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Removal & Installation

  1. Remove drive shaft. See DRIVE SHAFT .
  2. Place matchmarks on shaft and yoke. See Fig 1.
  3. Using a brass bar hammer, slightly tap in the bearing outer races. See Fig 2.
  4. Using 2 screwdrivers, remove the 4 snap rings from the grooves.
  5. NOTE: Sufficiently raise the part indicated by "A" so that it does not come into contact with the bearing. See Fig 3.
  6. Using the Universal Joint Bearing Remover & Replacer (09332-25010), push out the bearing from the drive shaft. See SPECIAL TOOLS .
  7. NOTE: Remove bearing on the opposite side in the same procedure.
  8. Clamp the bearing outer race in a vise and tap off the drive shaft with a hammer.
  9. Install the 2 removed bearing races to the spider. See Fig 4.
  10. Using the Universal Joint Bearing Remover & Replacer (09332-25010), push the bearing from the yoke.
  11. NOTE: Remove the bearing on the opposite side in the same procedure.
  12. Clamp the outer bearing race in a vise and tap off the yoke with a hammer.
Fig 1: Placing Matchmarks On Shaft & Yoke
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Fig 2: Removing Snap Rings
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Fig 3: Removing Spider Bearing
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Fig 4: Removing Bearing From Yoke
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