Service Manual

7.27
FINAL DRIVE
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14. Slide the joint onto the shaft splines while holding the snap
ring in the face of the inner race open. Push or tap the joint
onto the drive shaft until it “clicks” into place. Pull on the
joint to make sure it is securely locked in place.
15. Remove excess grease from the CV joint's external
surfaces.
16. Pull the boot over the joint and position the boot lips into
the grooves on the joint housing and shaft. Make sure the
boot is not dimpled or collapsed, then slide the clamps into
place.
17. Tighten the large clamp using an appropriate clamp pliers.
18. While pulling out on the CV shaft, fully extend the CV joint
and slide a straight O-ring pick or a small slotted screw
driver between the small end of the boot and the shaft. This
will allow the air pressure to equalize in the CV boot in the
position that the joint will spend most of its life. Before you
remove your instrument, be sure the small end of the boot
is in its correct location on the shaft.
19. Install the small clamp on the boot and tighten using an
appropriate clamp pliers.
Inner Plunging Joint / Boot Replacement
1. Place the drive shaft in a soft-jawed vise.
2. Using a side cutters, cut away and discard the boot clamps.
3. Slide the boot down the shaft and wipe the grease away
from the face of the joint.
4. Using a soft-faced hammer, or brass drift, strike the inner
race of the joint to drive the joint off the shaft.
IMPORTANT: Hammer on inner race only!
5. Make sure the circlip is still on the shaft and not left in the
joint.
6. Remove the boot from the shaft.
CAUTION
Be careful not to cut through the bridge of the
clamp when tightening.
Tap joint onto shaft
CAUTION
Complete disassembly of the plunging joint is
NOT recommended. The internal components
are a precision fit and develop their own
characteristic wear patterns. Intermixing the
internal components could result in looseness,
binding, and/or premature failure of the joint.