Tools Required

J 8059 Snap Ring Pliers

1. Place protective covers over the vise jaws.
2. Place the halfshaft in the vise.



3. Use a hand grinder to cut through the swage ring (4). Do not damage the outer race (1).



4. Slide the boot down the halfshaft bar (4) and away from the CV joint outer race (1). Wipe all of the grease away from the face of the CV joint.
5. Find the halfshaft bar retaining snap ring (2), which is located in the inner race (3). Spread the snap ring (2) ears apart using J 8059 (or equivalent).
6. Pull the CV joint and the CV joint boot from the halfshaft bar (4). Discard the old CV joint boot.



7. Place a brass drift against the CV joint cage (1).
8. Tap gently on the brass drift with a hammer in order to tilt the cage (1).
9. Remove the first chrome alloy ball (2) when the CV joint cage (1) tilts.
10. Tilt the CV joint cage (1) in the opposite direction to remove the opposing chrome alloy ball (2).
11. Repeat this process to remove all six of the balls.



12. Pivot the CV joint cage (4) and the inner race 90 degrees to the centerline of the outer race (1). At the same time, align the cage windows (3) with the lands of the outer race (2).
13. Lift out the cage (4) and the inner race.



14. Remove the inner race (1) from the cage (2) by performing the following steps:

14.1.

Rotate the inner race (1) 90 degrees to the centerline of the cage (2).

14.2.

Rotate the inner race (1) until one of the lands project through a cage window.

14.3.

Remove the inner race (1) from the cage (2).

15. Clean the following items thoroughly with cleaning solvent. Remove all traces of old grease and any contaminates.

•	The inner and outer race assemblies

•	The CV joint cage

•	The chrome alloy balls

16. Dry all the parts.
17. Check the CV joint assembly for unusual wear, cracks, or other damage.
18. Replace any damaged parts.
19. Clean the halfshaft bar. Use a wire brush to remove any rust in the boot mounting area (grooves).

1. Inspect all of the parts for unusual wear, cracks, or other damage. Replace the CV joint assembly if necessary.
2. Put a light coat of the recommended grease on the inner (6) and the outer race (8) grooves.



3. Hold the inner race (1) at 90 degrees to the centerline of the cage (2).
4. Align the lands of the inner race (1) with the windows of the cage (2).
5. Insert the inner race (1) into the cage (2), by rotating the inner race (1) downward.



6. Insert the cage (4) and inner race into the outer race (1).



7. Place a brass drift against the CV joint cage (1).
8. Tap gently on the brass drift with a hammer in order to tilt the cage (1).
9. Install the first chrome alloy ball (2) when the CV joint cage (1) tilts.
10. Tilt the CV joint cage (1) in the opposite direction to install the opposing chrome alloy ball (2).
11. Repeat this process in order to install all six of the balls.



12. Pack the CV joint boot (1) and the CV joint assembly with the grease supplied in the kit. The amount of grease supplied in this kit has been pre-measured for this application.
13. Place the new small boot clamp (2) onto the CV joint boot.
14. Slide the CV joint boot (1) onto the halfshaft bar.
15. Position the small end of the CV joint boot into the joint boot groove (3) on the halfshaft bar.



16. Secure the small boot clamp (1) using J 35910 (or equivalent), a breaker bar, and a torque wrench.

Tighten
Torque the small clamp (1) to 136 N·m (100 lb ft).

Check the gap dimension on the clamp ear.




17. Using your hand, pinch the new swage ring (1) into an oval shape.
18. Slide the distorted swage ring (1) over the large diameter of the CV joint boot.




Important: Be sure that the retaining ring side of the CV joint inner race faces the halfshaft bar (1) before installation.

19. Slide the CV joint (2) onto the halfshaft bar (1). The retaining snap ring that is inside of the inner race engages in the halfshaft bar groove with a click when the CV joint is in the proper position.



20. Slide the large diameter of the CV joint boot (1), with the large swage ring (2) in place, over the outside edge of the CV joint outer race (3).



21. Mount J 36652
22. Pull on the CV joint (1) to verify engagement.

Important: Align the following items during this procedure:

•	The CV joint boot (3)

•	The housing

•	The swage ring (2)

23. Position the CV joint end (outboard end) (1) of the halfshaft bar assembly in the bottom half of J 36652



24. Install the top half of J 36652 onto the lower half of J 36652 , over the CV joint (1) and the CV joint boot (3).
25. Align the swage ring and the swage ring clamp.
26. Insert the bolts into J 36652 Hand tighten the bolts until the bolts are snug.

Tighten
Each bolt 180 degrees at a time. Tighten each bolt alternately until both sides of the top half of J 36652 touch the bottom half of J 36652

27. Loosen the bolts and remove the halfshaft assembly from J 36652