VK56DE: Disassembly and Assembly: Disassembly

Final Drive Side

1. Mount the drive shaft in a vise.
   CAUTION: When mounting the drive shaft in a vise, use copper or aluminum plates between the vise and the drive shaft.
2. Remove the boot bands.
3. Remove the stopper ring with a suitable tool as shown in illustration below, and pull the housing off.
   Fig 1: Removing Stopper Ring Using Tool

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4. Remove the snap ring, then remove the ball cage, steel ball, inner race assembly from the drive shaft.
   Fig 2: Removing Snap Ring

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5. Remove the boot from the drive shaft.
6. Remove any old grease on the housing using paper towels.

Wheel Side

1. Mount the drive shaft in a vise.
   CAUTION: When mounting the drive shaft in a vise, use copper or aluminum plates between the vise and the drive shaft.
2. Remove the boot bands, then remove the boot from the joint sub-assembly.
3. Screw a suitable drive shaft puller 30 mm (1.18 in) or more into the threaded part of the joint sub-assembly. Pull the joint subassembly off of the drive shaft as shown in illustration below.
   NOTE: Align the sliding hammer and drive shaft and remove the joint sub-assembly by pulling directly.
   CAUTION:

   • If the joint sub-assembly cannot be removed after five or more attempts, replace the drive shaft and joint subassembly as a set.
   Fig 3: Pulling Joint Sub-Assembly Off Of Shaft Using Tool

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4. Remove the boot from the drive shaft.
5. Remove the circlip from the drive shaft.
6. While rotating the ball cage, remove any old grease from the joint sub-assembly using paper towels.