Mitsubishi Eclipse Workshop Manual page 318

27-18 REAR A)(LE
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SERVICE POINTS
OF
DISASSEMBLY
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6.
REMOVAL OF SNAP RING/8. BALLS/g. D.O.J.
INNER
RACE/lo. D.O.J.
CAGE
(1)Remove the snap ring with the special tool and
then
remove the D.O.J. inner race. the
D.O.J.
cage. and the
balls as
a
unit.
(2)
Clean
the D.O.J. inner race,
the
D.O.J. cage, and the
balls, without dismantling them.
Caution
1.
Be
careful
that
balls do not drop out of the
Gage.
2.
lf the
balls drop out, press them back into the
D.O.J. cage
with the
D.O.J.
inner
race.
11.
REMOVAL OF D.O.J. BOOT/14. B.J. BOOT
(1) Wipe
the grease
off of
the
spline portion'
(2)
Remove
the
D.O.J. boot and B.J.
boot.
NOTE
lf the boots are reused, wrap vinyltape around the drive
shaft spline so that the boots are not damaged when
they are
removed.
Caution
Do
not
disassemble
the
B.J.
INSPECTION
Ez'ro
/c
.
Check
the
drive shaft
for
damage, bending
or
corrosion.
o
Check
the drive shaft
spline
for wear or
damage.
.
Check
the
B.J.
for entry of water
and/or
foreign
material.
o
Check
the
D.O.J. outer race
for
damage
or
corrosion.
.
Check
the D.O.J. cage, balls and D.O.J. inner race for
damage, corrosion
or
wear.
SERVICE POINTS
OF
REASSEMBLY
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14.
tNsTALlÄnoN oF
B.J. BOOT|12. BOOT BAND (Al/13.
BOOT BAND
(Cl/3.
BOOT BAND lglt2.
Boor
BAND
(Bl/11. D.O.J.
BOOT
(1) Wrap vinyl tape around the
drive shaft
spline.
(2)
Insert the drive shaft in B.J. boot, boot band
(A), (Cl. (Cl.
(B), D.O.J. boot
in that
sequence.
(3) Fill the
inside
of the
B.J. and B.J. boot with
specified
grease.
Specified grcase: Repair
kil
grease
75 S
12.6
NOTE
The grease in
the repair
kit should be divided in half
use. respectively. at the
joint
and inside the
boot'
.
Caution
:.i
The
drits
shaft
joint
use special grcase.
Do not
old and new or different types of
grease.
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