Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring 2009 Manual page 688

2. Align the marks and install the inner ring to the shaft.
3. Install a new snap ring.
OUTER RING, CLIP ASSEMBLY NOTE
1. Fill the outer ring and boot (differential side) with the specified grease.
CAUTION:
Grease amount 90-110 g {3.18-3.88 oz}
2. Align the marks, and install the outer ring on to the shaft.
3. Install a new clip to the outer ring clip groove.
4. Install the boot.
Fig. 58: Installing Outer Ring Clip
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
5. Release any trapped air from the boots by carefully lifting up the small end of each boot with a cloth
wrapped screwdriver.
2008 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring
2008 DRIVELINE/AXLES Drive Shaft - Mazda CX-9
Fig. 57: Aligning Marks Balls & Cage To Inner Ring
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
Do not touch grease with your hand. Apply it from the tube to
prevent foreign matter from entering the boot.