Chevrolet 1991 Light Duty Truck Repair Manual page 264

4C3-18 7 1/4-INCH RING GEAR
| ^ | Assemble
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1. Put a light coat of recommended grease on ball
grooves of inner race (18) and outer race (20).
2. Reverse steps 1 through 8 of DISASSEMBLE pro­
cedure.
m Im portant
• Be sure that retaining ring side of inner race
(18) faces axle shaft (13).
3. Install outer joint seal. Refer to " Outer Joint Seal"
in this section.
INNER TRI-POT SEAL
|+ + l Remove or Disconnect (Figures
47)
and
Tools Required:
J 8059 Snap Ring Pliers
J 35910 Seal Clamp Tool
1. Retaining clamp protector (10) from larger seal
retaining clamp (9) (if so equipped).
2. Larger seal retaining clamp (9) from tri-pot joint,
using chisel, and discard.
| j | Im portant
• Do not cut through seal (11) and damage seal­
ing surface of tri-pot outer housing (1) with
chisel.
PUSH C/V JOINT ASSEMBLY ONTO
AXLE SHAFT UNTIL RETAINING RING
IS SEATED IN GROOVE ON AXLE SHAFT
13. Axle Shaft
20. C/V Joint Outer Race
3. Small seal-retaining clamp (12) from axle shaft (13)
with side cutter, and discard.
4. Seal (11) from tri-pot housing by separating (1) at
large diameter and sliding seal away from joint
along axle shaft (13).
5. Tri-pot housing (1) from spider (3) and shaft (13).
6. Spread spacer ring (8) with J 8059 and slide spac­
36, 41 , and 46
er ring and tri-pot spider (3) back on axle shaft (13)
as shown in figure 47.
7. Shaft retaining ring (2) from groove on axle shaft
(13) and slide spider assembly off of shaft.
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["F I Im portant
• Handle the tri-pot spider assembly with care.
Tri-pot balls and needle rollers may separate from
spider trunnions.
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Figure Installing C/V Jo in t to Axle
Inspect
• Tri-pot balls (6) and needle rollers (7) for dam­
age and wear.
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