OUTER C/V JOINT SEALING BOOT
CAUTION: Boot sealing is vital to retain special
lubricants and to prevent foreign contaminants
from entering the C/V joint. Mishandling, such as
allowing the assemblies to dangle unsupported,
pulling or pushing the ends can cut boots or dam-
age C/V joints. The LH platform driveshafts use no
retention system to retain the spider assembly in
the tripod housing. During removal and installation
procedures always support both ends of the drive-
shaft to prevent damage or disengaging tripod joint.
Therefore, do not pull on the interconnecting shaft
when attempting to remove drive shafts from vehi-
cle.
REMOVAL
To remove sealing boots from driveshafts for
replacement, the driveshaft assemblies must be
removed from the vehicle. See Driveshaft Removal
and Installation in this Group for the required drive-
shaft removal and replacement procedure.
(1) Remove the driveshaft requiring boot replace-
ment from the vehicle.
(2) Remove large boot clamp, retaining C/V joint
sealing boot, to C/V joint housing (Fig. 32) and dis-
card. Remove small clamp which retains outer C/V
joint sealing boot to interconnecting shaft and dis-
card. Remove sealing boot from outer C/V joint hous-
ing and slide it down interconnecting shaft.
(3) Wipe away grease to expose outer C/V joint to
interconnecting shaft retaining ring. Spread ears
apart on C/V joint assembly to interconnecting shaft
retaining snap ring (Fig. 33). Slide outer C/V joint
assembly off end of interconnecting shaft.
(4) Slide failed sealing boot off interconnecting
shaft.
(5) Thoroughly clean and inspect outer C/V joint
assembly and interconnecting joint for any signs of
excessive wear. If any parts show signs of exces-
sive wear, the driveshaft assembly will require
replacement. Component parts of the driveshaft
assemblies are not serviceable.
INSTALLATION
(1) Slide a new seal boot to interconnecting shaft
retaining clamp, onto the interconnecting shaft. Then
slide the replacement outer C/V joint assembly seal-
ing boot onto the interconnecting shaft.
(2) Install outer C/V joint assembly onto intercon-
necting shaft. Joint is installed on interconnecting
shaft, by pushing interconnecting shaft into outer
C/V joint, until retaining snap ring is seated in
groove on interconnecting shaft (Fig. 34). Verify the
snap ring is fully seated into groove on interconnect-
ing shaft.
(3) Distribute 1/2 the amount of grease provided in
seal boot service package (DO NOT USE ANY
OTHER TYPE OF GREASE) into outer C/V joint
assembly housing. Put the remaining amount into
the sealing boot.
Fig. 32 Outer C/V Joint Seal Boot Clamps
1 – SMALL CLAMP
2 – LARGE CLAMP
3 – INTERCONNECTING SHAFT
4 – SEALING BOOT
5 – TONE WHEEL
(ABS ONLY)
6 – OUTER C/V JOINT HOUSING
Fig. 33 Outer C/V Joint Removal From
Interconnecting Shaft
1 – SPREAD RETAINING RING EARS AND PULL JOINT OFF
SHAFT
2 – RETAINING SNAP RING
3 – RETAINING RING
4 – OUTER C/V JOINT ASSEMBLY
5 – INTERCONNECTING SHAFT
3 - 14 DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVELINE LH
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
2000 LHS, 300M, CONCORDE AND INTREPID
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