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. If the plug needs to be removed, move the boot to the wheel side, then drive the plug out using a suitable plastic hammer.
4. Remove the stopper ring with a suitable tool as shown, and pull the housing out.
   Fig 1: Removing Stopper Ring Using Tool

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

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6. Remove the boot from the drive shaft.
7. 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 out of the drive shaft as shown.
   CAUTION:

   • If the joint sub-assembly cannot be removed after five or more attempts, replace the drive shaft and joint subassembly as a set.
   • Align the sliding hammer and drive shaft and remove the joint sub-assembly by pulling directly.
     Fig 3: Pulling Joint Sub Assembly Out Of Drive Shaft

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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 on the joint sub-assembly using paper towels.