We change the drive joint boots if they are damaged or when replacing the joint
We prepare the car for repair. We perform the work on a lift or in an inspection pit.
Replacing the boot of the inner joint of the right wheel drive
Remove the drive (see the article on removing the drives - "How to remove the wheel drives").
Clamp the drive shaft in a vice with soft jaws.
Saw off the large clamp of the boot.
Remove the boot from the joint housing and take out the joint housing.
Using pliers, remove the retaining ring.
Using a punch, mark the position of the inner housing of the joint relative to the shaft (if replacing only the boot).
Using a punch and a hammer, knock the inner housing off the shaft.
We cut the small clamp with nippers and remove the boot from the joint.
We remove the spring together with the thrust washer.
We wash and blow out all the insides of the joint. We inspect and check for defects in the parts.
We assemble in the reverse order. Using a mandrel, press the three-stud joint into the position that was marked before removal.
Before putting on the boot, apply a thin layer of grease.
Put 124 cm 3 of grease into the cavity of the joint.
Replacing the boot and bearing of the inner joint of the left wheel drive
Clamp the drive shaft in a vice.
Remove the locking ring
Mark the position relative to the shaft and knock the three-stud off the shaft
Removing the inner part of the hinge
Using nippers, we cut the clamp
Remove the boot. We remove the holder from it
We install the drive shaft in a vice so that the bearing rests against the jaws of the vice, and press the bearing
We remove the bearing and boot from the shaft.
Press the bearing on the press.
For correct placement on the shaft, the bearing must be pressed onto it so that the distance between the ends of the bearing and the shaft is 118±0.2 mm.
For this, a mandrel is needed, which can be made from a piece of pipe with an outer diameter of 30 mm, an inner diameter of 26 mm, and a length of 118±0.2 mm.
Put the mandrel on the shaft and press the bearing until the end of the mandrel is flush with the end of the shaft.
After that, put on a new boot and fasten it to the outer ring of the bearing. Press on the three-stud, put on the retaining ring.
Replacing the outer joint boot of the wheel drive
The outer joint is non-separable, so a new boot can be replaced by first removing the inner joint and pulling it through the entire shaft.
Remove the boot of the inner joint (see above).
Use a marker to mark the position of the damper relative to the shaft.
Remove the damper from shaft.
We saw or cut off the clamps that secure the boot.
We remove the boot from the outer joint housing.
We wash the joint. We inspect and check for defects.
We assemble the joint in the reverse order.
We put 294±10 cm 3 of grease into the joint.
