Disassembly and Reassembly

Fig. 1 Front Drive Assembly:

NOTE: Prior to disassemble, mark rollers and roller grooves. Refer to Fig. 1 for driveshaft service.

1. Remove set ring from inboard joint.
2. Remove boot band by prying up locking tabs with screwdriver and raising end of band.
3. Remove inboard joint, then remove rollers from spider.
4. Remove circlip, then the spider from shaft using suitable bearing remover.
5. Remove stopper ring.
6. Wrap splines on driveshaft with vinyl tape to prevent damaging boots and dynamic damper, then remove boot band and inboard boot.
7. Remove dynamic damper band and dynamic damper.
8. Remove boot bands and outboard boot, then the vinyl tape.
9. Reverse procedure to install, noting the following:
a. Pack inboard and outboard joints with molybdenum disulfide grease.
b. Install rollers on spider shafts, then slide spider assembly into inboard shaft joint. Avoid getting grease on rubber parts.
c. Position boots and install small end bands, then expand and compress boots until they return to their normal shape and length.
d. Install large end bands.