Service Manual

8.32
FINAL DRIVE
DRIVE SHAFT SERVICE
Drive Shaft / CV Joint Handling Tips
Care should be exercised during drive shaft removal or when
servicing CV joints. Drive shaft components are precision parts.
Cleanliness and following these instructions is very important to
ensure proper shaft function and a normal service life.
• The complete drive shaft and joint should be handled by
getting hold of the interconnecting shaft to avoid
disassembly or potential damage to the drive shaft
joints.
• Over-angling of joints beyond their capacity could
result in boot or joint damage.
• Make sure surface-ground areas and splines of shaft are
protected during handling to avoid damage.
• Do not allow boots to come into contact with sharp
edges or hot engine and exhaust components.
• The drive shaft is not to be used as a lever arm to
position other suspension components.
• Never use a hammer or sharp tools to remove or to
install boot clamps.
• Be sure joints are thoroughly clean and that the proper
amount and type of grease is used to refill when joint
boots are replaced and when joints are cleaned. Refer
to text for grease capacity of CV joints and CV joint
boots.
Outer CV Joint / Boot Replacement
1. Using a side cutters, cut away and discard the boot clamps.
2. Remove the large end of the boot from the CV joint and
slide the boot down the shaft.
3. Clean the grease from the face of the joint.
4. Place the drive shaft in a soft-jawed vise.
5. Using a soft-faced hammer, or brass drift, strike the inner
race of the joint to drive the joint off the drive shaft. Be
sure to tap evenly around the joint to avoid binding.
IMPORTANT: Tap on inner race only!
6. Make sure the circlip is on the shaft and not left in the joint.
Brass Drift Shown
Circlip