Chrysler Stratus RHD 1999 Electronic Service Manual page 103

3 - 14 DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVELINE
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
Fig. 48 Sealing Boot Retaining Clamp Installed
CAUTION: Seal must not be dimpled, stretched, or
out–of–shape in any way. If seal is NOT shaped cor-
rectly, equalize pressure in seal and shape it by
hand.
(8) Position outer C/V joint sealing boot into its
retaining groove on outer C/V joint housing. Install
sealing boot to outer C/V joint retaining clamp evenly
on sealing boot.
(9) Clamp sealing boot onto outer C/V joint hous-
ing using Crimper, Special Tool C-4975-A and the fol-
lowing procedure. Place crimping tool C- 4975-A over
bridge of clamp (Fig. 49). Tighten nut on crimping
tool C- 4975-A until jaws on tool are closed com-
pletely together, face to face (Fig. 50).
Fig. 49 Crimping Tool Installed on Sealing
Boot Clamp
(10) Install the driveshaft requiring boot replace-
ment back on the vehicle. See Servicing Driveshaft in
this section for the required driveshaft installation
procedure.
Fig. 50 Sealing Boot Retaining Clamp Installed
OUTER C/V JOINT BEARING SHIELD SERVICE
The front hub/bearing shield on the outer C/V joint
is a serviceable component of the outer C/V. If it is
damaged in use on a vehicle or during servicing of a
driveshaft it can be replaced using the following pro-
cedure.
To remove the bearing shield from the outer C/V
joint, the driveshaft assemblies must be removed
from the vehicle. See Servicing Driveshaft, for the
required driveshaft removal and replacement proce-
dure.
BEARING SHIELD REMOVAL FROM OUTER C/V
JOINT
(1) Clamp driveshaft in a vise by the interconnect-
ing shaft.
(2) Using a drift (Fig. 51) tap around the entire
edge of the bearing shield until it is removed from
the outer C/V Joint.
Fig. 51 Removing Bearing Shield from Outer
C/V Joint
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