Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual page 72

3 - 22 FRONT AXLE DRIVESHAFTS
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 7 Boot Retaining Clamp Locations
1 – POSITION ON FLAT BETWEEN LOCATING SHOULDERS
2 – CLAMPS
(Fig. 7). Verify that the boot and lip are properly
positioned on the intermediate shaft. Position the
clamp locating tabs in the slots and tighten the
clamp.
(4) Compress the clamp bridge with Remover/In-
staller C-4124. Squeeze the tool handles to complete
the tightening of the clamp (Fig. 8). Care must be
exercised when using the tool to avoid cutting
through the clamp bridge or damaging the
boot.
Fig. 8 Compressing Clamp Bridge
1 – TOOL C-4124
2 – SLINGER
(5) Position the large-diameter end of the boot on
the C/V joint housing.
(6) After the inner joint boot small clamp is
installed, the inboard hub must be set to a service
build length.
(a) Compress the inner hub down the connector
shaft.
(b) Use a small blunt drift between the large
end and the boot seal to relieve the pressure.
(c) The distance edge of the lip to the edge of the
flange should be 181.00 mm (7.13 in.). This will
eliminate excess air that can cause a ballooning
affect and possibly cause damage to the boot.
(7) Verify that the boot is not twisted and that it is
correctly positioned on the housing.
(8) Install the large ladder clamp on the boot and
secure as done with the small ladder clamps (Fig. 8).
(9) Slide the outer C/V joint boot small clamp onto
shaft.
(10) Slide outer C/V joint boot onto shaft and into
position on shaft.
(11) Install small clamp to boot as done above.
(12) Install large boot clamp over outer C/V joint.
(13) Install outer C/V joint to shaft.
(14) Install large boot clamp to boot and C/V joint.
(15) Install the C/V driveshaft.
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY
INNER C/V JOINT
DISASSEMBLY
(1) Remove the axle driveshaft.
(2) Place the inner C/V joint housing in a vise.
(3) Remove the inner boot retaining clamps. Pull
the inner boot back onto the interconnecting shaft.
Discard the retaining clamps.
(4) Pull the tripod and shaft straight out from the
inner C/V joint housing.
(5) Remove the snap retaining ring from the
groove behind the tripod (Fig. 9). Slide the tripod
toward the center of the shaft. Remove the C-clip on
the outer end of the shaft (Fig. 10).
(6) Remove the tripod from the shaft. Replace the
boot, if necessary.
(7) Remove the lubricant from the interior of the
housing and from the tripod.
(8) Inspect the needle bearing raceways in the
housing and tripod components for excessive wear
and damage. Replace the tripod as a unit only if nec-
essary.
ASSEMBLY
(1) Slide the boot down enough for work access.
(2) Install the snap ring past the ring groove
(toward the center of the shaft). Slide the tripod onto
the end of the interconnecting shaft. Be sure the
chamfered end of the tripod is adjacent to the C-clip
retaining ring groove (Fig. 10).
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