Chrysler PT Cruiser Service & Repair Manual page 103

PT
CV BOOT - INNER (Continued)
Fig. 34 Installing Spider Assembly On
Interconnecting Shaft
1 - DO NOT HIT BEARINGS WHEN INSTALLING THE SPIDER
ASSEMBLY
2 - SPIDER ASSEMBLY
3 - INTERCONNECTING SHAFT
4 - BRASS DRIFT
Fig. 35 Spider Assembly Retaining Snap Ring
1 - INTERCONNECTING SHAFT
2 - SPIDER ASSEMBLY
3 - RETAINING SNAP RING
(6) Install inner tripod joint seal boot to intercon-
necting shaft clamp evenly on sealing boot.
(7) Clamp sealing boot onto interconnecting shaft
using crimper, Special Tool C-4975-A and the follow-
ing procedure. Place crimping tool C-4975-A over
bridge of clamp (Fig. 37). Tighten nut on crimping
tool C-4975-A until jaws on tool are closed completely
together, face to face (Fig. 38).
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.
Installed
Fig. 36 Installing Tripod Housing on Spider
Assembly
1 - TRIPOD JOINT HOUSING
2 - SPIDER ASSEMBLY
3 - SEALING BOOT
Fig. 37 Crimping Tool Installed on Sealing Boot
1 - SPECIAL TOOL C-4975A
2 - INTERCONNECTING SHAFT
3 - CLAMP
4 - SEALING BOOT
(8) Position sealing boot into the tripod housing
retaining groove. Install seal boot retaining clamp
evenly on sealing boot.
CAUTION: The following positioning procedure
determines the correct air pressure inside the inner
tripod joint assembly prior to clamping the sealing
boot to inner tripod joint housing. If this procedure
is not done prior to clamping sealing boot to tripod
joint housing, boot durability can be adversely
affected.
HALF SHAFT
Clamp
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