Checks And Inspections; Assembly - Alfa Romeo alfa 33 Workshop Manual

4 Inner cover
Outer cover
5 Plate
Outer ring
6 B o o t
Plates retaining
screws
Mark outer ring, cage and joint' s
inner race with a reference line to
ensure proper positioning when as-
sembling.
7. Now remove the. constant-speed
joint from the shaft with the help of
a press, two half-plates, a punch and
a base.
8. Slip boot off the
remove inner cover from the joint.
9. Remove both seal rings from the
joint' s outer ring.
10. Remove steel balls from the
joint and then disassemble the joint
into its different components: outer
ring
race 1
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DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY
Inner race
1
2 Cage
CHECKS
AND INSPECTIONS
1. Using
thoroughly clean all joint parts.
2. Check working surfaces and bails
for scores or any evidence of wear
due to friction of foreign matter;
r e p l a c e t h e j o i n t ,
Remember that broken boots will
cause loss of lubricant and will also
allow foreign matter to enter which,
in turn, will cause faulty operation of
the constant-speed joints; usually this
problem is easily detected during
testing.
3 . M a k e s u r e t h a t p l a y i n b o t h
joints is not too much since excessive
shaft and
play is the cause of noise during
sudden torque reversal; this is evi-
denced by a knocking sound which is
easily detected during testing.
Should disassembly by required, it is
advisable to replace the joint protect-
ing boots as well as the seal rings on
and inner
the constant-speed joint on gearbox-
differential side.
3 Outer ring
suitable ' equipment,
if necessary.
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ASSEMBLY

Reassemble joints being careful to fit
parts back into their original posi-
tion, as marked at time of disas-
sembly, and following the procedure
hereafter described.
OUTER JOINT (A)
1. Thoroughly coat with grease
(Molykote VN 2461 C or Optimol
Olistamoly 2 L N 584) the cage, the
inner race and the steel balls; pack
the joint' s recess with 40 g (1.41 oz)
of the same type grease.
2. Fit boot on shaft being extreme-
ly careful not to damage it in any
way along the splines; to this effect
splines should be covered with tape.
3. Fit lock ring to groove on joint' s
inner race. Make sure lock ring i s
properly and securely lodged in its
4. Following disassembly proce-
dure in reverse sequence, now fit the
inner race and the cage.
face, on which lock ring was previ-
ously fitted, faces to outside of the
joint.
5. Fit steel balls as shown in the
figure.
CAUTION:
Do not exchange this joint' s steel
balls with those of the inner joint as
that its
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