Assembly

1. If removed, position wear sleeve on joint housing, then tap sleeve onto housing using oil seal installer tool No. C-4698 or equivalent.
2. Lightly oil components, then align marks made during disassembly.

Fig. 21 Cage & cross assembled. G.K.N. units:

Fig. 22 Cage & cross assembled. Citroen units:

3. Align one of the inner race (cross) lands into cage window, then insert race into cage and pivot 90°.

Fig. 23 Installing cage & cross assembly into housing. Outer CV joint:

Fig. 24 Cage & cross installed in housing. G.K.N. units:

Fig. 25 Cage & cross installed in housing. Citroen units:

Fig. 26 Cage & cross assembled. S.S.G. units:

4. Align opposite elongated cage windows with housing land and insert cage assembly into housing. Pivot cage 90° to complete installation. When properly assembled, the cross counterbore should be facing outward from the joint on G.K.N. units. On CITRON units, the cross and cage chamfers will be facing outward from the joint. on S.S.G. joint the internal clip in cross will be facing outward from the housing.
5. Apply lubricant to ball races between all sides of ball grooves.
6. Insert balls into raceway by tilting cage and inner race assembly.

Fig. 7 Driveshaft components:

7. Slide small end of boot over shaft, then place clamp over groove on boot.

Fig. 27 Installing circlip. Outer CV joint:

8. Insert new circlip in shaft groove. Do not over expand or twist circlip during assembly. On S.S.G. unit has a reusable circlip retainer that is part of driver assembly.
9. Position joint housing on shaft, then engage by tapping sharply with a soft faced mallet.
10. Ensure snap ring is properly seated by attempting to pull joint from shaft.
11. Position boot over boot groove in housing, then install clamp.