Specifications - Half Shaft - Front; Cv Boot - Inner; Removal; Half Shaft - Front - Chrysler Dodge Caravan 2002 Manual

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HALF SHAFT - FRONT

HALF SHAFT - FRONT (Continued)

SPECIFICATIONS - HALF SHAFT - FRONT

DESCRIPTION

Bolts, Caliper Adapter to Knuckle
Nut, Hub
Nuts, Front Wheel Lug
Nut, Tie Rod End to Knuckle
Nut, Strut Clevis to Knuckle

CV BOOT - INNER

REMOVAL

(1) Remove the half shaft requiring boot replace-
ment from the vehicle. (Refer to 3 - DIFFERENTIAL
& DRIVELINE/HALF SHAFT - REMOVAL)
(2) Remove large boot clamp which retains inner tri-
pod joint sealing boot to tripod joint housing and discard.
(3) Remove small clamp which retains inner tripod
joint sealing boot to interconnecting shaft and discard.
(4) Remove the sealing boot from the tripod hous-
ing and slide it down the interconnecting shaft.
CAUTION: When removing the tripod joint housing
from the spider assembly, hold the bearings in
place on the spider trunions to prevent the bearings
from falling away.
(5) Slide the tripod joint housing off the spider
assembly and the interconnecting shaft (Fig. 12).
Fig. 12 Spider Assembly Removal from Tripod Joint
1 - TRIPOD JOINT HOUSING
2 - SPIDER ASSEMBLY
3 - SEALING BOOT
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
Housing
N·m Ft. Lbs.
169 125
244 180
135 100
75
81 +90° 60 +90°
(6) Remove snap-ring which retains spider assem-
bly to interconnecting shaft (Fig. 13). Do not hit the
outer tripod bearings in an attempt to remove
spider assembly from interconnecting shaft.
(7) Remove the spider assembly from interconnect-
ing shaft. If spider assembly will not come off inter-
connecting shaft by hand, it can be removed by
tapping spider assembly with a brass drift (Fig. 14).
Fig. 13 Spider Assembly Retaining Snap-Ring
1 - INTERCONNECTING SHAFT
2 - SPIDER ASSEMBLY
3 - RETAINING SNAP-RING
(8) Slide sealing boot off interconnecting shaft.
(9) Thoroughly clean and inspect spider assembly,
tripod joint housing, and interconnecting shaft for
any signs of excessive wear. If any parts show
signs of excessive wear, the half shaft assembly
will require replacement. Component parts of
these half shaft assemblies are not serviceable.

INSTALLATION

(1) Slide inner CV joint seal boot retaining clamp,
onto the interconnecting shaft. Then, slide the
replacement inner CV joint sealing boot onto the
interconnecting shaft. Inner CV joint seal boot
In. Lbs.
-
-
-
55 -
-
RS