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DRIVE SHAFTS AND UNIVERSAL JOINTS
DOUBLE
CARDAN (CV) JOINT (4WD
VEHICLES)
Double cardan (CV) j o i n t s are serviceable. I f t h e
b a l l socket yoke, b a l l , spring, bushings, seals, t h r u s t
washers, spiders or b e a r i n g caps (Fig. 21) are either
damaged or excessively w o r n , disassemble a n d repair
the C V j o i n t according t o the f o l l o w i n g instructions.
REMOVAL/DISASSEMBLY
(1) I f n o t removed f r o m t h e vehicle, remove t h e
front drive shaft. I f necessary, refer t o t h e removal
procedure.
(2) Punch reference m a r k s or otherwise identify, as
applicable, the yokes before disassembly so t h a t they
can be assembled a t t h e i r o r i g i n a l locations to r e t a i n
the drive shaft balance (Fig. 22).
CAUTION: Do not clamp a drive shaft tube in a vise.
Clamp only the forged portion of a yoke in the vise.
Also, to avoid distorting a yoke, do not over-tighten
the vise jaws.
It can be helpful to saturate the bearing caps with
penetrating oil prior to removal.
(3) Each bearing cap should be removed i n the se-
quence indicated i n Figure 23. T h i s sequence re-
quires the least amount of disassembly t i m e .
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SECTION A - A
THRU LUBE FITTING
J 9 0 1 6 - 2 2
A L I G N M E N T
P U N C H
A A A R K S
J 9 0 1 6 - 2 0
Fig. 22 Yoke Assembly Reference Marks
I f t h e f l a n g e y o k e i s r e m o v e d , i t i s n e c e s s a r y t o
r e m o v e o n l y t h e t w o b e a r i n g c a p s a t l o c a t i o n 1
( F i g . 2 3 ) . T h i s c a n b e d e t e r m i n e d b y o b s e r v i n g
t h e t r u n n i o n s a t l o c a t i o n 1.
(4) Support the drive shaft h o r i z o n t a l l y and aligned
w i t h the base plate of a press. Shear the b e a r i n g cap
plastic r e t a i n i n g r i n g and position t h e first l i n k yoke
rear a r m over a 1 1/8-inch (30-mm)
I D socket
wrench. Place Spider Press Tool C-4365-1 o n t h e
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