Esteem & Swift: Reassembly
- Grease outer CV joint fully. Position boot on shaft and fill inside of boot with about 3 oz. (90 g) of grease. See Fig 1
and Fig 2
. On Esteem, install dynamic damper. Ensure damper is in correct position. See Fig 3
. On all models, install inner CV joint boot onto axle shaft. Install inner CV joint onto shaft, ensuring smaller outside diameter of cage faces outer CV 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.
Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.