Contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
To complete the work you will need:
- special pliers for installing clamps for fastening CV joint covers or sliding pliers;
- external snap ring pliers;
- cV joint grease 80 cm³;
- new hinge protective cover;
- new retaining and thrust rings of the hinge.
Removal
1. Remove the drive assembly (see "Front Wheel Drive - Removal and Installation").
2. Secure the drive assembly in a vice and use special pliers or sliding pliers to remove the large and small clamps of the protective cover.
3. Using a slotted screwdriver, pry up and remove the protective cover from the inner hinge housing.
Tip: A damaged cover can be removed by cutting it with a knife.
Warning: When performing the following operation, if the joint is to be reused, do not strike the separator or the joint housing.
4. Secure the drive shaft in a vice. Using a hammer and a soft metal punch, hit the inner ring of the joint to knock the joint off the drive shaft.
5. Remove the retaining and thrust rings in the same way as shown on the outer hinge (see "Outer drive joint - removal, replacement of protective cover and installation").
6. Remove the protective cover from the drive shaft.
7. Wash the joint in kerosene, wipe with a clean cloth and let dry.
Installation
1. Fix the drive shaft in a vice in a vertical position.
2. Wind the tape (or electrical tape) on the shaft splines, put a new protective cover on the shaft, move the cover to the middle of the shaft and remove the tape.
Note: On the right drive, turn the cover inside out onto the shaft.
Tip: Do not use a socket head to install the thrust washer. The internal chamfer found on almost all sockets will compress the washer, preventing it from being installed on the shaft.
3. Using an open-end wrench by 24 mm as a mandrel, we install a new thrust ring on the splined end of the shaft.
4. Using a slotted screwdriver, install a new retaining ring onto the shaft.
5. Apply CV joint grease to the shaft splines.
6. Place the inner ring of the joint on the splines of the shaft. Align the joint housing with the shaft axis. Using a hammer through a wooden block, press the joint onto the shaft until the retaining ring is fully installed.
Warning! The inner joint requires 80 cm³ of grease.
7. Fill the joint with CV joint grease, and place the remaining grease (from 80 cm³) in a protective cover.
8. Place the large sealing belt of the protective cover on the hinge housing, and install the small sealing belt of the cover into the shaft groove. Raise the small sealing belt of the cover with a thin slotted screwdriver to release air from the inner cavity of the protective cover.
9. Using special pliers or large sliding pliers, install the large and small clamps of the protective cover.
Recommendation: Before installing the assembled drive on the vehicle, be sure to install a new retaining ring on the splined tailpiece of the inner joint.
10. Install the drive assembly on the vehicle (see "Front Wheel Drive - Removal and Installation").