinder, cut through swage ring. DO NOT damage outer race. Slide dust boot away from CV joint. Wipe all grease away from CV joint. Spread open snap ring located in right race and remove CV joint. See Figure. Discard old dust boot. Using a brass drift, gently tap edge of cage in order to tilt it. Remove visible ball. Continue to tap around circumference of cage to remove remaining balls.
  2. Pivot cage and right race 90 degrees to centerline of outer race. Align cage windows with lands of outer race. See Figure. Lift out cage and inner race. Rotate right race upward and remove inner race from cage.
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