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FRONT DRIVING MECHANISM
Do not gel grease
onto the shoe
limngs.
Do not twist the
brake
hose.
To prevent damage
the differential oil
seal, hold the
inboard joint
oonzantal
until the
drIVe shaft
IS
clear
of the
differential.
17-8
Separate the ball
joints,
using the special tool
according to the instructions (page 14-21
J.
TOOL:
Ball
joint rem
over,
28 mm
07MAC-Sl00201
07MAC-SlOA202
(U.S.A.
only) or
07MAC·
Sl00200 and
07MAC·SLOA300
(U.S.A. only
)
Remove the axle nut and the wheel hub/knuckle.
Remove
the
castle nuts, and separate the wheel
hub/knuckle assembly from the suspension arms
and drive shaft outboard joint.
Support the wheel hublknuckle assembly so that it
does not hang from the brake hose.
Hold the inboard joint of the drive shaft and tug
firmly to force the stopper ring in the drive shaft end
past the groove while prying with a screwdriver.
Remove the stopper ring from the inboard joi nt.
DISASSEMBLY IINSPECTION
Check the boots for cuts or other damage.
Check the drive shaft joints fo
r
excessive play or
noise by moving the
joi
nts in a
circu
lar di rection.
If the outboard joint seems to be worn or damaged
,
t he drive shaft
must
be replaced
.
•
To replace
t
he outboard
boot,
fi rst remove the
inboard boot as described in t he following steps.
Then remove the bands and outboard boot from
the inboard end of the shaft .
•
The outboard joint cannot be disassembled
.
BALL
ITBIJAF.DJOINT
INBOARD JOINT
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