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For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 Pontiac 🢒 2009 🢒 G8 🢒 Driveline/Axle 🢒 Wheel Drive Shafts 🢒 Rear Wheel Drive Shaft Inner Joint Boot Replacement

Removal Procedure

    Warning: Refer to Safety Glasses Warning in the Preface section.

    Danger: To avoid any vehicle damage, serious personal injury or death when major components are removed from the vehicle and the vehicle is supported by a hoist, support the vehicle with jack stands at the opposite end from which the components are being removed and strap the vehicle to the hoist.

  1. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle.
  2. Remove the wheel drive shaft from the vehicle. Refer to Wheel Drive Shaft Replacement.
  3. Remove the inner constant velocity joint. Refer to Wheel Drive Shaft Inner Joint and Boot Replacement.

    4. Object Number: 1946978 Size: SH
  4. Remove the inner joint boot (1) from the interconnecting shaft (2).

    5. Discard the inner joint boot.

    Note: All traces of old grease and any contaminates must be removed.

  5. Clean the grease from the interconnecting shaft (2).

Installation Procedure

    Object Number: 1946979 Size: SH

    Note: The inner constant velocity joint NEW small retaining clamp (3) and NEW large retaining clamp (1) must not be fully tightened at this stage.

  1. Install the NEW large retaining clamp (1) and the NEW small retaining clamp (3) to the NEW inner joint boot (4).

    2. Do not fully tighten clamp.

  2. Install the NEW inner joint boot (4) along the interconnecting shaft (2).
  3. Install the inner constant velocity joint. Refer to Wheel Drive Shaft Inner Joint and Boot Replacement.
  4. Install the wheel drive shaft to the vehicle. Refer to Wheel Drive Shaft Replacement.
  5. Remove the safety stands.
  6. Lower the vehicle to the ground.