Axle Shafts - Front: Reassembly
- Grease outer drive joint fully. Position boot on shaft and fill inside of boot with about 3 ozs. (90 g) of grease. Install inner drive joint boot onto drive axle shaft. Install ball drive joint onto shaft, ensuring flat side of joint faces outer drive joint.
- Install snap ring into shaft groove. Fill inside of boot with grease. Attach boots using boot bands. Ensure boot band clamp end is bent in a reverse direction of rotation. If boots are distorted or dented, correct before installing on vehicle.
- To install center bearing and shaft, reverse removal procedure. Install circlip securely into groove of bearing support. Apply grease to oil seals.