Assembly Procedure
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- Place the new small boot clamp (2) onto the small end of the joint boot (1). Slide the joint boot (1) and the small boot clamp (2) onto the halfshaft bar.
- Position the small end of the joint boot (1) into the joint boot groove (3) on the halfshaft bar.
- Mount J 41048
in a vise and proceed as follows: See Special Tools .
- Position the inboard end (1) of the halfshaft assembly in tool J 41048 . See Special Tools .
- Align the top of boot neck on the bottom die using the indicator.
- Place the top half of tool J 41048 on the lower half of tool J 41048 . See Special Tools .
- Before proceeding, ensure there are no pinch points on the halfshaft inboard boot. This could cause damage to the halfshaft inboard boot.
- Insert the bolts (2).
- Tighten the bolts by hand until snug.
NOTE: Refer to Fastener Notice in Cautions and Notices. - Align the following items:
- The halfshaft inboard boot (1)
- The halfshaft bar boot grooves
- 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.
- Install the spacer ring (2) on the halfshaft bar (1) in groove using J 8059 . See Special Tools .
- Slide the tripot joint spider assembly (3) toward the spacer ring (1) as far as it will go on the halfshaft bar (4).
- Install the halfshaft bar retaining ring (2) in the groove of the halfshaft bar (4).
- Place approximately half of the grease from the service kit in the halfshaft inboard boot. Use the remainder of the grease to repack the housing.
- Install the trilobal tripot bushing (3) to housing.IMPORTANT: Ensure the trilobal tripot bushing (3) is flush with the face of the housing (1).
- Position the larger new boot retaining clamp (2) on the halfshaft inboard boot.
- Slide the housing (1) over the tripot joint spider assembly on the halfshaft bar.
- Slide the large diameter of the halfshaft inboard boot (2), with the larger clamp (3) in place, over the outside of the trilobal tripot bushing and locate the lip of the boot in the groove.
- Position the joint assembly at dimension a= 107 mm (4.21 in).
- Carefully insert a thin flat blunt tool (no sharp edges) between the large boot opening and the trilobal tripot bushing in order to equalize the pressure. Remove the tool.
- Align the following items while latching:
- The seal (3)
- The tripot housing (2)
- The large seal retaining clamp
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 .
- Verify dimension a= 2.15 mm (0.085 in).
- Fully stroke the joint several times to disperse the grease.
Fig 5: View Of Tripot Joint Spider Assembly, Spacer Ring, Halfshaft Bar Retaining Ring & Halfshaft Bar