Inner Tripod Joint Installation On Stub Shaft; Outer C/V Joint Installation Into Hub And Bearing - Chrysler 2000 LHS Owner's Manual

3 - 8 DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVELINE
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(3) Install driveshaft through hole in splash shield.
Grasp inner tripod joint in one hand and intercon-
necting shaft in the other. Align inner tripod joint
spline with stub shaft spline on transaxle (Fig. 15).
Use a rocking motion with the inner tripod joint, to
get it past the circlip on the transaxle stub shaft.
Fig. 15 Inner Tripod Joint Installation On Stub Shaft
1 – TRANSAXLE
2 – TRANSMISSION STUB SHAFT
3 – INNER TRIPOD JOINT
(4) Continue pushing tripod joint onto transaxle
stub shaft until it stops moving. The O-ring seal on
the stub should not be visible when inner tripod joint
is fully installed on stub shaft. To check that inner
tripod joint retaining circlip is locked into tri-
pod joint, grasp inner tripod joint and pull on
it by hand. If circlip is locked into tripod joint,
tripod joint will not move on stub shaft.
CAUTION: When installing outer C/V joint into the
hub and bearing assembly, do not allow the flinger
disk on hub and bearing assembly to become dam-
aged. Damage to the flinger disk can cause dirt and
water intrusion into bearing and premature bearing
failure.
(5) Hold outer C/V joint assembly with one hand.
Grasp steering knuckle with other hand and rotate it
out and to the rear of the vehicle. Install outer C/V
joint into the hub and bearing assembly (Fig. 16).
Fig. 16 Outer C/V Joint Installation Into Hub and
1 – STRUT ASSEMBLY
2 – OUTER C/V JOINT
3 – HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY
4 – FLINGER DISK
5 – STEERING KNUCKLE
(6) Install the top of the steering knuckle into the
strut assembly. Align the steering knuckle to strut
assembly mounting holes.
CAUTION: The strut assembly to steering knuckle
bolts are serrated where they go through strut
assembly and steering knuckle. When installing
bolts, turn nuts onto bolts. DO NOT TURN BOLTS
IN STEERING KNUCKLE. If bolts are turned, dam-
age to steering knuckle will result.
Bearing
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